Comrade Phillip Shaibu, Deputy Governor of Edo state, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis currently rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Comrade Shaibu while speaking with newsmen in his office noted that the Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole wants to destroy the President’s Anti-coruption […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari had on Saturday approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), after the expiration of the term of the board members who were in 2016 appointed. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on, Media and Publicity, disclosed this. Members of the new Board are: […]
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Immediate past Group Managing Director, GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru is dead. The NNPC GMD, Mr Mele Kyari in a statement through his twitter handle made this known. According to him, Baru passed away late Saturday night, but the cause of his death was not disclosed. Kyari tweeted, “My brother, […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed 387 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria. The NCDC confirmed this via its verified twitter handle on Friday. Breakdown of the cases are, Lagos-254 FCT-29 Jigawa-24 Edo-22 Oyo-15 Rivers-14 Kaduna-11 Borno-6 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Yobe-2 Gombe-2 Bauchi-2 Ondo-1. As of Friday 29th May there are 9302 confirmed cases […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the mandate for change remains relevant. He noted that the mandate will be steadily followed in order to improve livelihoods as he marks the first year anniversary of his second term in office. According to a statement signed and made available to newsmen by, Garba Shehu, his Senior […]
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Tony Aziegbemi, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Edo State, had on Thursday said that there will be no automatic ticket for Governor Godwin Obaseki if he eventually joins the party ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. While speaking on Channels Television, Aziegbemi, however, noted that the party’s door was open for […]
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A prominent Boko Haram fighter, Malam Adamu Yahaya, AKA Saad Karami, who, according to the military, led the last attack on troops in Baga town and equally participated in attacks on Metele, Mairari, Bindiram, Kangarwa and Shetimari (Niger Republic) has voluntarily surrendered to troops of 242 Battalion in Monguno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. […]
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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has signed an executive order to regulate social media companies. This development is coming a day after the US president threatened to shut down social media, after his tweet was censored. Recall that Trump on Tuesday tweeted that mail-in ballots were fraudulent but the claim […]
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Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday inspected the Rivers State Cassava Processing Company located at Afam, Oyigbo Local Government Area. Wike pointed out that when company is fully operational it would employ 4,500 persons and also boost Agriculture in the state. He stated that the State Government has 70 percent equity share in the project, […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed 182 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria The NCDC disclosed this via its official twitter handle on Thursday Breakdown of the cases are, in Lagos-111 FCT-16 Akwa Ibom-10 Oyo-8 Kaduna-6 Delta-6 Rivers-5 Ogun-4 Ebonyi-4 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Gombe-2 Kebbi-1 Kwara-2 Bauchi-1 Borno-1. As of Thursday May 28th the […]
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