The Federal Government on Monday said the recent order of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , on gradual ease of lockdown will remain in force for another two weeks. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the task force in Abuja. The President […]

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has debunked reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will be addressing Nigerians today . Mr. Adesina stated this on his Twitter handle, following the first phase of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown. Adesina said there will be no presidential broadcast on COVID-19 […]

Policeman on the run after testing positive for coronavirus in Abuja. A Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, is on the run in Abuja after testing positive for coronavirus. Report had it that Police authorities and officials of the National Centre for Disease Control have been looking for the police officer since Friday. The CSP […]

Police arrest man ‘who started raping daughter since she was 11years old. The Lagos state police command says it arrested Ede Tyndale, a 50-year-old man, for allegedly raping his 19-year-old daughter on a number of occasions. In a statement on Sunday, Bala Elkana, spokesman of Lagos police command, said Tyndale was arrested after his wife […]

Troops arrest 7 bandits, destroy militia hideouts in Benue, Nasarawa The Defence Headquarters has said that its troops have arrested 7 bandits in a raid on their hideouts in Benue and Nasarawa States. The Defence Headquarters disclosed this in a statement released via its Twitter account on Sunday. According to DHQ, the bandits were […]

Adediran Ademiju-Bepo Since the adoption of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, in Nigeria by the Umaru Yar’adua administration in 2007, the federal government believes it has been doing things right in its own eyes. From my investigation, IPPIS was first implemented in April of that year to pay workers their wages for […]

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union , has accused the Federal Government of complicity in the attacks and killings in Kajuru communities in Southern Kaduna by Fulani herdsmen, just as it alleged the used of military drones and other sophisticated weapons in the bloody crisis. According to the body, following the attacks and killings, the indigenes […]

Northern governors and political elites have been accused of being responsible for the upsurge in killings and kidnappings going on in Kastina, Kaduna and Plateau states. Armed bandits and insurgents had few days ago unleashed mayhem and burnt down villages in these states, killing many people including women and children. The former federal lawmaker from […]

Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,959. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Sunday. Six patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the last 24 hours in Nigeria. Data obtained from the NCDC’s website showed that there are 4,183 […]

A patient in a quarantine center in Plateau State has died before the result of the COVID-19 test conducted could be released, the State Governor, Simon Lalong disclosed during a statewide broadcast on Sunday evening. The Governor said, “Sadly, the one suspect whose sample was taken died yesterday before his result was returned.” He […]