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Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD) has disclosed that the federal government spent about N523.3 million on school feeding programme during the lockdown against the Coronavirus pandemic. The Minister disclosed this at the Presidential Taskforce briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Sadiya who disclosed that the programme was modified and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the NDDC to pay its scholarship beneficiaries studying abroad. The students, who got a scholarship from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), cried out online and accused the NDDC of abandoning them, forcing them to take on menial jobs to survive. President Buhari has now intervened and asked that they be […]

Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti has shared his view about the underdevelopment witnessed across states in the country.  According to the singer, the level of underdevelopment in the country is directly tied to the wealth of our elites.  Seun Kuti added that if Nigerians calculate how much the country has lost and how much the elites have amassed, the […]

Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol may sell for N150 per litre in August as marketers are pushing for an upward review.  This is coming after the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA ) announced an increase of the product to a band of N140.80 to N143.80 per litre in July.  Prior to the July 1 hike, the agency […]

Former Pope, Benedict XVI is seriously ill with shingles according to a report in the Monday August 3 edition of the German Passauer Neue Presse newspaper. According to the report the Pope, now 93, is very frail and his voice is barely audible.He became seriously ill after returning to the Vatican from a visit to […]

A 67-year-old man identified simply as Papa, has reportedly been killed by suspected ritualists who got into an apartment he was staying at Orhoakpor community, Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State. The man who was suffering from stroke, was killed in the compound of a traditional medicine expert he was rushed to for treatment. His throat was slit […]

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the timetable of the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Reacting to the exam body’s timetable which revealed that examination will commence on the 17th August, 2020, MURIC stated that it clashed with Muslims’ Friday prayers. MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola went on to accuse WAEC of creating a […]

Suspected kidnappers have killed a staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Mr. Ngor, in Barkin Ladi, Plateau state after collecting N200, 000 ransom from his family members. According to reports, the suspected kidnappers trailed late Ngor to his home at the Yakubu Gowon Airport staff quarters in Barkin Ladi in Plateau state last Friday, July […]

A man has died after attacking the palace of Akire in Osun State in an attempt to release a suspect remanded in the palace. The man identified as Suraju Alabi reportedly led a gang to the Akire palace around 1 pm on Sunday, August 2, and attacked members of vigilante attached to the palace while trying […]

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has stated that Governor Godwin Obaseki is not a threat to his party in the forthcoming Edo governorship election.  Responding to a question on if Obaseki’s popularity was a threat to his party in an interview on Channels TV Sunday Politics, Oshiomhole stated that […]

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has reportedly linked two former governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan, to some of the projects that have been executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission, Punch reports. Akpabio in a letter sent to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, listed the former governors […]

Mrs Florence Ajimobi, widow of the former governor of Oyo state, late Abiola Ajimobi, says her huhusba made heaven and is currently at peace with God. The former first lady said this when she received a delegation of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ at her Oluyole, Ibadan home over the weekend.  The former governor died on Thursday, June 25 […]

Federal Medical Center, Makurdi, Benue state, as well as three medical doctors working in the hospital have been dragged to Federal High Court Makurdi for allegedly causing the untimely death of a woman who was also a staff. Mrs Sabina Uyeh until her death was a Public Relations Officer of the Federal Medical Center. The […]

A primary school teacher has invented an affordable cancer-detecting bra to help women with early detection after a woman died from breast cancer. Idris Dangana, 43, a Kano native, was unfulfilled with his job as a teacher and wanted to do more to help his community. Consequently, he decided to quit and develop his interest in learning computer […]

Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa has stated that her female colleagues make themselves vulnerable to sexual harassment by movie producers and directors. In an interview with The Nation, Amusa averred that actresses especially the up and coming run after these movie producers and directors. The actress disclosed that she has never been sexually harassed by anyone in […]

Russian billionaire and Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich is set to get richer, as he has agreed to sell his gold mine in a deal said to be worth £1billion. Abramovich, whose financial worth reduced this year due to the covid-19 pandemic, has agreed to sell his stake in Highland Gold Mining Ltd to Fortiana Holdings […]

A 72-year-old man died onboard an Air Peace flight P47182 from Calabar to Abuja today Saturday, August 1. According to reports, the deceased who had been ill, was on his way to the nation’s capital for further medical checkup when he died. Port health officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport certified him dead upon the plane’s arrival at […]

As students in exiting classes prepare to resume for academic activities nationwide on Monday, August 3, the Ogun state government has mandated all students in boarding houses to undergo Malaria and COVID-19 tests as that would make them admissible into their boarding houses. In a statement released today August 1, Ronke Soyombo, the Special Adviser […]

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that the loan the Nigerian government got from China for the rail projects across the country will be paid back within 20 years.  In a statement released on Saturday August 1, the former Governor of Rivers state disclosed that China is the only country giving out loans with a […]

The Presidency has reacted to President Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura’s comment on zoning which triggered a controversy last week.  Recall that in an interview with BBC Hausa, Mamman Daura had said it is better for competence to prevail over zoning in government positions. However in a statement released by Buhari’s spokesperson Garba Shehu which served as a […]