Politics

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi has come out to say that coronavirus cases might reach 120,000 between July and August. He recently revealed that with the present trend of the case of the pandemic, Lagos might be battling the peak of the outbreak before September. According to ...

The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare has hailed the Management team of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, for producing quality face masks for public use amid the coronavirus pandemic. He revealed this at Ogwashi-Uku on Friday during his working visit to the institution. According to him, the ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has blasted the Peace Accord Forum, referring to it as a non-existent and faceless group. IPOB recently revealed that making use of hiring faceless groups to attack the people who keep blasting some activities of the Federal Government will not stop their organization and ...

After today’s Supreme Court’s nullification of the earlier conviction of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu by the appellate court, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to ask Nigerians to give EFCC a benefit of the doubt. Speaking recently, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan disclosed that even ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently mourning with members of his extended family and Daura community at large following the death of his nephew, Alhaji Mutari Dauda. Buhari recently revealed that death is inevitable for every human being and we will taste it one day. According to him, tears will not ...

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN has come out to react to those blasting him for describing the recently returned Abacha loots as “Abacha assets”. Malami recently revealed that the reaction his words have gathered in the media has been very needless at this ...

Popular Yoruba nationalist, Prof Banji Akintoye has come out to say that Yoruba people only agitated for freedom in the country but never asked for the break up of Nigeria. He revealed this recently while speaking on AM120 – a television breakfast show of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State,(BCOS). ...

The Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammad has come out to say that he never intended to encourage self-medication to treat the coronavirus when he shared the drug he used while in isolation. Bala recently revealed that he will not apologize for saying how he got himself cured of the virus ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama has come out to say that the palliatives his Charity Organization, Kwusike Foundation shared in various segments of Enugu residents were not a politically motivated goodwill. Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama recently revealed that the relief materials were not distributed to APC members only, and ...

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has come out to say that President Muhammadu Buhari is not against the idea of using local herbs to combat coronavirus in Nigeria. He, however, revealed that the Nigeria Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development must first certify any of the herbs before it ...

The Oyo State House of Assembly has warned Governor Seyi Makinde to focus on the porous nature of the state’s boundaries and extend testing to those border areas. The assembly revealed this amid reports of the continued entry of foreign nationals into the state via boundaries in Oke-Ogun and Ogbomoso ...

The Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has come out to say that 34 doctors have tested positive to the novel coronavirus in the state. The NMA Chairman, Dr. Sanusi Bala recently revealed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. According to him, one of ...

The Lagos State Government has come out to reveal that it has reached 440,000 Lagos households with its COVID-19 Emergency Food Response Initiative amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal revealed this recently. According to him, the Lebanese government should also be praised for donating 8 truckload ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of ex civilian Governor of the old Sokoto State, Dr. Garba Nadama. Buhari revealed this in a recent statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, Nadama’s death is very sad ...

Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has come out to say that he would always remember the undisputable achievements of late former President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government. He revealed this in his tribute issued by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, to mark the 10th year anniversary of the death of the ex-president. ...

The Osun State House of Assembly has said residents of the state would not be allowed access into the Assembly complex without using a face mask. The Osun State House of Assembly also revealed that the use of face mask is compulsory for workers of the House of Assembly. According ...

The Presidency has come out to say that the recently returned $311, which was part of the money allegedly stolen by the late former Head of State, Gen. Sanni Abacha has been allocated for infrastructure development in Nigeria. FG also revealed that part of the cash would be used for ...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF has come out to say that Nigeria would not be in this present situation amid the outbreak if restructuring has been allowed to happen. SMBLF recently revealed that states would not be waiting for the Federal Government to come and open isolation ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to say that there are 3,000 samples collected and awaiting testing in the state. He revealed this while he briefed the media at the 10th series of COVID-19 update in Marina, Lagos. According to him, Lagos State will embark on aggressive ...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has come out to say that Nigeria’s leaders might be forced to lock everything down again to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Speaking today during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 ...