IMO State Governor Hope Uzodinma has made public result of the test conducted on him, declaring that he tested negative again for the second time. In a statement signed by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, he said, “Governor ...
Read More »NNPC may suspend resumption of 1,050 graduate trainees
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may have put on hold the employment of 1,050 graduate trainees recently offered provisional employment due to the lingering coronavirus pandemic and downturn in the Nigerian economy. A reliable source said in Abuja that ...
Read More »Ex-IPAC chairman faults gov on purchase of 50 cars to fight virus
A former Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Cross River State, Goddie Akpama, has expressed displeasure over purchase of 50 brand new cars by Governor Ben Ayade to fight the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. He described it ...
Read More »Hunger looms nationwide after COVID-19, says Ayade
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has warned against the looming danger of survival after COVID-19. Ayade, in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, warned that protecting lives without protecting livelihoods of Nigerians would ...
Read More »Jigawa ex-gov, others under surveillance after attending burial
A former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has been placed under evaluation for the suspected contraction of the virus after his close contact with the Kano index case. A member of Kano State Rapid Response Team on COVID-19 (name ...
Read More »I’ve COVID-19 cure, just provide five victims, don tells FG
A Kaduna-based scientist, Professor Ayodele Israel Adeleye, has insisted that he had found a solution to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, urging the Federal Government to produce five victims for free treatment to further prove his claim. The former lecturer with ...
Read More »Home appliances emit more radiations, telecoms operators insist, dismiss link between ailments, 5G for umpteenth time
For the umpteenth time, telecommunications operators have dismissed the connection of wireless technologies with the widespread radiation across the globe. They, rather, contended that home appliances were more anti-health owing to their alleged high radio activeness. The Association of Licensed ...
Read More »NGO seeks consideration for persons with disabilities in Akwa Ibom
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), has appealed to Akwa Ibom State government to consider persons with disabilities in the distribution of palliatives during the lockdown in the state. In a statement by its Executive Director, Mr. ...
Read More »Buratai meets troops on warfronts, orders normalcy in North East commander promises shielding operations as predecessor lists major challenge
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has ordered the immediate restoration of peace in the North East. Addressing the troops fighting insurgency on the warfronts during his operational visits of their locations in Sambisa Forest, Borno State, ...
Read More »Lawyers urge Abuja, Rivers cooperation to fight COVID-19
Labour demands release of suspects, threatens to withdraw services Legal practitioners who specialise in aviation and maritime issues have called on the Federal Government to work with the Rivers State to win the fight against COVID-19. National President of Admiralty ...
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