ANEEJ, MANTRA partners laud repatriation of $311.7 million Abacha III loot
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, and partners on the Monitoring Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Returned Assets, MANTRA, Tuesday, lauded another repatriation of $311,797,866 of…
Lebanese Community donates N82.5m food items, ambulance to LASG
The Lebanese Community in Lagos has donated eight truck load of various food items and an ambulance worth N82.5 million to the Lagos State Government to support the…
Boko Haram: Voice of Shekau, hand of Salkida
The Boko Haram crisis in North-East Nigeria means different things to different people. While to some, it is a war against Nigeria, few others perceive it as propagation of their ideals. For another category, however, it is just a business…
How pandemics resurged after lockdown rules were relaxed
Lockdown relaxation kicked off Monday in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) amidst stern warning for residents to obey new measures to keep them…
Nigerian govt must stop deployment of 5G network now – Senate
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Nigerian government to immediately suspend planned deployment of 5G network to the nation. Senator Uche Ekwunife had drawn the attention of the upper…
‘I wrote six books in office’ — Kachikwu speaks on prostate surgery, Abba Kyari, COVID-19
Ibe Kachikwu, former minister of state for petroleum, has broken his long silence after exiting office as a minister in May 2019. Kachikwu, who also served as OPEC president in December 2015, said he just underwent prostate…
Coronavirus cases in Africa surge to 46,500
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the number of reported Coronavirus cases in Africa has risen to over 46,500 as at May 4. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update…
As Trump muddies the waters of COVID-19
As if the coronavirus pandemic that has virtually turned the world upside down with the grisly daily bulletin of deaths and more deaths and misery and…
Shame on us, we failed – Dino Melaye blasts politicians
Controversial politician and former Senator, Dino Melaye has concluded that Nigerian politicians including himself have failed Nigerians as the country continued to battle the…
Reps contentious Infectious Diseases Bill to go through public hearing
The House of Representatives on Tuesday expressed readiness to hold a public hearing on the contentious quarantine Act 2004 to replace the infectious diseases bill following criticism from the…
JUST IN: Another Lagosian struck dead by Coronavirus
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday announced another one COVID-19 related death, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 31. The ministry disclosed this…
A president like no other – Jonathan remembers Yar’Adua
Former Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has remembered his boss and ex-president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who died 10 years ago. Umar Yar’Adua served as the 13th President of Nigeria from 2007…
Elon Musk welcomes first child with girlfriend
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Inc, an American electric vehicle and clean energy company,and Grimes, his girlfriend, have welcomed their first child together. Musk broke the news in a series of messages on his Twitter page while…
NCDC driver tests positive for COVID-19 in Nasarawa
Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, says the state has recorded another confirmed case of coronavirus. Sule made this known while giving an update on the COVID-19 situation in the state on Tuesday.…
Bill Gates offered House of Reps $10m bribe for speedy passage of compulsory vaccine bill – CUPP…
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), on Monday, alleged that it has intercepted a human intelligence report that the Nigeria House of Representatives leadership was poised to forcefully pass the compulsory vaccine bill…
Nigeria using remdesivir for COVID-19 patients, says Ehanire
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says Nigeria has started using remdesivir, an anti-retroviral drug, in managing COVID-19 patients. Addressing members of the house of representatives on Tuesday,…
Monarchs tackle Deji of Akure
Traditional rulers in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have warned the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, to stop ‘further provocative, reckless and…
Kano under special focus, says FG
The Federal Government has disclosed that its focus right now is on Kano State because of the emerging issues of increased infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
Virgin Atlantic shuts Gatwick operations, cuts 3,000 jobs
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to lay off 3,150 staff and move its operations from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow Airport. The layoff represents almost one-third of the airline’s total…
Presidency speaks on returned Abacha loot
The Nigerian presidency said the $311m Abacha loot returned to Nigeria on Monday by the U.S. has been allocated, and will be used in full, for vital and decades-overdue infrastructure…
American University of Nigeria, Yola, disengages 400 staff
Sequel to a long restructuring process, the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa, has disengaged the services of about 400 of its staff. Prof. Abba Tahir, the Vice…
COVID-19: Yobe Assembly member who tested positive refuses isolation
A member of Yobe State House of Assembly who is suspected to have tested positive for COVID-19 has refused to be isolated at the state isolation facility. A hospital source informed that…
INTERVIEW: I’ve no regrets paying tribute to Abba Kyari, says Simon Kolawole
TheCable, Nigeria’s independent online newspaper, marked its sixth anniversary on April 29, 2020. In this interview with eelive.ng, Simon Kolawole, Founder and CEO of Cable Newspaper Ltd, speaks on the journey so far, the challenges…
US government supports church challenging lockdown order
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a statement in support of a church that is challenging the state of Virginia’s ban on gatherings of more than ten people. The church argued in a federal lawsuit that Governor Ralph Northam’s order…