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Following the announcement of the first case of the novel Coronavirus disease in Nigeria, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Friday warned Nigerians against spreading falsehood on social media. The minister stated this today at a press conference in Abuja. An Italian businessman, who flew a Turkish Airlines flight into the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos from Milan, Italy, having transited through …

In the current internal schism within the ranks of the insurgency, however, Ba Idrisa’s ironic difficulties arose from his insistence, sources claim, on preserving some of the ideals under which they fought and parted ways with Shekau. According to multiple sources, “Ba Idrisa was toppled because he ignored a call within the group to initiate a new campaign that portrays …

The sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has accepted the verdict of Supreme Court on its judgement that nullified his victory at the November 16th, 2019 governorship election. David Lyon, in a statement on Thursday, said though the decision of the apex court to stick to its February 13th judgement dashed the hope of the people of the …

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) will soon implement the recommendations of Gov. Nasir El-Rufai Committee on true federalism. Its chairman and Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said this in Akure during the 3rd anniversary lecture and book presentation on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s administration in Ondo State. Bagudu who was the chairman …

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, indicted the Federal Ministry of Health for not putting serious measures in place to prevent the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria. He, therefore, urged the Senate Committee on Primary Health Care to further liaise with the Ministry to intensify screening of passengers at the nation’s airports and seaports. Lawan stated this …

…Consultants protest PhD qualification criteria Anxiety persists among hundreds of medical students at the College of Medicine of the University of Ibadan (UI) as over 300 medical consultants withdrew their services. Patients seeking clinical services at the University College Hospital (UCH) are also apprehensive with the withdrawal of services of over 300 members of the Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) …

Following far-reaching reforms and programs of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF)’s peer-review mechanism has ranked Edo the second highest, in developmental strides among states controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a report by the Director-General of the PGF, Salihu Moh Lukman, the forum revealed that Edo State was on a steady progression with …

…N90B single digit loan scheme for small scale agric, 7000 beneficiaries already shared N20b Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has challenged Federal Agencies to do a lot more in the Buhari administration’s plan to pull out 10 million Nigerians annually out of poverty in the next ten years. Osinbajo threw the challenge, even as the Bank of Industry recently …

…Not true — Edo govt The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is taking advantage of the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Edo State chapter, to lure incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki to its fold, a National Working Committee member told Vanguard, yesterday. Obaseki is currently locked in a battle of supremacy with his predecessor and APC national chairman, …

The Igbo National Council, INC, on Tuesday, handed down a ninety days ultimatum to the governors of the five states of the South East zone, to establish a regional security outfit just like the Northern and South West regions did. The warning came from the statement issued in Owerri, by the INC, National President, Chilos Godsent alongside other executives after …