Gunmen abduct 2 Enyimba players in Ondo

Gunmen have abducted two players of Enyimba International Football club of Aba, Abia State, on Benin-Akure, expressway, Ondo State on Sunday night. Reports had it that the victims, Dayo Ojo and Benjamin Francis were travelling to Akure, the Ondo state capital after their

Resident doctors suspend strike

The Gombe State Chapter of Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon on March 16. Dr Saidu Alhassan, the state President of the association disclosed this at a news conference in Gombe on Sunday. Alhassan

GOVERNOR UZODINMA Laying foundation for good governance

By Dr. Chuks Osuji It is an incontrovertible fact that a good planning is bound to result in a good measure of achievements. Evidently, every good and solid building must be predicated on a solid foundation. As the saying goes, “one who fails

55 Birthday tribute to Ihedioha

By Austin Uganwa, PhD. Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha, a foremost lawmaker who recently stepped down as Imo State Governor is 55, Tuesday March 24, 2020. In all ramifications,.it is a worthy and fulfilled milestone . And should therefore be commemorated with pomp and

German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes into self-quarantine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus, her spokesperson said Sunday. Steffen Seibert, the spokesperson, said a doctor gave her a vaccination on Friday, then tested positive for the virus shortly after.

Three new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in Lagos

By TIMILEYIN OMILANA Three new cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed in Lagos on Sunday morning, World Health Organisation and Nigeria’s centre for disease control said. Three persons who tested positive had a history of travelling to high-risk countries in the last

Catholic priests collapses, dies during mass in Rivers

By MIKE ODIEGWU, Yenagoa A Catholic priest, Rev. Father, Cyprian Kooro, has reportedly slumped and died while conducting mass in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A source, who spoke in confidence said said the morning mass was underway on Sunday at St. Helen Catholic

Potentials of a Sanusi-El-Rufai-Kwankwaso political alignment

By Iliyasu Gadu Perhaps one of the unintended consequences of the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano by the Abdullahi Ganduje administration in Kano State is to create the conditions for a potential game changing political alliance of the deposed

Covid-19: Imo Governor calls for prayers

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has called for prayers and support in the fight against the spread of Coronavirus, assuring that the state has put in place adequate measures to prevent and control the disease. Governor Uzodinma, who spoke on Sunday during

BREAKING: Atiku’s son tests positive for Covid – 19

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus. He made his known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive to coronavirus,” he tweeted. According to the former