Nigerian international footballer, Odion Ighalo has said he might consider returning to the Nigerian national football team, Super Eagles. Ighalo who is also a Manchester United striker in an interview with sports radio Brila FM on Thursday said he is still thinking about the decision. According to him: “I am still thinking about returning to […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced that six governorship aspirants in Edo will be screened for its primary election. The exercise has been scheduled to hold on 22nd of June. APC National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a statement on Friday noted that the aspirants have bought, completed and submitted their expression of interest […]
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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has made claims that President Muhammadu Buhari is not in charge of Nigeria. Soyinka said this while speaking during an interview on PlusTv Africa on Thursday. The Professor was reacting to an open letter written to the President by retired colonel and former Military Administrator of Kaduna, Umar Dangiwa. Dangiwa, […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed 350 fresh cases of the novel Coronavirus infection in Nigeria. The NCDC disclosed this via its verified twitter handle on Thursday. According to the NCDC the reported cases are, Lagos-102 Ogun-34 FCT-29 Borno-26 Kaduna-23 Rivers-21 Ebonyi-17 Kwara -16 Katsina-14 Edo-10 Delta-10 Kano-10 Bauchi-10 Bayelsa-9 Imo-8 Plateau-4 […]
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The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, (PPPRA) has removed the cap on the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), which is also known as petrol, giving marketers freedom to fix price of the commodity and sell above the price it stipulated. In a document released, yesterday evening, by the PPPRA, titled, ‘Market Based Pricing Regime […]
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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said religious centres in the state will be allowed to reopen. Sanwo-Olu said this on Thursday during a briefing at the Government House, Marina. According to him, mosques will reopen from June 19 while churches will begin services from June 21. He also noted that children below age […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , (SERAP,) has written a petition to the United Nations, UN, over*.m plans by the Federal Government to cut the budgetary allocation of education and health care sectors. SERAP in its petition also called on the UN to prevail upon the Federal Government to drop the plan to spend […]
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Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua, former governor of old state of Ondo is dead. Kokomansion understands that the former governor was 80-years-old. Late Olumilua who is also the second civilian governor of the State died on Thursday morning in his country home, in Ikere-Ekiti, according to sources. A close family member in Ekiti State where the deceased […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed additional 348 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its verified twitter handle on Wednesday. The breakdown of the cases shows, Lagos-163 FCT-76 Ebonyi-23 Rivers-21 Delta-8 Nasarawa-8 Niger-8 Enugu-6 Bauchi-5 Edo-5 Ekiti-5 Ondo-5 Gombe-5 Benue-4 Ogun-2 Osun-1 Plateau-1 Kogi-1 Anambra-1. […]
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Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, has said his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had no money when he contested to become governor in 2007. Oshiomhole, who was also an exPresident of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, contested under the Action Congress (AC) and lost to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oserheimen […]
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