The House of Representatives took steps on Thursday to strip the President of the powers to order the forfeiture of moveable and immovable assets and to vest such powers in the courts. ...
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COVID-19: Fed Govt announces initial findings on Madagascar drug
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, gave an update on the COVID Organics touted by Madagascar as cure for the coronavirus disease.
Read More »Nigeria records 626 new COVID-19 cases
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed 27,000 mark after the nation recorded 626 fresh cases of the virus on Monday. ...
Read More »Ondo Health Commissioner dies of coronavirus
Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Wahab Adegbenro, has died of COVID- 19 complications. ...
Read More »Gov. Akeredolu’s wife, security aide contract coronavirus
Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of the Ondo State Governor, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. ...
Read More »Reps move to rescue Buratai’s soldier-critic
The House of Representatives has begun the process to rescue a soldier, Lance Corporal Martins Idakpein, who was detained for criticising the service chiefs over the rising spate of insecurity in Nigeria. ...
Read More »FG warns medical directors over rising deaths in hospitals
The Federal Government, on Thursday, stated that it was disturbed by increasing rejection of patients by hospitals, saying medical directors would be held responsible for the laxity. ...
Read More »Kano govt lifts COVID-19 lockdown, bans street hawking
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has announced the suspension of lockdown earlier declared in the state to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Read More »Kogi Security Trust Fund Chairman in sudden death at 69
Another prominent indigene of Kogi State, Adayi Isiyaka Oyibo is dead.
Read More »APC Caretaker Committee holds closed door meeting with Tinubu
Members of Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday evening held a closed-door meeting with National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at his Bourdillon Home, Ikoyi, Lagos
Read More »Agbakoba distances self from new political group
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said he is not party to a new political group called the National Consultative Forum, which formation was announced on Wednesday.
Read More »Fuel price hike: Buhari’s govt insensitive to plight of Nigerians – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the announced increase in fuel price from N123 to N143.80 per litre by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, describing it as a punishment to Nigerians given the prevailing
Read More »Military can’t identify sponsors of terrorists, bandits – DHQ
The military High Command said that it did not know the sponsors of terrorism and banditry ravaging Northeast, Northwest and North Central states for more than one decade.
Read More »Buhari swears in Chairman, members of FCC, RMAFC, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday swore in the new Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Muheeba Dankaka from Kwara, and 36 other members of the commission.
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