COVID-19: Lagos Tops 40 New Cases In Nigeria Infection Chart
Lagos State, also, on Friday topped the coronavirus infection chart in Nigeria by recording 36 out of the 40 announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The Lagos’ share of the disease burden amounts to 90 percent of the Friday figure. In an update on its official Facebook page Friday night, the NCDC […]
INEC Offices A Target For Hoodlums – Imo REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Imo State, Prof Francis Ezeonu, has warned that the constant torching of the commission’s facilities could cripple the 2023 election in the state. Addressing a press conference in the state on Thursday, Ezeonu disclosed that hoodlums had attacked no fewer than eight INEC offices […]
Yoruba Nation Rally: Heavy Police Presence At Gani Fawehinmi Park In Lagos Yet No Signs Of Protesters
The atmosphere at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, is currently charged ahead of the Yoruba Nation mega rally slated for today. Armed policemen and soldiers attached to OP MESSA were seen in patrol vans and armored vehicles stationed in strategic points around the park where the rally is billed to hold. No Yoruba nation […]
UK Evades THISDAY Enquiry On Fresh Passport Issued To Biafra Separatist Leader Kanu
The British Government on Friday refused to categorically accept or deny allegations that it assisted the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, with another passport after he escaped from Nigeria. Kanu was first arrested in Nigeria on October 14, 2015, following campaigns for the Sovereign State of Biafra and arraigned for […]
Indonesia To Get US Vaccine Donations Amid Covid Emergency
Four million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine from the US are heading to Indonesia, the US national security adviser has informed the Indonesian foreign minister, as the country battles record coronavirus infections and deaths that forced an emergency lockdown starting on Saturday. In a call with Retno Marsudi on Friday, Jake Sullivan said the doses […]
White House Goes Into Damage Control Mode After Reports Of Dysfunction In Kamala Harris’ Office
The White House dove into damage control this week after reports of dysfunction and infighting in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office, with the administration trying to stop a drama-filled narrative from taking hold, according to five people who spoke to CNN about the dynamics within Harris’ office. Two people close to Harris’ team said some […]
Southern Nigeria Governors To Meet On Open Grazing And Restructuring In Lagos
Seventeen governors of Nigeria’s southern states will on Monday converge on Lagos for the second time this year to continue their search for solution to the myriad of problems confronting the country. At the last meeting, hosted by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and attended by 15 of the 17 southern governors, they arrived […]
All US Forces Have Left Bagram Air Base, As US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Nears Completion
The last US troops have left Bagram Air Base, according to a US defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the sprawling compound that became the center of military power in Afghanistan. The full withdrawal of US troops from the country is not complete yet but expected very soon. Nearly two decades after […]
Kano Outlaws Use Of Mannequins To Exhibit Clothes
The Kano State Hisbah Board has banned the use of mannequins for displaying clothes by tailors, supermarkets, and boutique owners across the state. The head of Hisbah, Harun Ibn-Sina, announced the development in a statement on Wednesday. Mr. Ibn-Sina said the use of mannequins contradicts the teaching of Islam, the predominant religion in the state. […]
Sylva: Peace Vital To Niger Delta Development
Minister of state for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has charged Niger Delta youths to promote peace in the region to attract investment and development. The minister spoke yesterday when the Niger Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Vanguard visited him at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Towers, Abuja. Sylva said the development could […]
