UN helicopter attack: Buhari condemns act, says security of foreigners, Nigerians remain top priority
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned what he called “the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in the Northeast on Saturday by the Boko Haram terrorists”. In a reaction to…
Helicopter attack: UN suspends Air Service in North East, calls for probe- Kallon
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon has suspended the operations of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). This followed an attack that caused damage to an aid…
Senate Committee to present findings on Power Sector probe soon- Suswam
Chairman Senate Committee on Power, Sen. Gabriel Suswam has said the committee will soon present its findings on the probe of N1.8 trillion Federal Government’s interventions in the sector. The…
I stand with Festus Keyamo
KEN UGBECHIE ..gongbeat column It’s democracy in action once again last Tuesday at the National Assembly. Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment was before a…
Revealed! Fake websites linked to Hushpuppi solely for scamming
Could cyber fraudster Hushpuppi (Ramoni Abbas) be behind the many bogus websites flagged by Gulf News including the one reported by the newspaper last fortnight? This is the puzzle Dubai…
Nigeria, Ghana top deportation list from Britain; high cost bothers Govt
Nigeria, Ghana and Albania top of the list of countries with the highest number of deportees from Britain and it’s costing the UK government humungous amount of tax payers’ money…
Christian Pilgrims Commission has a new Secretary: Yakubu Pam
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Rev. Yakubu Pam as the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on…
We are winning war against COVID-19, surpassed testing benchmark set by NCDC – Ganduje
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says the state is recording successes in the COVID-19 response aimed at stemming further spread of the pandemic and has surpassed the testing benchmark…
Lagos boat mishap: Commissioner reads riot Act to ferry operators as death toll rises to 5
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, has cautioned ferry operators against breaking laid down safety guidelines on waterways, including avoidance of night travels after the boat mishap…
COVID-19: Gov. Ortom confirms SSG, COS, 32 others test positive in Benue
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Tony Ijohor and Chief of Staff, Mr Terwase Orbunde have tested positive to COVID-19. The governor…