Army, Adeniyi and the Truth
By Madu Onuorah Of the over 50 senior officers of the Nigerian Army whose redeployments were released last Tuesday, that of Major General Olusegun Adeniyi,...
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Twins born during pandemic named ‘Corona and Covid’
A couple in India have named their twins born amid the global coronavirus pandemic Corona and Covid. The siblings – a girl and a boy...
With 5 new cases, Nigeria’s COVID-19 figure now 214
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night said that the country has recorded five new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total...
PDP to NASS: Monitor disbursement of N500b COVID-19 intervention fund
As Nigerians continue to raise eyebrows over the disbursement of the N500 billion intervention fund released by the Federal Government, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)...
Buhari govt seeks N500b COVID-19 crisis intervention fund
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Saturday met with the leadership of the National Assembly to intimate it with an...
Military destroy ISWAP camp in Lake Chad basin area
The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) and Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have destroyed an...
COVID-19: Cancel Chinese medical team’s visit to Nigeria, — NUJ tasks Buhari
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has raised serious objection to the proposed visit of a team of Chinese doctors to Nigeria to help tackle...
Nigerian govt deny issuing licence for 5G network
The Nigerian Government on Saturday said that the deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile Networks (5G) in the country is not immediate but would come to...
Finance, manpower, infrastructure hamper Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight, NCDC boss
…More cases of the COVID-19 likely …18 Chinese medical experts, supplies coming …NCDC says confirmed cases in Nigeria 209, not 210 Director-General of the Nigeria...
AU panel on COVID-19 hold inaugural meeting by teleconference
The first meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the Africa Union’s Continental Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) began Saturday afternoon, by teleconference. The teleconference meeting is...