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The Lagos State Government has Governor has banned the gathering of more than 50 persons in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the order on Sunday as he gave an update on the Covid-19 in the State. This came as the Presidency warned Nigerians to observe all protocols to avert […]

For those who say Nigeria is a country where wonders shall never end, a new example is the ostrich-fatalistic response by the presidency to the latest report by Transparency International (TI) that since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in 2015, corruption in Nigeria has grown worse. In its damning verdict on Nigeria’s anti-corruption war, […]

Nigeria is planning a targeted lockdown on Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, and Plateau State, in response to the rising cases of the Covid-19 virus, the Presidential Task Force managing the pandemic has said. National Incident Manager of the task force, Mukhtar Muhammed, disclosed this on Friday, saying that the rate of increase in the […]

Preident Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. President Buhari in a letter to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, dated 27th January 2021, said that the screening was being sought in furtherance of Section 18 (1) of the Armed […]

The spirit behind oil was on display Thursday as a fight broke out among the representatives of host communities at the public hearing organised by the House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill, Abuja.   Representatives of the communities engaged in physical combat after the chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee, invited members of […]

Police authorities have arrested a certain Prophet in Anambra state, Onyebuchi Okocha, popularly known as ‘Onyeze Jesus’.   Okocha is the founder of Children of Light Anointing Ministries, based in Nkpor, Idemili North local government area of the state. Reports say he was arrested on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. He could be arraigned on Thursday, […]

Global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has accused the Nigerian government of covering up those responsible for the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate and Alausa in Lagos State in October 2020. Amnesty International declared this in a statement it issued to mark the 100  after the event that led to the deaths […]

As insecurity which has turned the entire nation into a huge killing field, holds sway in the face of ineffective government response, the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the service chiefs signaled a move in the right direction, even if belated. Though coming after persistent pressure from Nigerians, President Buhari’s removal of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday charged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to be patriotic in their service to the country. “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as your loyalty is to the country,” Buhari’s his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted the president as saying to the […]