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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Sunday, April 5th, 2020

Anthony Ugochukwu ———————– Anthony Ugochukwu, Enugu State Commissioner for Health Professor, has been reportedly dead. The development was confirmed by the House member representing his constituency, Oji River state Constituency in the Enugu House of Assembly Hon. Jeff Mbah. The renowned surgeon was said to have died Friday night at a leading private hospital, Memphys […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Raw Politics, Rivers, Senate, State News
Friday, April 3rd, 2020

The Ogoni Social Democratic Network (OSDN) is worried about information regarding a serving senator representing Rivers State who has manifested full blown symptoms of Corona virus but have failed to submit himself for proper screening and treatment. Credible media reports suggest that the senator was in company of a 19 year old girl of Edo […]
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Governors, Headlines, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

By Rebecca Ejiforma in Lagos and Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan he Governor of Ogun State, Seyi Makinde, has tested positive for COVID-19. Makinde in a series of tweets Monday said: “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is positive. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate. “l have designated the former Chief […]
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Articles, Columnists, Governors, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Sunday, March 29th, 2020

By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | March 29, 2020 – It is all over the news that the Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday called on the Inspector General of Police to arrest the State Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Otunta, and the Imo Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, for illegally returning Emeka […]
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Headlines, Religion, Rivers, State News
Sunday, March 29th, 2020

Most churches in Rivers had not more than 50 members in each worship session in compliance with the rule on social distancing by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Some leaders of the churches, who spoke to newsmen on Sunday in Port Harcourt, said that the church was committed to the […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Sunday, March 29th, 2020

Four years after he became the first governor to articulate a stimulus package in the midst of Nigeria’s first recession in 25 years, Anambra’s Chief Willie Obiano has announced a welfare package to help ameliorate the economic hardship arising from measures to combat the Coronaravirus rampaging the world. In a directive yesterday to the Commissioner […]
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Governors, Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, March 28th, 2020

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. He announced this in a video posted on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday evening. “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the COVID-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive,” […]
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Anambra, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

Anambra State: In response to the growing threat of the Coronavirus [Covid-19] pandemic, the Government of Anambra State has come out with the following measures to keep its residents safe: 1. Civil servants in the state are hereby directed to proceed on a 14-day work-from-home with effect from Tuesday, March 24, 2020. However, any civil […]
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Cross River, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

Sunday Aborisade, Abuja A Peoples Democratic Party member representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly is dead. One of her aides who confirmed to our correspondent on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning, said the late Senator died on Monday at the age of 63. He said the late Oko […]
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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), […]