160 Nigerians stranded in the United States owing to the COVID-19 pandemic have arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The first batch of the stranded Nigerians arrived around 11:05am on Sunday. Among the evacuees were eight infants. They arrived aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the Federal Government for nationals stranded abroad. ... Read More »
Former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has asked an Owerri High Court to stop the House of Assembly from probing him for allegedly mismanaging N19.63billion council funds. The state Auditor-General for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs had issued an interim audit report detailing how N19.63b fraudulently disappeared from the Local Government accounts between May and December 31, 2019. Apparently worried ... Read More »
The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has said it was ready for fresh and immediate re-trial of the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. The Supreme Court has quashed the judgement that convicted and sentenced Kalu to 12- year imprisonment on the grounds that the constitution did not permit a judge elevated to a Higher Court to ... Read More »
A PROBE of alleged “reckless” spending of N40billion by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Interim Management Committee (IMC) was launched by the National Assembly on Tuesday. The Senate and the House of Representatives set up separate ad-hoc committees to investigate the allegation. The IMC is supervising a forensic audit of the NDDC as ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The ... Read More »
Founder of Daar Communications Plc, owners of Raypower FM and Africa International Television (AIT), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has tested positive for COVID-19. His daughter-in-law and three grandchildren as well as four other relations also tested positive. One of his sons, Dokpesi Jnr, had been confirmed positive for the virus and admitted to an Isolation Centre. It is believed that the ... Read More »
Two children of a deceased COVID-19 patient in Rivers and a pastor praying for his recovery have contracted the virus, Governor Nyesom Wike has declared. The State has recorded 13 cases with two deaths. Updating the State on efforts to contain the pandemic on Friday, Wike declared wearing of face-masks in public places have become mandatory across Rivers. He blamed ... Read More »
NO decision has been taken on the proposed House of Representatives’ two- month free electricity for Nigerians, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has stated. Its General Manager, Corporate Communications, Godwin Idemudia, noted that while the company supports the proposed intervention by the Federal Government, the details of the proposal are, however, still being worked upon by relevant stakeholders. Idemudia said ... Read More »
The sprawling megacity of Lagos, with over 20 million residents, is the cultural and economic heart of Nigeria. For over two decades, the state has embarked on audacious infrastructure renewal projects that are capital intensive. The execution of ongoing projects alone, let alone the challenges of urban sustainability in the context of Lagos make governing the state a herculean task. ... Read More »
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the Nigeria’s Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, has rolled out bumper Covid-19 relief, Senator who is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Industry, while speaking on the programme, said he rolled out the food package to ameliorate the tension mounted by the Covid 19 lockdown. Senator Osinowo stated ... Read More »
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