Six killed in Abuja market fire

A fire incident at Tippee Market on 3rd Avenue, Gwarinpa in Abuja has reportedly left no fewer than six persons dead and several others injured on Thursday. The fire started…

Herdsmen crisis: You are President of Nigeria, not Fulani, Ortom slams Buhari

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has criticised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for his lethargy and failure to call Fulani herdsmen terrorising Nigerians to order. He said Buhari…

Reps query N5bn import duty waiver to Chinese company

THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has queried the duty waiver granted a Chinese company, China Harbour, valued at N5bn, to import construction materials. The committee specifically expressed…

Tension as Anambra monarchs undergo COVID-19 test

Anambra State traditional rulers on Wednesday underwent COVID-19 tests. It was gathered that the move was  part of the state’s  institutional measures to  stem the spread of  the pandemic. Members…

Igboho charges Nigerians to speak against killer herders

Yoruba activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has called on Nigerians, especially the Yoruba, to speak up against the atrocities being perpetuated by herdsmen. Igboho in a zoom meeting…

FG, World Bank begin process to rebase Nigeria’s GDP

The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Bank have commenced the process to rebase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. Experts describe GDP as the final value of the goods and…

Dilapidation of Amalgamation House, where North/South marriage was sealed, is an indication of Nigeria’s shaky federation– Administrator, Women Memorial Centre, Akwa Ibom

A retired principal and currently  Administrator of the Women Memorial Centre, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Mrs  Edith  Ettete, whose centre shares the same neighbourhood with the Amalgamation House where…

Stocks shed N20bn as insurance firms lead losers

Investors lost N20bn on Wednesday as the nation’s stock market extended its decline to the third consecutive trading session amid profit-taking. Five insurance stocks were among the top six losers…

Two siblings die in Kano after consuming local herbs

Two family members, Maryam Abubakar and Abdulkadir Abubakar, have been confirmed dead after they consumed local herbs.  The mother of deceased children, Sadiya Abubakar, was said to be unconscious in…

COVID-19 has affected fight against cancer, says expert

A professor of radiation therapy and and oncology, Francis Durosinmi-Etti, has lamented the impact of COVID-19 in the fight against cancer. Durosinmi-Etti, in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday…