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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday monitored the demolition of two hotels for violating the state government’s Executive Order 6 which banned the operation of hotels across the 23 local government areas of the state. The hotels are Prudent Hotel, Alode, Eleme, and Etemeteh Hotel, Onne.Addressing journalists after the demolition, Wike said the law […]

The federal government has moved forward the planned evacuation of the first batch of Nigerians from the United States from Sunday to Friday. The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York said in a statement that the Nigerians would be evacuated by Ethiopian Airlines, which will depart the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, tomorrow […]

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court Thursday restrained the federal government from initiating processes on its planned extradition of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Buruji Kashamu to the United States of America over alleged involvement in illicit drug trade.   Justice Okon Abang, in a judgment, held that neither […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday asked the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to make it a point of duty to make recourse to the House on the spending of donations received to address Coronavirus pandemic in the state. The House also charged the governor to make recourse to it before declaring a state of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conduct the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states as planned amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. INEC met Thursday and deliberated on protocols for the resumption of activities and operations, telling staff above the age of 57 and others with serious underlining […]

Former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Muhammad Dahiru Saleh, who annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election widely believed to have been won by the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Abiola, died yesterday.   One of his grandsons, Arymayau Abubakar Liman, who announced the passage, said the jurist passed on in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Imran Khan, yesterday had a phone conversation on the Global Initiative on Debt Relief canvassed by leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group.   In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President stated: “During […]

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced that another $319m (N121bn) Sani Abacha, former Nigeria military dictator, loot is in the United Kingdom and France. This comes about a week after Nigeria got $311 million Abacha Loot from the US and the Bailiwick of Jersey.   “The funds returned last week are distinct and […]

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday confirmed 381 new COVID-19 cases, with Lagos having nearly half of the entire infections. NCDC announced that 183 new cases were confirmed in Lagos while 55 new cases were from Kano State.   In Kigawa State 44 new cases were confirmed while Zamfara and Bauchi recorded new 19 […]

Amid the uncertainties that have trailed Access Bank’s alleged closure of 340 branches across Nigeria, the bank has not only denied the allegations, insisting the branches were closed at the onset of the Covid-19 lockdown; but as part of its commitment to increase access to banking services in communities across the country, Access Bank said […]

Efik leaders have penned a strongly-worded letter to President Muhammadu Buhari drawing his attention to Cross River government’s confusing response to the Covid-19 pandemic and called for Federal Government’s intervention so that the state does not become an epicenter and danger to the nation’s effort to contain the deadly virus. The leaders, under the auspices […]

As part of measures to reposition the nation’s security apparatus and ensure its efficiency, the Senate yesterday clamored for the de-centralization of the Nigerian Police Force. The upper legislative chamber also called on the 36 state Houses of Assembly to pass laws that would legalize community policing in their respective states. The Senate, in resolving to […]