Crisis Brews in Enugu Community Over Claims of Village Seniority

Crisis is brewing in Achara Community, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as one of the villages, Umuagwuene, says it is the oldest and will resist any attempt to change its traditional seniority position. Speaking with newsmen in Nsukka, after a general meeting of the village on Monday, Mr. Micheal Ezugwu, the Oldest man in Achara Community, who is from Umuagwene village, maintained that his village is the oldest in the town. According to...

Reopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

“Schools cannot be shut down forever. Markets cannot be locked up forever and you cannot lock down a country forever .” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The COVID pandemic has been on the prowl for about a year now, wrecking economies, maiming civilization to the shock and confusion of mankind. Resolute, it is defying science and knowledge; the twin biggest treasures of modernity. The pandemic has continued to take captives on its own terms, even changing its nature...

VIDEO: Wife of Anambra State Governor, Obiano Takes COVID-19 Vaccine on SM In USA

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,  Regional Correspondent The First Lady of Anambra State, Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has reportedly received her first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in the United States of America. In a  viral video trending on social media, Mrs. Obiano could be seeing getting the jab, to show Ndi-Anambra and Nigerians it is “safe to take”. Mrs. Obiano joins a growing number of world political leaders getting the jab, as a mark to...

U.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to Resign From Senate

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide. The Californian Democrat’s resignation comes two days before she becomes the nation’s first female vice president, and the first person of colour to hold that office. Harris has notified Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that she will resign Monday, her aide said. Newsom announced in December that he would appoint Secretary of State Alex Padilla to her Senate seat, and...

Oil Prices Fall On Demand Concerns

Oil prices edged lower on Monday as climbing Coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions in Europe and China fueled worries over a slower recovery in fuel demand. Encouraging gross domestic product (GDP) and industrial production data from China helped to limit the downside to some extent. Brent crude for March delivery eased 0.2 per cent to 54.98 dollars a barrel, after falling 2.3 per cent on Friday. Similarly, U.S. oil futures were down by 0.1 per...

Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to Perform at Biden’s Inauguration

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will be performing at the inauguration ceremony of the United States’ President-elect, Joe Biden, in Washington next week alongside others. Biden’s transition team has said that the event would showcase a diverse America.  The duo will be the person at the January 20 event for the incoming 46th US President. The event will also feature remarks from a black firefighter from Georgia, a former Youth Poet Laureate, a Catholic Priest,...

Ogun Monarchs Petition Army Authority As its Officers Connive With Herdsmen to Harass Villagers

The Traditional rulers in Ketu communities of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State have petitioned the Nigerian Army as Army officers were alleged of conniving with herdsmen to harass villagers in the state. The traditional rulers included the Oniggua of Iggualand, Oba Micheal Dosumu; the Eselu of Iseluland, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi; and the Alademeso of Igan Alade, Oba Gabriel Olalowo. The monarchs in the petition addressed to the Brigade Commander, 35 Artillery Brigade,...

Buhari to Inaugurate National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre Jan. 21 –DPR

President Muhammadu Buhari will virtually inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC), Lagos, on Jan.21, in a bid to boost the operations of the nation’s petroleum sector, an official of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has said. Mr. Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, who made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday, in Lagos, quoted the Director of DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, the chief host of the event, as saying that...

NNPC Records ₦28.38bn Trading Surplus in Sept.  – Report

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  (NNPC) says it recorded a trading surplus of ₦28.38 billion in September 2020. The Corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operation Report (MFOR)  for the month of September, released in Abuja, on Sunday. It said that the amount was slightly lower than the ₦29.60 billion surplus in August 2020. The marginal reduction in surplus, according to the report, was as a result of lower contribution from the Nigerian...

COVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,598 New Infections, 7 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 with seven deaths. The NCDC, on its official Twitter handle, said the total infection in the country is now 108,943 with 22,156 active cases and 1,420 fatalities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,147, 523 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Feb. 27, 2020. Nigeria’s public health institute said...

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