Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Imo Daniel Nwafor has urged Gov. Hope Uzodinma to wade into the lingering crisis currently rocking the party in the state. Nwafor made the appeal in an interview with newsmen in Owerri, while speaking on the Thursday’s judgment of an Abuja High Court, which struck out an application by Marcon Nlemigbo-led faction of the party in the state. He said that the wrangling in the party...
The Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), operator of Marcopolo high-capacity buses, says it has secured the approval of the state government for upward review of fares and right to ply Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) dedicated lane. The Chief Executive Officer of LBSL, Mr Idowu Oguntona, made the announcement in a statement on Monday by Mr Afolabi Olawale, the Public Affairs Officer of the company. Oguntona said that the approvals would take effect from Aug. 1....
The Northern Governors Forum has described the death of Mallam Isma’ila Isa Funtua, a life patron of the International Press Institute and the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, as painful. The Chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, in a condolence message by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Monday in Jos said Funtua’s death was a loss to the nation. “This is a great loss to...
The number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has reached 37, 225, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) on its official twitter handle on Monday, 562 new cases were reported. The NCDC also confirmed that a total of 15,333 patients had been treated and discharged. The health agency said that in the last 24 hours, Nigeria had recorded 12 new COVID-19...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the passing of his long-time friend and associate, Malam Isma’ila Isa Funtua. Funtua was life patron of the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN). The President’s condolence message was released by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Monday. President Buhari condoled with family members, government and people of Katsina State,...
■ Won in all the 18 Local Government Areas ■ Trashed all contenders including some very prominent names. The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election set for October 10, 2020. Chairman of the governorship primary election committee, also Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, announced the results after a rigorous process which dragged into late hours of Monday,...
Malaysia is considering making face masks compulsory in public following the emergence of 13 new coronavirus clusters since the government relaxed broad curbs on movement and businesses in June, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday. Malaysian health authorities recorded 21 new coronavirus cases on Monday, lifting the total since the outbreak began to 8,800 cases and 123 deaths. Monday’s was the second straight daily double-digit rise in infections, after Malaysia managed to broadly hold...
Widespread coronavirus vaccination could begin in the middle of next year, the chief scientist of the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan said. She expressed cautious optimism about the state of the research and development process in an interview with dpa. “We have now over 20 candidates in clinical studies. “So we are hopeful that a couple of them will work. It would be very unlucky if all of them fail,” Swaminathan added. “So if we...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 556 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 36,663. NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle late on Sunday. According to it, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is headed toward the 37,000 mark. Giving an update on coronavirus infections, the health agency revealed that the new cases were reported across 17 states and the Federal...
In commemoration of UN World Youth Skills Day, Slum Art Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) showcases unique works of arts done by children living within the slum of Ijora/Badia in Lagos. A statement by Adetuwanse Adenle, Co-founder of the foundation says that the online art exhibition to showcase the children’s creativity was in collaboration with two other NGOs, WEFOR GOOD organisation and One Delta Africa. “The online exhibition is focussed to empower children living within slums through mentorship, restructuring of...
