UgamatvPHILIPPINE MINISTER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SECOND TIME
A Philippine government minister has tested positive for coronavirus five months after an initial diagnosis, authorities said Monday, as experts investigate whether he had been re-infected. Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano,…
BREAKING : TRIBUNAL NULLIFIES BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
The Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri. The Justice Mohammed Sirajo-led three-man panel ruled that the election was unlawful…
REPS: REPORT ON NCDC BILL READY IN SEPTEMBER
THE House of Representatives has said the committee report on the controversial the Quarantine Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2020, also known as the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020…
GOVT URGED TO CREATE PLATFORM FOR YOUTHS
A non-governmental organisation, Strategy for Mentoring Initiative and Leadership Empowerment, has urged government at all levels to create a platform for the youth to excel. The founder of the NGO,…
US election: Biden leads Trump in poll ahead of Democratic convention
A day before the start of the Democratic national convention where Joe Biden is expected to be formally nominated presidential candidate, an NBC news and Wall Street Journal poll on…
LAGOS EMPOWERS DISTRICT OFFICERS , EASES PLANNING APPROVAL PROCESS
The Lagos Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, says the state has secured the commitment of ethical and professional conduct from 30 district officers. The officers…
TASK FORCE RAIDS JOS DRUG MARKET, ARRESTS 16 SUSPECTS
Sixteen persons suspected to be illicit drug dealers were on Sunday in Jos paraded by operatives of the Plateau State owned security outfit, Operation Rainbow. It was learnt that the…
ABUJA COUNCIL NAMES STREET AFTER AFE BABALOLA
The Abuja Municipal Area Council on Saturday named a street in the Apo District of the Federal Capital Territory after the founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola. The…
12 MILLION NIGERIAN CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM STUNTED GROWTH
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has raised the alarm that no fewer than 12 million Nigerian children are suffering from stunted growth. The Minister of Agriculture and…
NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA DECRY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has called for gender equality and an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Coach Oscar Emetuei, National Deputy President of NICASA, made…
