archiveJune 19, 2020

Glowing commendations have not stopped coming in for Awka Millenium City (AMC), Agu-Awka, Anambra State, a smart city, being underpinned by quality infrastructure that will guarantee seamless provision of requisite amenities needed to sustain good quality life style. This is coming as Awka Millenium City, released the June 2020 progress...

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Friday condemned the arrest and beating of its Spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, by security agencies with a call on the global community to closely monitor dictatorship in Nigeria. The organisation vowed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot intimidate the opposition into...

The Federal Government has set up a plan to fulfil its pledge of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, by creating jobs through different Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari in his 2019 Democracy Day address said, “With leadership...

Some 9.6 million people have downloaded Germany’s coronavirus track-and-trace app, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control said on Friday. The app was made available for download earlier this week on a voluntary basis. It is intended to facilitate tracking of novel coronavirus infection chains as Germany eases restrictions....

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson have announced that the government will allocate one billion pounds ($1.2 billion) to provide tutoring and additional resources to school students that have missed lessons as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. “This £1 billion catch-up package will help head...

Some Lagos residents on Friday expressed mixed reactions over the suspension of the opening of churches, mosques and events places by the Lagos State Government to curb the rising number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Some residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos on...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus free status...

Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Nedo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II on Thursday stated his position on political developments in Edo State, stressing clearly that he is opposed to imposition (consensus candidate) and god-fatherism in whatever manner. The Oba’s position was made known in a statement, signed by Frank Irabor,...

Nigerian music superstar, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, is to face police probe over allegations of rape. Seyitan’s friend, Benjamin Ese, in a Twitter thread in June, recounted how D’Banj allegedly raped Seyitan at a hotel in December 2018. The accusation sparked outrage on social media with some wondering why the...

Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest daily figure of confirmed COVID-19 cases yet, as 745 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). With the latest update, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 18, 480 from 17, 735 reported on Wednesday...