News

#RevolutionNow protesters have currently trooped out for a protest in Lagos, Ondo and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The protesters, largely made up of young people, are demanding a better society and improved welfare for citizens from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. However, the protesters, who gathered at the Ikeja area of Lagos, were attacked by the police with …

Cultures and traditions differs, as Princewill Njoku (a banker), has been reunited with his son, after four years of struggle with his father-in-law over custody. According to reports, it was learnt that Princewill lost his wife Favour, shortly after the birth of their son, and her father, Osuchukwu, who is a community leader in Umunokwara Umucheke Okwe, Onuimo Local Government …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 304 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infection to 44,433. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. “304 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-90 Lagos-59 Ondo-39 Taraba-18 Rivers-17 Borno-15 Adamawa-12 Oyo-11 Delta-9 Edo-6 Bauchi-4 Kwara-4 Ogun-4 Osun-4 Bayelsa-3 Plateau-3 Niger-3 …

A massive explosion rocked Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon on Tuesday evening, and has reportedly killed and wounded dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the Beirut sky. Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan says more than 50 people have been killed and 2,700 are wounded in a massive explosion at the port in Beirut. Although …

The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has directed that all schools in the state should remain shut down pending the fulfillment of all laid down COVID-19 protocols. The Governor gave the directive through a press release signed by the state Commissioner for Education, Prof. B. T. O Ikegwuoha. The release said a resumption date will soon be announced by …

Hoodlums on Tuesday assaulted pensioners who were at the Imo State Government House in Owerri, the state capital to protest their five months unpaid pension and gratuities. This is the fifth time in less than a month the senior citizens were protesting their nonpayment of pensions and gratuities by the governor Hope Uzodinma led administration. Trouble started when thugs clutching …

Dapo Abiodun, the executive Governor of Ogun State has lifted off the N25,000 Covid-19 test fee imposed by the state government on returning students in graduating classes. In a Tweet on Monday evening the Governor announced that “Ogun Makes COVID-19 Test Free For All Returning SS3 Boarding Students.” This comes after Parents of pupils in private secondary schools in Ogun …

Chief James Ibori, the former Governor of Delta State, has reacted to Godswill Akpabio’s NDDC corruption allegation against him. The Former Governor of Delta state stated that the comments by the minister of Niger Delta affairs was ridiculous and denied benefiting from contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as alleged by Akpabio. Godswill Akpabio in a letter …

Tech giants, Microsoft have announced that they’ll be buying social media app, TikTok after US President Donald Trump announced that he’ll be banning the app from the United States over fears that the Chinese government uses it to spy on Americans. In a blog post, Microsoft (MSFT) said its CEO Satya Nadella has talked with Trump about buying the app, …

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has linked former governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan to the contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Also on the list as a beneficiary of projects were the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, and Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, among others. Akpabio in a letter sent …