Senate seeks review of age limit for job seekers
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to set up a committee to review the age limit inhibiting Nigerians seeking employment in government agencies. The senate resolution followed a…
Nnamdi Okonkwo: A Rare Reformer at Fidelity Bank
BY JACKSON UGBECHIE Nigeria is not in short supply of innovators and reformers. They abound in all sectors. In the banking sector, Nnamdi Okonkwo, is one of them. As the…
Gunmen abduct ex-minister’s brother, wife; kill sister
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday killed one and abducted one Salisu Usman-Maku, elder brother to Labaran Maku, a former Minister of Information and his wife. A family member, who preferred anonymity,…
Trouble in Osun sports, Governor suspends salaries; Officials kick
The Osun Government has stopped the wages and salaries of contract coaches and athletes, including staff and players of the state-owned football clubs, Osun United and Osun Babes. Tajudeen Amodu,…
COVID-19: Nigeria tests 199,016 samples, records 10 new deaths in 5 States -NCDC
Nigeria has tested 199,016 COVID-19 samples, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. This was contained in the COVID19Nigeria situation report for 14th July, 2020 published on Wednesday…
Akpabio to sue Nunieh for defamation; dismisses allegations as tissues of lie
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has instructed his lawyers to sue former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Ms Gbene Joi Nunieh for…
Gov Bello mourns Arotile, describes her death as shocking, devastatingÂ
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has mourned the late Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, describing her death as shocking and devastating. Arotile who was Nigeria’s first-ever Combat Helicopter Pilot died…
Chilean Police train dogs to sniff out persons with COVID-19
Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs — three golden retrievers and a labrador…
Wadume’s trial continues in Abuja, prosecutor tenders six AK47 guns as evidence
The trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume and six others has continued in Abuja before Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako. Six AK47 guns were also tendered as…
How Gokada CEO Saleh was found murdered, dismembered in his New York apartment
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) say they found the body of Fahim Saleh, founder of Gokada, dismembered in his New York apartment. The NYPD say they found an…