COVID-19: Again, FG snubs Osinbajo report, mobilises corpers to camps

The Federal Government has again snubbed a recommendation by the Economic Sustainability Committee led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and decided to re-open orientation camps nationwide next Tuesday amid Rising COVID-19…

Amunike: If Messi leaves, you have to respect him and thank him for everything he’s done for Barcelona

Former Barcelona forward Emmanuel Amunike has urged the club to respect Lionel Messi‘s final decision on his future. The 33-year-old submitted a transfer request last summer but, after Josep Maria Bartomeu‘s resignation as president, his…

Elumelu’s firm buys IOCs’ stakes in oil block for $1.1bn

Three international oil companies operating in Nigeria have sold their combined 45 per cent interest in Oil Mining Lease 17 and related assets in the Eastern Niger Delta to TNOG…

Armed Forces Day: APC, PDP clash over rising insecurity

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday clashed over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. This was as the nation marked the 2021 edition of the Armed…

Trump leaves office Wednesday ahead of Biden’s inauguration

President Donald trump plans to leave Washington on Wednesday morning before Joe Biden is sworn in, a senior administration official told Reuters on Friday. Vice President Mike Pence will attend…

$311m Abacha loot: How bid process for consultant ended in crisis –Investigation

There are indications that the crisis rocking the process for the hiring of a consultant to monitor the spending of the $311.8m Abacha loot may have been caused by the…

Why I want people to take COVID-19 more seriously –Zainab Balogun

To say that fans of actress, Zainab Balogun, were shocked when she took to her social media page to disclose that she tested positive for COVID-19 towards the end of…

Why power should shift to South in 2023 — Zulum

The Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum, said on Friday that for the sake of fairness, power should return to the south in 2023. He faulted the suspicion that any…

NMA laments increased Covid infections among health workers

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has expressed concern over the increase in the rate of COVID- 19 infections among health workers in the state. The state…

Restructure or risk boycott of 2023 polls, Nwodo tells FG

The immediate past President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural group, Chief John Nwodo, has called on the Federal Government to initiate and conclude the process of restructuring the country before…