The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020. May God accept his soul. Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly. Femi Adesina Special Adviser…
The Office of the Director, Elections and Party Monitoring Department (EPM) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was on Friday gutted by a mid-day fire.The INEC’s Director of publicity and voter education, Mr. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, disclosed that the office where the fire outbreak occurred was close to the Media Centre of the commission and…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has asked the Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG) to evaluate the capabilities of the beneficiaries of Project 100 programme and engage them in the execution of its Train 7 project and other related services. This request is contained in a recent letter by the Executive Secretary of NCDMB,…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike said on Friday that the state government will prosecute 22 staff of ExxonMobil arrested by the state taskforce on COVID-19. Governor Wike who spoke to reporters at Government House , Port Harcourt said that the ExxonMobil staff were coming into the state from Akwa Ibom on Thursday when they were…
– Recover 21 stolen cars of different makes, arms and ammunitionThe Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad (STS) has smashed a two-man car stealing gang led by one Bashir Isiaku, aged 34, notorious for stealing cars from the car park of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). The arrest of Bashir, a graduate of one…
EDO2020: I’m In The Race For Governorship For The Good Of My People, Regardless Of Governor Obaseki’s Hostility — Pastor Ize-IyamuPastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu who was recently referred to by Barrister Kenneth Imusuagbon as a dynamo and political machine in a recent chat has eminently positioned himself to rattle Governor Godwin Obaseki out of power in…
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal…
Rivers Governor Nyesome Wike has warned criminal elements in the state that nothing will deter his administration’s battle against kidnappers and other hoodlums. The governor gave the warning on Monday when he inspected over 3,000 assorted arms and ammunition recovered from hoodlums in Ogu-Bolo local government area of the state. He expressed surprise at the…
The Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Republic of South Africa His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr. Trevor Manuel as special envoys of the African Union to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges African countries will face…
Medical Director, Las Vegas Pain Institute, Dr Godwin Maduka has through his Foundation, commenced cash transfer to hundreds of widows in Anambra and beyond as part of measures to stem the biting hardship occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in addition to other palliative measures he has rolled out for the 21 LGAs in Anambra…
