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JUST IN: Doctors’ strike opportunistic, unfair, unfortunate – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday described the strike embarked upon by doctors under its employ as unfair and unfortunate. He said the strike was an opportunistic…
COVID-19: Reps asks FG to reopen schools
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to reopen schools. Lawmakers made the call amid the rising number of COVID -19 cases in the country and the raging controversy over…
Okowa, wife, daughter test negative for COVID-19
Delta state Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and wife, Edith, have tested negative for coronavirus. It will be recalled that the first family was diagnosed with COVID-19 twelve days ago. Okowa’s daughter…
Hushpuppi denied bail in America
A court in the Northern District of Illinois on Monday denied Ramon Abbas aka Ray Hushpuppi bail. The self-acclaimed ‘Billionaire Gucci Master’, who has over 2.5 million followers on…
BREAKING: Senate prescribes life imprisonment for Kidnapping
The Senate on Tuesday raised the punishment for anyone found guilty on the offence of kidnapping from 10 years to life imprisonment. The upper chamber also deleted the statute of…
Lagos Assembly orders members to undergo COVID-19 test
Sequel to the demise of one of its members, Hon. Tunde Braimoh last Friday, the leadership of the Lagos House of Assembly has directed its members to go for COVID-19 test. The…
BREAKING: Virtual Court sitting constitutional – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the holding of virtual sitting by courts in the country, in accordance with the practice direction by heads of courts, is not unconstitutional at the moment. A…
Buhari ignores National Assembly, asks Keyamo to proceed with ‘774,000 recruitment’
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, to proceed with the execution of the special public works progamme. Senior…
Possibility of COVID-19 spreading by air high — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has admitted the possibility that the Coronavirus pandemic might be spread in the air under certain conditions after about 200 scientists’…
Day 6: Panel quizzes Magu on N700m training fund
…Panel orders Magu’s offices in Abuja, Lagos locked up …18 of his aides also locked out of their offices …3 bullet-proof SUVs recovered from him …Panel arrests operatives, seizes computers Suspended Acting…
1,773 NDDC contractors allegedly abscond with mobilisation fees
A total of 1,773 contractors were allegedly paid N70.495 billion by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as mobilisation fees without resorting to the site between 2008 and…
Panel Quizzes More EFCC Directors as Magu’s Interrogation Enters Day 6
The presidential panel probing alleged corrupt practices against the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim…
P&ID Contract a Scam, Can’t Stand – FG Tells UK Court
The federal government yesterday led evidence to convince a United Kingdom (UK) High Court to accept its allegation that the Gas Supply Purchasing Agreement (GSPA) between…
COVID-19, conspiracy to create global panic, says Okotie
Nigerian cleric, Rev. Chris Okotie, has described the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 600,000 people worldwide, as a satanic conspiracy to create global panic. In a sermon titled, ‘The COVID-19 Mystery,’ posted on YouTube…
Fears of dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases heighten
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the government tried to discourage interstate travels and free movement of people as part of measures to curtail the spread of the virus.…
As President I didn’t pursue personal interest – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said everything he did while in office was in the best interest of the country rather than for his personal gains. He also said those who claimed that he did nothing for the South-West or the…
Oyo records highest cases, as NCDC announces 595 COVID-19 cases
Oyo State on Monday recorded its highest Coronavirus cases, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 595 new cases. Nigeria now has 33,153 confirmed cases of…
President Buhari approves new boards for NLNG, BGT
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the newly reconstituted board of Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas(NLNG) and Bonny Gas Transport Limited ( BGT). The Minister of State for…
Fed Govt moves to upturn $9.6b P&ID judgment debt
The Federal Government on Monday moved closer to turning the $9.6 billion judgment debt awarded against it in favour of Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID)…
Confirmed: Glee actress Naya Rivera’s body recovered at Lake Piru
The body recovered at Lake Piru in California earlier today has been confirmed to be that of the missing Glee actress Naya Rivera. Sheriff Ayub of the Ventura County made the confirmation…
Lagos lawmakers pay condolence visit to Tunde Braimoh’s family
The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa and other lawmakers of the assembly, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to the family of Late Olatunde Braimoh. Late Tunde Braimoh was a…
Magu’s office searched by detectives
Some detectives yesterday combed the office of Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of the ongoing investigation…
Emir of Kano reappoints chief deposed 17 years ago
Emir of Kano, HRH Aminu Ado Bayero, has appointment the deposed Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tuta, Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, as Sarkin Dawaki Babba. With this appointment, Agundi, who was dethroned in…
Court Rules That Nigerian Army Cannot Declare Citizens Wanted
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the Nigerian Army cannot declare citizens wanted because it lacks the power to do so. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu made…