Troops of the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states in the early hours of Thursday trailed a group of heavily armed herdsmen to their camp close to the boundary between Benue and Nasarawa states killing two of them. The soldiers also recovered two AK-47 riffles with 25 rounds of 7.62 special […]
*As LA county has most cases in US California has seen a 69% rise in coronavirus cases in just two days, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, as the state continues to battle a surge of new infections and hospitalizations. The state has witnessed an alarming jump in cases as communities reopen from lockdown restrictions. […]
Australia’s second most populous state deployed ambulances and mobile test centres in a coronavirus testing blitz as the country recorded the biggest daily rise in cases in two months. Victoria state said 33 people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, marking nine days of double digit new cases in the state. […]
Twenty-four deaths as a result of COVID-19 complications have been confirmed within the past 72 hours in Nigeria. According to the latest figures announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night, 649 new infections were confirmed in 21 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), while nine new deaths were […]
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N2.3 trillion to stimulate the nation’s economy in order to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Briefing newsmen after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said the stimulus was recommended […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the alarm over sinister plan by some vested interests in Nigeria’s economic and socio-political space to distract the institution through deliberate misinformation, complete fabrications and outright lies. The apex bank reiterated that its Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and his team remain focused and undeterred in their effort […]
2,229 delegates decide gov, Imunsuagbon’s fate today A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, yesterday, gave Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, the nod to participate in the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after it struck out the suit filed by Mr. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama. Ogbeide-Ihama, a governorship aspirant, had sued PDP National […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded over 300 per cent trading deficit of N9.53 billion in March 2020. The deficit, the Monthly Financial and Operational Report (MFOR) for the month released yesterday showed, represented a bearish trading in March compared to the N3.95 billion surplus posted in February 2020. The report, a release […]
…volunteers to attend virtual NEC meeting today President Muhammadu Buhari has thrown his weight behind the leadership of Victor Giadom as the Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The president has also indicated that he would attend the virtual National Executive Council (NEC) meeting convened by Giadom and scheduled to hold at […]
The World Bank has approved a $750 million loan for Nigeria’s power sector, the first release of funds after years of stalled talks over long-term reforms. The World Bank said the aim of the loan was to help Nigeria move away “from highly regressive tariff shortfall financing.” The loan will cut tariff shortfalls, protect the […]