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Without sounding apocalyptic, the picture of post Covid-19 Nigeria is grim. As the global economic impact of the pandemic takes its toll on all facets of societies, Nigeria must brace …
Read morePost COVID-19: The Time To Act Is Now By Abdullahi D. Mohammed
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has announced 12 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus, taking the total tally so far in the country to 151. Out of the 12 …
Read moreCoronavirus Cases In Nigeria Rise To 151 After 12 New Infections
Tope Akinyode Tope Akinyode Our attention is drawn to a circular by the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, commanding soldiers to embark on an action he tagged ‘Op-Second …
Read moreWe Will Battle Military Repression Tooth And Nail By Tope Akinyode
Troubling videos showing policemen, military officers and other agents of the state torturing, flogging, harassing and humiliating citizens for straying outside despite the current lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and …
Read moreCOVID-19 Lockdown: No To Torture Of Citizens By Security Agents By Inibehe Effiong
Punchng Six persons have been killed following a collision between a taxi and a Dangote Cement truck on Epe Expressway in Lagos. Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi …
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The Coronavirus for every reason made available to time has made history. That human history has never been this troubled by the widespread and panic-inducing effect of an epidemic …
Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed It has been a fruitless journey of 60 years with the same set of dumb drivers. A six-decade journey that has given birth …
Godswill Akpabio and NDDC MD, Kemebradikumo Pondei Godswill Akpabio and NDDC MD, Kemebradikumo Pondei Not less than 210 Nigerian, who are beneficiaries of the Niger Delta Development Commission 2019 Scholarship …
Days after it emerged that 35 governors, 15 ministers and dozens of other public office holders are among Nigerians, who own 800 choice properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, suspected …
The Adamawa State Government has announced a lockdown of the state for 14 days. A statement by Press Secretary to the governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, said that the measure was …
Read moreAdamawa Announces Lockdown Of State Over Coronavirus
Google There is panic in Delta State at the moment after it was announced that the result of three suspected Coronavirus cases are being expected. Governor of the state, …
Read morePanic As Result Of Three Suspected Coronavirus Cases In Delta Is Expected
Chikwe Ihekweazu Chikwe Ihekweazu Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that the country’s only chance of controlling the spread of Coronavirus was for …
Read moreStaying Home Is Our Small Chance Of Containing Coronavirus Outbreak –NCDC Boss
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has appealed to law enforcement agencies across the country to allow petroleum products tanker drivers free movement during the lockdown ordered in parts of …
Read moreAllow Tanker Drivers Operate During Lockdown, NNPC Tells Law Enforcement Agencies
The Lagos and Ogun governments will any moment from now receive ambulances, test kits and other medical supplies to help combat and curtail the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in …
Read moreCoronavirus: Lagos, Ogun To Receive Ambulances, Test Kits From Oyedepo
The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases rose to 139 in Nigeria on Tuesday after four new cases were discovered in Abuja and Lagos. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control …
Concerned Nigerians, a civil society group, has commended Major General Olusegun Adeniyi for revealing challenges faced by troops fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria’s North-East. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Adeniyi …
The Nigerian Red Cross has appealed to members of the public to support its ongoing efforts at creating more awareness on the dangers of Coronavirus and how citizens can avoid …
Read moreNigerian Red Cross Calls For Support To Scale Up Coronavirus Response
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the safety of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, following a riot at Kaduna Prison by inmates …
Read moreNothing Must Happen To El-Zakzaky, Shiites Warn Buhari After Kaduna Prison Unrest
IGP Mohammed Adamu IGP Mohammed Adamu IGP, Police Spokesperson, 10 Others Test Negative For Coronavirus Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has tested negative for Coronavirus. The IGP received the …
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A senior Nigerian Army officer, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, who headed Operation LAFIYA DOLE and spearheaded the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the country’s North-East region, has reacted to …
As earlier reported by SaharaReporters, the Nigerian Army has announced the redeployment of senior officers, claiming that the move was in a bid to add freshness into the war …
Read moreNigerian Army Redeploys Senior Officers In Major Shake-up
Me, circa 1984, in my choir uniform and what was possibly the now infamous tambourine. R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq I remember falling asleep at a …
The National Human Rights Commission has warned that the enforcement of Covid-19 lockdown directives must be carried out without torture, inhuman and degrading treatment of Nigerians. The commission called …
Read moreNHRC Warns Security Agencies Against Torture, Impunity In Enforcement Of COVID-19 Lockdown
Sierra Leone has recorded its first case of Coronavirus, the government said on Tuesday, making it the latest African country to register an infection. According to AFP, President Julius Maada …
A fierce windstorm has destroyed the broadcast mast of Glory FM, a radio station owned by Bayelsa State Government. The fallen mast, occasioned by a heavy downpour on Monday …
Inmates in Kaduna Prison have attempted a jailbreak after riot broke out over the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The inmates, who fear that they could contract the deadly …
Read moreBREAKING: Inmates In Kaduna Prison Attempt Jailbreak Over Coronavirus, One Feared Killed
The Nigerian Army under the leadership of Lt. General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, has removed General Olusegun Adeniyi, who appeared in a viral video urging military authorities to …
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria rose to 131 on Monday with two recorded deaths. Nigerian Centre for Disease Control made the announcement The NCDC tweeted, …
After intense pressure from the Nigerian public especially from senior legal practitioners and other prominent citizens, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced the signing into law of the COVID-19 Regulations. Sections …
Read morePresident Buhari Succumbs To Public Pressure, Signs COVID-19 Regulations 2020
Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa As the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus disease continues, the Delta State Government has raised concerns over neighbouring …
Read moreCOVID-19: Delta Government Raises Concerns Over Neighbouring States Yet To Close Borders