The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 576 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 952,975 persons since the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb. 27, 2020. It said that the total number of infections in the country is now 89,163....
By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent Amid outraged by parents and religion-based groups in Yola, Adamawa state capital the state police command has banned the planned ‘’ Yola Beach Party’’ organized by some youths, for alleged nudity. This is the second term the event has been organized in Yola, the state capital. Speaking on the event, the police spokesman in the state DSP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje, on Sunday announced the ban, adding that ‘’ the...
The Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, in collaboration with some hunters in the state, has dislodged two sets of herdsmen from the Opara Forest Reserve and the Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme Forest. The Chairman of the Amotekun Corps, Gen. Kunle Togun (Retd), on Saturday, in a statement by the Information Officer of Amotekun in Oyo State, Mrs. Ayolola Adedoja, said the herdsmen who stormed the state, claimed they were invited by some...
The Anambra State Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Christian Madubuko has resigned his appointment, effective from December 31st, 2020. The Commissioner who joined the administration of Governor Willie Obiano as Commissioner for Trade and Commerce was later redeployed to serve as Commissioner of Transport, from where he was moved to serve as Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs. Until his resignation, Dr. Christian Madubuko was a Commissioner in Anambra state for not less than...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Outraged ensued in Yola, Adamawa state capital with parents and other civil society groups calling the state government and police to stop the‘’ Yola Beach Party’’ organized by some youths, for alleged nudity. This is the second term the event has been organized in Yola, the state capital. The advertisement of ‘Yola Beach Party’ this Saturday indicates that the event is slated for Sunday 3rd January, 2021, while gate fee...
The People’s Democratic Party has described President Muhammadu Buhari 2021 New Year address as empty, directionless, and a confirmation that Nigeria is leaderless. The PDP lamented that the President’s speech addressed nothing but only provided lame excuses and empty promises. The party added that the speech is an indication that compatriots need to come together to salvage the country, saying that the country is fast heading to a failed state. “As a president, President Muhammadu...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria suffered a “multi-facet downcast” in 2020 due to the “lazy and uninspiring leadership” delivered by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari during the course of last year. Atiku took the jab at President Buhari in his New Year message to Nigerians on Friday. Atiku, who was President Buhari’s main challenger in the 2019 presidential election, said although every nation across the...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ The mother umbrella of the northern socio-political groups, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has cried out that camels are now being allegedly used to smuggle into the country “Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs)” and “anti-aircraft guns” through the borders in the region. ACF National Chairman, Chief Audu Ogbeh, who raised the alarm in a statement he personally signed, alerted that the weapons were being brought into the country on camels...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation extending the suspension of issuance of work visas and green cards. Trump imposed the measures in April and June to protect job opportunities for American workers amid a rise in unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proclamation came hours before the president’s executive order on the immigration restrictions was set to expire. The order will now expire at the end of March, extending into the...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian army will shame and disgrace the Boko Haram and Islamic States for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in 2021. Buratai gave the assurance at a sit-out night to usher in the 2021 New Year at the TY Buratai Institute for War and Peace, Buratai in Biu Local Government Area of Borno. He said the troops of the Nigerian army had done a lot in...
