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*NEC, in first virtual meeting, sets up Committee to liaise with PTF on reopening economy across the country Members of the National Economic Council rose from their first virtual meeting today with a resolution to ensure a more effective synergy between the Federal Government and the sub-nationals especially in matters related to the fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including how ... Read More »

The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, has sentenced Yinusa Dahiru to 26 years in prison after finding him guilty of child trafficking and other charges. After about five years the court sentenced Dahiru on Thursday for trafficking a minor, Ese Oruru. Ese Oruru was taken from her home in Bayelsa on August 12, 2015 by Dahiru ... Read More »

There has been a video circulating on social media with a footnote that a Dangote Truck was impounded in Benin City recently by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for allegedly conveying arms and ammunition and other contraband materials. Edo State Government has since reached out to the NDLEA and can confirm that the video is completely misleading and ... Read More »

*statement by one Adenuga is fake-Govt *Churches, Mosques are advised to obey existing restriction order. There is a fake press statement presently in circulation, referencing some Executive Orders allegedly issued by the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde. The individual who signed the statement is one Adeniran Adenuga, who assumed the title of ‘Special Adviser on ... Read More »

Benue State Government has lifted ban on religious worship in the State, effective from today, even as workers on grade levels 1 to 12 who were asked to stay at home have been directed to resume work on June 1, 2020. Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Terver Akase, who made this known in a statement on Thursday, said ... Read More »

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed June 2 to hear an application by the former Abia State governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu seeking his immediate release from the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje, Abuja. Justice Mohammed Liman fixed the date on Wednesday after the application was assigned to him. Besides seeking his release, the former ... Read More »

I feel the Mr. Femi Adesina and Prof Ibrahim Gambari matter is being deliberately situated out of context, overblown or initiated for its sheer nuisance value. I do not think the debate has in any way taken away from . Mr. Adesina wrote many years ago about the professor. After all, Adesina is not President Muhammadu Buhari and Buhari is ... Read More »

Former Civilian governor of Borno state Muhammad Goni recently fell ill. He was tossed from one hospital to another until he died. Listen to his son Umar Goni: ” Our dad was sick around 9_10 pm, we rushed him to the Teaching Hospital, to my surprise, we couldn’t find a single doctor. None of the consultants was around, once they ... Read More »

The Federal Government of Nigeria at the inception of lockdown against COVID-19 Pandemic ordered that businesses all over Nigeria should lockdown, includingoperations at the ports besides essential businesses and services, during theincumbency of the lockdown.As usual with the Handlers (NAHCO and SAHCO), they have again flagrantlydisregard and disobey the directive. The two bodies have been operating and theyare informing people ... Read More »

Following the success of the fourth season of the biggest and most viewed event on African television, Big Brother Naija, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that the fifth season of the show will premiere in July 2020. For its fifth season, the BBNaija show will run an online audition process starting Wednesday, May 20 till Saturday, May 30, 2020. Potential contestants ... Read More »