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Former presidential candidate Abubakar Atiku’s son tests positive for coronavirus

By Idowu Bankole ormer Vice president and Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Sunday confirmed that his son has tested positive to the coronavirus pandemic currently spreading across the world. In a tweet, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar urges Nigerians to pray for his son as he has been moved to […]

Buhari’s chief of staff Abba Kyari tests positive for coronavirus

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian president, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for coronavirus, multiple sources said on Tuesday. Kyari, a close ally to President Muhammadu Buhari, was away in Germany in early March with a delegation of other Nigerian officials for meetings with Siemens AG. It is unclear if he self-isolated before he […]

BREAKING: Nigeria records first coronavirus death

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, March 23rd, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said the country has recorded the first death from COVID-19. NCDC made this known through its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov. It said the individual was a 67-year-old male who had returned to Nigeria following a medical treatment in the United Kingdom. “He had underlying medical conditions, […]

Northern youths mobilise support for ‘Sanusi 2023’

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

Northern Youths, under the aegis of All Northern Youths Project (ANYP), have mobilised support for the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to vie for the 2023 Presidency. Already, the group has started procuring vehicles and other logistics to support Sanusi’s presidential ambition. A statement by the group, yesterday, stated: “the campaign […]

Bride collapses as groom walks out during church wedding

Posted by admin Headlines, Sex and Relationship Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

By Agency reporter Mr Rufus Aplang, left guests and worshippers in shock when he walked out of the church during his wedding and abandoned his supposed bride, Judith, in Jos. Aplang fled God’s Glory Ministry, Jos, venue of the wedding when it was time to take the wedding vow on Saturday. His action threw family […]

Coronavirus, Africans and Social Distancing – By Professor Phil Alalibo

Posted by admin Articles, Headlines, NNP Columnists, Top Stories Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

By Professor Phil Alalibo | NNP | March 22, 2020 Olu: Goodmorning! Nimi: Yes, Olu, goodmorning to you too. I am surprised you are still around. I thought you travelled to Ibadan yesterday to see your mother? Olu: Which Ibadan are you talking about? Nimi: See dis man, oh! How many Ibadan do we […]

Nigeria: One Country, Wasted Visions – By Abiodun Komolafe

Posted by admin Abiodun Komolafe, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | March 22, 2020 – “We must make sure about two things, namely: that our principles are just and that are methods are practical; for nothing destroys her own ends as unjust principles and impractical methods and approach.” – Obafemi Awolowo. Twenty three years ago, yours sincerely authored an article on […]

The World after Coronavirus – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists Saturday, March 21st, 2020

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | March 21, 2020 – Has the world as we know it changed inexorably because of a virus that was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019? This is the big question many people are grappling with as the Coronavirus epidemic sweeps through the world, with more than […]

Nigeria to Shutdown Lagos, Abuja Airports as Lagos reduces public gathering to 20

Posted by admin Aviation, Lagos, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories Saturday, March 21st, 2020

As the cases of Coronavirus jumps from 12 to 22, the Federal Government has announced indefinite closure of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja, effective from Monday, March 23. The planned shutdown was contained in a statement signed Saturday by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), […]

Suspected herdsmen kill Rivers PDP ex-guber aspirant

Posted by admin Headlines, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Saturday, March 21st, 2020

A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Soalabo West, has been killed by suspected herdsmen. He was reportedly kidnapped outside his farm and later died in custody. The lawyer was abducted on March 7 in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Two days into his abduction, the […]