Politics

Ex Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has aimed a dig at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government over the slash of the 2020 budget by a mere 0.6 percent from ₦10.594 trillion to ₦10.523 trillion. Atiku believes that the sum is grossly insufficient and it betrays the fact that we ...

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Berth Leonard has come out to say that the United States is firmly in solidarity with Nigeria to defeat the deadly coronavirus. She revealed this at a teleconference with journalists recently. According to her, Buhari was the first African Head of State that President ...

Coronavirus might never go away, so populations around the world should be prepared to live with it, the World Health Organization, WHO has said. As nations across the globe begin to ease lockdown restrictions imposed to curb its spread, WHO recently came out to say that the virus might never ...

Chief Medical Director, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, AKTH in Kano State, Professor Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe has come out to say that it is not ethical for health workers to abscond when coronavirus patients show up for treatment. He revealed this when he received a delegation of members of the Joint ...

Newly announced Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has come out to say that he will definitely be loyal to his boss. Prof. Ibrahim Gambari recently came out to say that he is ready to serve Buhari to the best of his abilities once he resumes. ...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has come out to say that all confirmed coronavirus cases in his state actually came into Enugu illegally. The governor recently revealed that they all defied his Presidential order on the restriction of inter-state movement and the state government’s closure of all boundaries and ...

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has issued an order that no corpse should be brought into the state, henceforth, from anywhere across Nigeria to curb the spread of coronavirus. Ortom revealed this at a meeting held with two warring communities, Mbagwaza in Ushongo and Tsambe in Vandeikya Local Government Areas ...

The Yobe State Government has come out to say that approximately 90 percent of the reported mysterious deaths in the state have nothing to do with coronavirus. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Muhammed Gana, Vice Chairman of COVID-19 Prevention and Control committee, revealed this in Damaturu recently. According to ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has come out to blast the decision of the Federal Government to okay the importation of herbal therapy from Madagascar to curb the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria. The party recently revealed that Buhari has failed for not making the most of homegrown remedies and ...

Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi has come out to say that he learned a lot of things as a student under Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. The governor revealed this in a congratulatory letter to Fasoranti on his 94th birthday, a copy of which was made available to the News ...

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has come out to say that residents should bear with the current reality of Ramadan without religious obligations amid the pandemic. Ganduje recently came out to say that the move is sad but necessary to promote social distancing and curb the spread of the ...

Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has come out to say that China must pay for the damage coronavirus has caused Africa. Ezekwesili recently came out to say that Nigeria and other African nations are struggling to respond to the disruptive effects of China’s failure to take responsibility for a pandemic that could ...

Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has come out to say that more than 600 evacuees from several nations across the globe are currently at several isolation centres in Lagos and Abuja. He revealed this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 press briefing today in Abuja. According ...

Ex-President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Chief Onueze Okocha (SAN) has come out to say that the executive order that Nyesom Wike gave to demolish a hotel that violated lockdown rules is highly appropriate. Okocha recently came out to say that anybody that is not comfortable with the action ...

Ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan has come out to reveal the reason why he has stopped participating in partisan politics. GEJ recently had his say at the recent inauguration of the state executive council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. According to him, he made the decision because of ...

Ex Presidential Spokesperson, Reno Omokri has blasted ex-Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili for slamming Governor Nyesom Wike over the demolition of a hotel that was opened despite the lockdown order in the state. Reno revealed that Oby should not be saying anything because she is a saboteur and house rat ...

The National President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Francis Faduyile has come out to say that the association has been finding it hard to deal with Nigerian coronavirus patients without symptoms. He recently came out to say that it is also not true that doctors or other health ...

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has come out to say that Igbos are the reason Nigeria has survived till now. He recently revealed that reports saying that Igbo are after Biafra to dominate Niger Delta oil are very false because that is not ...

Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel has come out to say that his government has installed 3G cameras in all the busy borders to track every movement into the state. Udom Emmanuel revealed this recently during a live Radio and Television programme aired on Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation, (AKBC). According to ...

The National Committee for APC Progressives Group (NCAPG), Ogun State chapter has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State for their efforts towards curbing the spread of coronavirus in Ogun State and Nigeria. NCAPG recently revealed that the two politicians should be commended because they have ...