Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says contrary to the unity that was the driving force in the fight for independence, the country is now experiencing such division as has never been recorded since the civil war. Wike spoke on Thursday…
Hon. Simon Karu, representing Kaltungo/Shongom federal constituency of Gombe State, has revealed the official salary of each member of the House and how much they earn monthly. The lawmaker, while speaking at an event to mark the country’s 60th Independence…
Igbo group and Yoruba group calling for session have fulfilled their promise to protest for the actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra and Oduduwa republic respectively, on Thursday October 1 2020. The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) and the…
A 27-year-old suspected serial thief and burglar identified as Godbless Philip has been arrested by men of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Security Outfit over alleged phone snatching and other criminal activities. The suspect, Philip was arrested in the early hours…
As Nigeria celebrates 60th Independence Anniversary, some journalists and activists under the platform of RevolutionNow who stormed the streets of Lagos to show their displeasure and demand an end to bad governance were arrested by the police. The aggrieved Nigerians…
For seven months now, one Ms. Blessing Bassey, a nursing mother, and her baby have been sleeping on the floor of one of the wards of Mojol Hospital, Church Street, in the Shasha area of Lagos State, over N95,000 unpaid…
A Police Station in Rivers State was yesterday attacked by unknown gunmen. According to reports, two people were killed and valuable properties destroyed. Twitter user, @von_bismack shared the photos and wrote ; SARS Operatives and station attacked, cars burnt, 2…
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stated this during a press conference in Abuja. According to a report by The PUNCH, the Federal Government on Friday announced that all Unity Schools in Nigeria should resume with effect from October…
Belarus announced sanctions against the European Union on Friday in retaliation to restrictive measures agreed by European leaders hours before over the falsification of the presidential election. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry’s statement accused the EU of “striving towards the deterioration…
While the number of coronavirus related deaths in Belgium remains relatively low, the average has risen steadily to seven per day, according to the latest figures by Sciensano on Thursday. Over the past week, an average number of seven deaths…
Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has made appreciable strides on the global sporting map from the Olympic Games to the Commonwealth Games, continental meets and World Championships. Despite some silver linings over the last six decades, stakeholders argue the returns…
A Yoruba Self-Determination Group, named Yoruba Voice of Liberation, YOVOLIB, yesterday warned against the arrest of the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Aare Gani Adams; president of the Yoruba World Congress, YWC, Professor Banji Akintoye, and other Yoruba leaders saying…
One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told deliberately to tinge a past of acrimony in brushstrokes of harmony. Nigeria never had a glorious past and the “founding…
The police in Lagos on Thursday arrested two conveners of “Fix Badagry-Lagos Road” protest at Aradagun area of the expressway and took them into custody. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hundreds of Badagry youths had gathered at…
Passengers have now turned to trucks, trailers and cars to move their goods to various destinations due to the decline in train services in Minna and Zungeru towns in Niger. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he and first lady Melania Trump are beginning a “quarantine process” after one of his closest aides tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even…
Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for coronavirus. In a tweet, the president said: “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!”…