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Oba Palace Attack: APC Slams PDP, Alleges Plot To Abduct Party Leaders
adminJuly 27, 2020
The incident at the palace of the Oba Of Benin in Edo State has continued to generate mixed reactions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party…Read More
Teenager Killed, Five Injured As Illegal Miners, Farmers Clash In Niger
adminJuly 27, 2020
A map of Niger State in north-central Nigeria. A teenage boy has been killed and five others injured at an illegal mining site in Papi village, a suburb community…Read More
Nigeria Approves 14 Airports to Resume Domestic Flights
adminJuly 26, 2020
The Nigerian Government has approved 14 airports to restart domestic flight operations, after they were shut down following the corornavirus pandemic. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, announced this on Sunday morning via tweets. “Glad to announce that the following airports are open for full domestic operations, hence ministerial approvals in and out of […]
FIRS Clarifies Stamp Duties Rate for Rent/Lease
adminJuly 26, 2020
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service has cleared the air on the stamp duty to be paid on rents and leases, saying it is not six percent across board, as was reported earlier this week. In a series of tweets late Saturday, the tax agency explained that Stamp Duties rate on Rent/Lease is graduated […]
South-South Zone Is Completely PDP, Says Wike Ahead Of Edo Election
adminJuly 26, 2020
A file photo of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the South-South Zone completely belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party…Read More
Edo 2020: Violent Fight, Clashes Mar Kick-Off Of Obaseki’s Governorship Campaign
adminJuly 26, 2020
Reports of clashes among hoodlums, leading to the destruction of billboards, cars, and other valuables were reported in Edo State on Saturday as Governor Godwin Obaseki flagged off his re-election…Read More
House of Reps has retooled to serve Nigerians Better – Gbajabiamila
adminJuly 25, 2020
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has strengthened its legislative tool kit to serve the citizens better against the background of the new realities created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Speaker has said. Femi Gbajabiamila said this in a speech on Saturday in Abuja at the public presentation of the updated Legislative Agenda of the […]
Covid-19: Lai Mohammed Orders BBNaija Halted
adminJuly 25, 2020
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has ordered the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission to shut down the current episode of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show. The Minister hinged the need to halt the fifth edition of the show on fears it could lead to an escalation of cases of the coronavirus infection […]
Reaction: PDP Shocked As Yakubu Dogara Returns To APC
adminJuly 25, 2020
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has expressed shock at the decision of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to return to the All…Read More
Nigerian Presidency Denies Dissolving NDDC Interim Management Committee
adminJuly 24, 2020
The Nigerian government on Friday denied the dissolution of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission. “NDDC: A fabricated statement on the dissolution of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), attributed to presidential Spokesmen, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu, is making the rounds on various social […]
Editorial: As Nigeria’s “Legislathief” Contractors force Akpabio to blink
adminJuly 24, 2020
The controversial decision by the House of Representatives to sue the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, for criminal perjury and civil defamation, was bizarre and laughable to say the least; and certainly a sad commentary on the Nigerian legislature; to which much has been entrusted and from which much is expected. Shortly after […]
Madagascar herb not cure for COVID-19 – FG
adminJuly 24, 2020
The Federal Government has declared that the Madagascar COVID-19 herb syrup did not show any evidence that it had real curative properties against COVID-19. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure in Abuja at the 52nd Joint National Briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19. According to him, the […]