Obasanjo, Tinubu, others pay tributes to Late Ernest Shonekan
Nigerians continue to pour tributes in for the late leader, Ernest Shonekan, who died Tuesday morning. Shonekan, 85, died of natural causes, according to a statement issued by his family. The Ogun-born statesman was the head of the interim government that led Nigeria between the military governments of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha, from August […]
Gunmen Kill Police Officer In Ondo Community
An undisclosed police officer has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in Oka-Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, DSP Funmilayo Odunlami confirmed the tragic incident on Tuesday evening. The incident which happened on Tuesday afternoon […]
We must stop APC in 2023, Makinde tells PDP members
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had implored members of the Peoples Democratic Party across the nation to come together and end the reign of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the coming general elections in 2023. He made the disclosure in Ibadan while receiving his counterpart, Governor Nyesom Wike, from Rivers State, who paid him […]
Ravaging COVID-19 Kills Eight Nigerians in 24 Hours
Eight people died from the COVID-19 infections ravaging the country between Sunday and Monday, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown. It revealed that on January 9, a total of 3,077 deaths were so far recorded from the virus in the country but by January 10 the total number of deaths had grown […]
Trouble for Tinubu as Buni moves to stop his presidential ambition
There are indications that the Presidential ambition of the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, may suffer a setback as some forces in the party who didn’t want him to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 are planning to stop him. Among the plans to stop Tinubu’s life-long ambition was the move to […]
World Bank projects Nigeria’s economy to grow by 2.5% in 2022
The World Bank on Tuesday projected Nigeria’s economy to grow by 2.5 per cent in 2022. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report released in Washington, the Bretton Wood institution cited higher oil prices and accelerated growth in telecommunication and financial services as some of the factors responsible for the rebound of the country’s economy. […]
Bandits attack Magama gold mine, kill 3, abduct 13 in Kastina
About 60 Armed bandits have attacked a newly found illegal gold mining site at Magama village, in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing three persons, while at least five others were injured. Tasiu Abdullahi, the Chairman of the Gold dealers in the area, confirmed the attack said that “the bandits came into our […]
Terrorism: Summon APC leaders for questioning, PDP charges security agencies
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged security agencies to immediately invite leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for questioning over their alleged connections with terrorists. The PDP demands that following the Federal Government’s declaration of the bandits pillaging various parts of our country as terrorists, the security agencies should commence investigation on APC […]
14.3m Nigerians into drug abuse, says UN
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that no fewer than 14.3 million people are into drug abuse in Nigeria. This was contained in a report released by the UN agency during a sensitisation workshop on Drug abuse and immorality, religious and social approaches to curbing the menace held in Jigawa […]
3,598 Cholera Deaths Recorded In Nigeria In 2021, Unacceptable — Nigerian Government
The Ministry of Water Resources has described figures recorded for cholera-related deaths in the country last year as unacceptable. The Cholera Situation Report documents over 3,598 deaths resulting from Cholera across the country in 2021. The ministry queried the figure, stating that the number of deaths recorded from cholera was less than COVID-19 in the […]