How Abba Kyari changed my impression of him – Tofa
Bashir Othman Tofa, presidential candidate in the June 12, 1993 election, says his opinion of Abba Kyari changed with just one incident. The chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari…
Pandemic wracked Europe needs €1 trillion to recover
Pandemic wracked Europe will need at least another 500 billion euros from European Union institutions to finance its economic recovery. The figure is in addition to the agreed €500 billion…
Nigeria Customs, Port Authority tangle over Buhari’s order
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, has made a clarification on an alleged attempt to ‘smuggle’ from the Apapa Port, vegetable oil loaded in three trucks. Mrs Nkeiruka Nwala,…
Air Peace boss, Onyema dismisses presidential ambition
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema has dismissed the insinuation that he is nursing a presidential ambition towards 2023, insisting he is a…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders mass production of local masks
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered mass production of locally made masks in a bid to halt spread of Coronavirus. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this…
Best Player: Rooney picks Messi over Ronaldo
Manchester United and England’s highest goalscorer, Wayne Rooney, has joined the debate on who is the world’s best player between Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. Ronaldo…
New Study Reveals That Testicles May Make Men More Vulnerable To Coronavirus
According to studies, The coronavirus could linger in the testicles, making men prone to longer, more severe cases of the illness, according to a new study. Researchers tracked the recovery of 68 patients in Mumbai, India, to study the…
Dark Horses Set to Upset Race for Abba Kyari’s Job
•Pantami, Adamu listed •Lawan, Oshiomhole, govs, NSCIA, IPI, others mourn As more tributes poured in for Mallam Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s former chief of staff, who passed on last Friday, THISDAY…
African Diplomats Threaten to Shut down Consulates in China over Racism
African diplomats have threatened to shut down their consulates in China to protest the increasing racist attacks and maltreatment of Nigerians and other Africans by Chinese officials in…
No policy against release of COVID-19 corpses for burial in Lagos, says Abayomi
Akin Abayomi, the commissioner for health in Lagos, says the state has no policy against release of corpses of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 for burial. He said this at…
I met with Abba Kyari six times… he was always in office before 8am – Zulum
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, says Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to the president, never kept him waiting during the six times they met. Zulum said the late politician was always…
COVID-19: South Koreans return to work, crowd parks, malls
South Koreans are returning to work and crowding shopping malls, parks, golf courses, and some restaurants as South Korea relaxes social distancing rules amid a continued downward trend in…
Coronavirus: Ganduje begins deportation of Almajiris
Kano State government on Sunday approved the deportation of Almajiris, otherwise known as ‘children beggars’ in the State. Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi…
Abba Kyari paid the supreme price serving Nigeria – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to the president, paid the supreme price in his service to Nigeria. In his tribute to Kyari on Sunday,…
Why Southwest governors sacked Odu’a directors
INTRIGUES among top managers of the Odu’a Group of Company on how best to run the regional conglomerate informed its board dissolution by the Southwest governors at the…
COVID-19 and Nigeria’s enugbe economy
Sir: Unless we understand the sociology of interconnected livelihoods, we cannot understand the turn of event as the worst hit class react to the strains of COVID-19 through…
Brighton chief wants relegation scrapped
Brighton owner Tony Bloom believes that relegation should be scrapped if the Premier League season cannot be completed. Bloom claimed it would be “unfathomable” that a club could be doomed…
All eyes on Buratai
All eyes are now on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, following his publicised relocation to the Northeast theatre of war, to physically and…
Thousands of hungry, jobless Americans beg for food
Jobless Americans squeezed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours for donations in lines of cars stretching as far as the eye…
I’m ‘irritated’ – Neuer speaks on Bayern contract talks
Bayern Munich captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer told German media Sunday he has become “irritated” with negotiations to extend his contract, which have reportedly stalled in recent…
Abba Kyari: Magaji sacked Kano Commissioner opens up
Sacked Kano State Commissioner for Works, Mu’azu Magaji has opened up on his sack and denied that he celebrated the death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Magaji…
You’re chasing clout – Nigerians attack Davido
Some Nigerians on Sunday took to Twitter to attack popular entertainer, Davido, over the coronavirus status of his fiancee. Davido, on the 27th of March, disclosed on Instagram that his…
Coronavirus pandemic set to trigger social revolution
By Andreas Kluth The most misleading cliche about the coronavirus is that it treats us all the same. It doesn’t, neither medically nor economically, socially or psychologically. In…
How we dealt Boko Haram big blow – Brig. Araba
Brig.-Gen. Lawrence Araba, Commander, Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole, has told Army Chief of Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, how Nigerian troops killed 105 Boko Haram terrorists on…