Buhari to depart for Mali on peace mission Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck…
Suspected Boko Haram fighters execute five aid workers in Borno
A video has surfaced online showing the execution of five persons by masked men in military camouflage, suspected to be Boko Haram fighters in Borno. A voice was heard speaking…
Buhari, most followed African leader on Twitter ahead of Paul Kagame, Ramaphosa – BCW Twiplomacy report
President Muhammadu Buhari has been ranked as the most followed Sub-saharan African leader on Twitter with 3,121,169 followers. This is according to Burson Cohn and Wolfe (BCW), a global communications…
Y2020 Promotion Exercise: LASG promotes 3,756 Civil Servants
The Lagos State Civil Service Commission has announced the promotion of 3,756 Civil Servants who are statutorily due for elevation to the next level after the successful completion of the…
US acquires 100m doses of potential coronavirus vaccine for $1.95bn
The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion (1.68 billion euros) to secure 100 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and…
Security guard bags 9 year jail term for raping a 7-year-old girl in Edo
An Magistrates’ Court in Igarra, Edo on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old security guard, Sunday Akpeji, to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a seven-year-old girl. The police charged…
Eid el Kabir: Kano State Govt. cancels celebrations, says congregational prayers would be under strict observance of safety protocols
The Kano State Executive Council, has cancelled all traditional Eid el Kabir festivities, to consolidate the successes it had recorded in the war against COVID-19 in the state. The state’s…
Senate urges Buhari to present 2021 budget before end of September
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has urged the Executive arm of Government to work on the estimates for the 2021 budget to ensure its timely presentation to the National…
COVID-19: WHO, Africa CDC inaugurate C’ttee to enhance R&D of traditional medicines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are collaborating to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa….
Police deploys about 800 personnel for PDP primary in Ondo State
The Ondo State Police Command has deployed no fewer than 800 personnel to monitor the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election in the state. ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, Police Public…