Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has expressed concern over the rising incidents of violence and extrajudicial killings by security agencies in parts of the country. Okechukwu, who represents Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State, ...

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has endorsed an inter-state lockdown in the country for another two weeks to contain spread of coronavirus among states of the country. Chairman of NGF and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who disclosed this after ...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims in the country to avoid congregational prayers during the coming Ramadan. He also asked the faithful to pray at home and ...

Counsel to the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, led by Femi Falana (SAN) have urged the Kaduna State Government to release them for immediate medical treatment following deteriorating health condition ...

The lockdown ordered by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State begins today by 10.30p.m. Zulum had on Monday ordered lockdown of the state for 14 days to prevent further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to him, two cases ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has directed thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of strange deaths in Kano State. No fewer than 40 corpses have reportedly been buried in Dandolo cemetery, Dala Council, since the declaration of lockdown in the state, against ...

Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Out V, 18 paramount rulers of Cross River State and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have resolved to partner with the Ben Akak Foundation to the fight against COVID-19 in the state. ...

· Enugu orders probe of report linking case with Jigawa Indications have emerged that the economy of the South East lacked the required capacity and too weak to contain a possible explosion of coronavirus in the region. This is based ...

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has lamented that despite the proactive measures being taken to prevent coronavirus from spreading into the state, two index cases have been confirmed positive. He bemoaned the fact that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ...

Civil society groups have deployed no fewer than 1000 volunteers to evaluate the processes and impact of Federal Government’s palliatives across the country. The groups said the deployment was aimed at ensuring transparency in the distribution process and to ensure ...