President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five-year term. Details later…

  The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has explained why the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives was delayed in some states. The private sector-led organisation in reaction to the looting of COVID-19 palliatives from warehouses across Nigeria called for calm and revealed that most of the state governments did not receive complete delivery of items allotted to … Continue reading CACOVID Explains Why Distribution Of COVID-19 Palliatives Was Delayed, Urges Citizens To Stop Looting

  FIFA president Gianni Infantino has contracted coronavirus, the world’s governing body announced on Tuesday. The 50-year-old has mild symptoms and will remain in isolation for a further 10 days. “All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly and they are being requested to take the … Continue reading FIFA Chief Infantino Tests Positive For COVID-19

  FIFA president Gianni Infantino has contracted coronavirus, the world’s governing body announced on Tuesday. The 50-year-old has mild symptoms and will remain in isolation for a further 10 days. “All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly and they are being requested to take the … Continue reading FIFA Chief Infantino Tests Positive For COVID-19

  The Bauchi State Government has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate human rights abuses and police brutality in Bauchi State. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado. According to the statement, Governor Bala Mohammed who gave the approval … Continue reading Bauchi Govt Sets Up Judicial Panel Of Inquiry On Police Brutality

  The Bauchi State Government has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate human rights abuses and police brutality in Bauchi State. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado. According to the statement, Governor Bala Mohammed who gave the approval … Continue reading Bauchi Govt Sets Up Judicial Panel Of Inquiry On Police Brutality

An American citizen has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Niger, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday.

An American citizen has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Niger, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday.

  The Bayelsa State government says it has distributed all food items and other palliatives it received as donations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Information, Orientation, and Strategy in the state, Ayibaina Duba, stressed that the government was not hoarding palliatives … Continue reading We Are Not Hoarding COVID-19 Palliatives – Bayelsa Govt

  Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has said the people of the state have nothing to fear regarding the recent vandalization of warehouse and looting of items in some parts of the country. Speaking on Tuesday at the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization in Lafia, the governor said there is no item stored in any … Continue reading Looting: Nasarawa Not Afraid Of Any Warehouse Break In – Gov Sule