Wike declares 19 ‘illegal’ oil refinery operators wanted over soot pollution
Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, says he has identified and will arrest persons who are alleged to be involved in oil bunkering and illegal refinery activities in the state. In a press statement on Sunday, Kelvin Ebiri, Wike’s special assistant on media, said the governor disclosed this in a statewide broadcast on Sunday. […]
Newspaper Headlines: FG asks govs to enforce compulsory COVID vaccination for workers
The reactions trailing the planned removal of petrol subsidy by the federal government appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 537 new infections, six deaths
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 537 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday. UK GOVERNMENT APPEALS TO PREGNANT WOMEN TO GET VACCINATED The UK government has appealed to all pregnant women to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. It said almost all pregnant women admitted to hospital with COVID-19 […]
Buni to restructure Gombe APC after reconciliation of Goje, Yahaya
Mai Mala Buni, chairman of the national caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is expected to meet with Danjuma Goje, senator representing Gombe central, and Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe governor, over the reorganisation of the party in the state. The politicians have been at loggerheads in recent months over the control of […]
Lagos nurses to call off planned strike as Sanwo-Olu intervenes
The Lagos chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) is expected to call off its strike which was billed to commence on Monday. The association had issued a notice of a three-day warning strike, starting from January 10, to press home its demands for improved working conditions. But […]
ECOWAS hits Mali with tough sanctions over election delay
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed economic sanctions on the Republic of Mali. Member countries of the West African bloc took the decision at an extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Sunday. ECOWAS rejected the proposal by Mali’s government to hold elections in 2025, saying it finds it […]
Osinbajo: ECOWAS will not accept coups… our resolve is strong
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) will not accept unconstitutional takeover of power. Osinbajo spoke on Sunday in Ghana where he is representing President Muhammadu Buhari at an extraordinary ECOWAS summit to discuss the political situation in the Republic of Mali. In August 2020, members […]
Ayade makes case for zoning, says ‘democracy is blind to fairness’
Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, says the type of democracy being practised in the country lacks equity and fairness. Speaking on Sunday while addressing some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the governor’s lodge in Calabar, the state capital, Ayade said democracy does not create the balance that is […]
REPORTER’S DIARY: Inside Mummy GO’s church where jewelry, hair extensions are banned
At 8:10am on Sunday, I arrived at the international headquarters of Rapture Proclaimer Evangelical Church of God (RAPEC) located at Adeyefa street, Iyana-Ipaja axis of Lagos state. Funmilayo Adebayo, its founder, earned the nickname ‘Mummy GO’ after becoming a viral sensation over her controversial and jarring sermons. Source: Top Stories
IPOB to Buhari: Failure to release Nnamdi Kanu will be a mistake
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says President Muhammadu Buhari is making a mistake by not releasing Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader. The president had in an interview aired on Wednesday said Kanu should defend himself before the court, adding that he will not be released. Kanu is standing trial on charges bordering […]