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Africa & World Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health, NNP News
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
(NNP) Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is the first to approve a vaccine for the coronavirus that would be used to vaccinate the Russian people against the virus infection. However, this declaration is coming against the fact that the country has had less than two months of human testing, an important phrase that […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
 Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Benue State government has once again insisted that the Fulani vigilante group is not present in Benue and will NOT, under any guise operate in the state. Governor Samuel Ortom who stated this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Tuesday said the desperation being […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Fred Ezeh, Abuja Pentecostal Bishops in northern Nigeria under the umbrella of the Pentecostal Bishops’ Forum of the 19 northern states have described the unending killings and community destruction in Southern Kaduna as a well orchestrated mission to overrun the indigenous people of the region. This was as Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) affirmed […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, House, Legislature, State News
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Femi Gbajabiamila Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi A team of legal practitioners of the Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, and the leadership of the House to as a matter of necessity invoke the provisions of Section 68(1)(g) and (2) […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Nyesom Wike Rivers gov talks more than he campaigns, says opposition party Court fixes date for suit seeking Ize-Iyamu’s disqualification Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt and Alex Enumah in Abuja AThe Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election and Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said the […]
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Economy, Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Timipre Sylva Chineme Okafor in Abuja The federal government has stated its desire to boost investment in Nigeria’s natural gas market with its formal activation of the National Gas Transportation Network Code yesterday. According to the Technical Adviser (TA) on Gas Business and Policy Implementation to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre […]
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Armed Forces, Governors, Latest Politics, Sokoto, State News
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
Aminu Tambuwal The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has advocated that a special provision be made constitutionally to increase funding for the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the country. Tambuwal and his Zamfara State counterpart, Bello Muhammad Mutawalle, who were special guests at the Nigerian Army Special Super Camp 4 at Faskari, […]
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American Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
By Adedayo Akinwale and Udora Orizu The federal government on Tuesday finally received the 200 ventilators donated to it by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, for Covid-19 response. On April 28, Trump had, in a phone call conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari, promised that his administration would send ventilators to Nigeria. Speaking […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
By Adedayo Akinwale The federal government has approved the eighth and ninth evacuation flights for stranded Nigerians in the United States. The Nigerian Consulate in the US, in a statement dated August 10, but issued on Tuesday, said the ninth flight is the final evacuation flight for stranded Nigerians from the US. The Consulate said […]
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Governors, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Presidency
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
By Omololu Ogunmade President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced another round of meeting with members of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Security Council in the State House, Abuja. The meeting is coming 24 hours after the president met with North-east governors, service chiefs and all heads of security agencies over worsening insecurity in the country. Present […]
