Birthday: Hon. Kalu Celebrates Sen. Kalu’s Wife, Describes Her As Pillar Of Support
The member representing Bende federal constituency, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has felicitated with Lady Ifunanya Orji Kalu, wife of Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, Senate Chief Whip. ABN TV reports that Hon. Kalu described her as a pillar of support to Sen. Kalu, former Abia governor, adding that no man can reward her for standing by her husband in difficult times to...
4 In 10 Nigerians Lost Their Jobs In April – NBS
Not less than four in every ten Nigerians (42 per cent) who were working before the outbreak of coronavirus in the country lost their jobs due to the impact of COVID-19, in April, an NBS survey found. This estimate includes respondents in the poorest households, where about 5 in 10 (45 per cent) stopped working due to COVID-19, and the...
First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested On Humans Yields Positive Results
The first COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on humans has produced positive initial results. Moderna, the biotechnology company leading the effort, made the announcement on Monday. Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, said this was based on the results of an initial clinical trial involving eight humans, who were given two doses of the vaccine mRNA-1273 back at the start of March. ...
Jail Me Instead Of 13-Year-Old Boy Sentenced For 10 Years, Foreign Activist Writes Buhari
Piotr Cywinski, director of Auschwitz Memorial in Poland, says he is ready to be imprisoned in Nigeria so that Umar Farouq, a 13-year-old boy sentenced for blasphemy, can regain freedom. A Sharia court in Kano had sentenced Farouq for “using disparaging language on Allah” during a disagreement with his friend. In a letter dated September 25 and addressed to President Muhammadu...
COVID-19 IS ALREADY IN NIGERIA DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF OUR LEADERS BUT WHAT NEXT?
By Great Imo Jonathan By now we all can say with boldness that Nigeria could have missed being affected by this global pandemic but for the failure of our leaders to act swiftly. I mean leaders across the board, including religious leaders who held services last Sunday despite government instructions and opposition party leaders who are only good at pointing...
I Remain Eternally Grateful To God For Gift Of You, Peter Obi Celebrates Wife On Birthday
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has felicitated with his wife, Margaret at the occasion of her birthday, praising God for His gift in his wife. In a social media post on Friday, the Anambra former governor said he couldn't have asked for a better partner in productivity and progress. He said, "To my dearest wife and perfect...
“We Will Kill Your Husbands, Sons And Put You In Poverty” – Sokoto Bandits
Every morning, a group of women files out of an abandoned, uncompleted housing estate in Goronyo Local Government of Sokoto State. What they have in common is that they are all widows living in a makeshift camp for displaced persons. Originally conceived as resettlement estate for persons displaced by the 2010 floods in Goronyo, the abandoned, uncompleted estate now houses...
Governor Emmanuel’s feats in quest for power for all by 2021
Kufre Etuk On 11th March, 2018, during the 25th Power Sector Stakeholders’ Meeting in Nigeria held in Uyo, the then Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, described Akwa Ibom State as a “power State”, considering the numerous investment carried out in the sector by the administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel. Right from when the Governor took over...
Buhari At 77: “Please Tell Baba We Are With Him All The Way” – Femi Adesina
I boarded a commercial airliner heading to Lagos from Abuja. I was already seated, and strapping my seat belt, when a young man approached me. He must have been in his late 20s, or at most, early 30s. I shook hands, greeted him warmly, and he slipped something in my palm. He went back to his seat. It was a...
Meet Police Officer Who Bagged PhD At Abia State University As A Corporal (Photos, Video)
Born into the family of late Chief Louis Nnaji and late Grace Oriaku, Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze is a native of Umuezibuoko Umualu in Isiuzor local government area Enugu State. He commenced his primary education at Odorbia Primary school in Umuezibuoko Umualu in 1994 where he obtained his first school leaving certificate in 1999. He then proceeded to community...
