I will not take COVID-19 vaccine – Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has said he will not take a vaccine against the coronavirus even after it receives approval from his own government. “I’m telling you, I won’t take…

BREAKING news: Supreme Court wave aside Shell’s application to review Ogoni N17bn judgment

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application by an oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, requesting a revisit of a January 11, 2019 judgment ordering it to pay N17bn…

How Kebbi is taking care of MATERNAL, child mortality –Bagudu

Founder of Medicaid Cancer Foundation and wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Bagudu, says with adequate funding, training, provision of basic healthcare as well as investment in health infrastructure,…

Court finally GRANT bail to Ndume

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina…

Germany gets MILLION virus cases as vaccine doubt emerges

Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe’s coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth case on Friday, as questions emerged over just how much protection is offered by one of…

North, worst place to live, bandits operate freely – Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday lamented the high rate of insecurity in the North, saying it was the worst place in the country  to live. The…

APGA writes late Ojukwu, names Obiano as successor

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has written the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu and nominated the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, as his successor. In statement by the National Chairman of the…

Blasphemy: Court reserves judgment on musician’s death sentence appeal

The Kano State High Court (Appeal Division), on Thursday, reserved judgment on an appeal filed by a 30-year-old musician, Sharrif Yahaya, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy by a…

Bayelsa Assembly suspends clerk

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has suspended the Clerk of the House, Owudugo Kozigene, for three months over allegations of gross misconduct. The Deputy Clerk, Kent Adogu, was appointed…

Reps grill FG officials over $125m World Bank loan

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, on Thursday, grilled officials of the Federal Government over how a $125m loan obtained from the World Bank was spent. The committee…