Rivers Govt Uncover Plot To Impose State Of Emergency – Commissioner
The Rivers state government says it uncovered plans by some politicians to impose an emergency rule on the state. Paulinus Nsirim, the state commissioner for information and communications, made the claim in a statement on Wednesday. He said the plot was attempted but foiled during the 2019 governorship election in the state. Nsirim said similar an attempt is being made by some...
“Oga Corona Forcing Stubborn Husbands To Respect Their Wives”- Senator Umar
The Vice-Chairman, Primary Healthcare and Communicable Diseases, Senator Sadiq Umar, has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has made some stubborn husbands behave properly with their wives. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 34th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He was speaking on a question on the outdated Mental Health And Illness...
JUST IN!! NIPOST Headquarters On Fire
A fire outbreak was recorded this morning at the headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja. An eyewitness said the fire incident occurred when a large number of staff of the agency were in their offices. The fire which has been put out by firefighters affected the second floor of the NIPOST building located in the Garki area of the city. The...
Man Kills, Buries Cousin Over N2m He Got From Land Sales In Edo
A young man identified as Coma murdered and buried in cold blood, his cousin, Lateef so as to gain easy access to the N2million he got from land sales in Auchi, Edo State. According to the story shared on Facebook by a user, after Lateef went missing, his parents arrested Coma but was later released the same day. Unknown to Coma, Lateef’s parents...
COVID-19 Home Treatment Killing Many Top Nigerians – Osagie Ehanire
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government, FG was disturbed that COVID-19 deaths came from many educated, well-to-do Nigerians who chose home-based care and were only rushed to hospitals after sudden complications. Dr Osagie Ehanire, who stated this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, advised everyone who...
Madagascar Herbal Drugs Didn’t Come With Invoice – SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic, Boss Mustapha has denied knowledge of Madagascar demanding 170,000 Euros from the Federal Government for herbal drugs which arrived the country days ago. SGF, Mustapha who reacted to claim of the Nigerian government being asked to pay €170,000 for the Madagascar herbal...
Igbo Groups Reject Almajiri Relocation To South-East
Igbo Groups have lamented the increasing relocation of the Almajiri to the Southeast despite the interstate travel ban by the Federal Government and they have vowed to resist this relocation. The highest Igbo groups, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo National Council (INC) and the Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU) on Tuesday called for a halt to the influx...
Reps Urge FG To Set Up N15bn COVID-19 Emergency Fund For Tertiary Institutions
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal government, FG to set up a strategic N15billion COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Nigerian Universities and Tertiary Institutions as part of its response to the impact of the pandemic on academic, research and administrative operations. The House made the call as part of its resolutions at plenary on Tuesday and in response...
“Chinese Medical Team Still In Nigeria Despite Expired Visas” – Aregbesola
Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says the Chinese medical team who arrived in Nigeria on April 8, are still within the country despite the expiration of their visas. Speaking on Tuesday during the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Aregbesola said the Chinese medical team members were issued a 30-day visa in Beijing, China. The minister, however, explained that...
FAAN Fumigates Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt Airports Ahead Of Reopening
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN says it has commenced fumigation of International Airports in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt ahead of reopening of flight operations in Nigeria. General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, made this known on Tuesday in a statement in Lagos. Yakubu explained that the fumigation exercise was in line with the efforts to...
