‘An inspiration to the black race’ — Osinbajo pays tribute to Shonekan
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described Ernest Shonekan, former head of the interim national government, as “an inspiration to the black race”. Osinbajo spoke on Friday at the burial service for Shonekan, which took place at the Cathedral Church of Christ in Marina, Lagos. The former head of the interim national government died […]
PHOTOS: Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu, Jonathan present as Shonekan is laid to rest in Lagos
Ernest Shonekan, former head of the interim national government, has been laid to rest. Shonekan, who breathed his last on January 11, was buried in Lagos. Dignitaries at the state funeral which held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos; Yakubu Gowon, former […]
My government committed to poverty alleviation, says Buhari at AU summit
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will sustain the provision of social safety nets for the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria. The president spoke on Friday at the virtual official presentation of Nigeria’s review report at the 31st Africa peer review forum of African Union (AU) leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing […]
Canada-based Nigerian doctor suspended for hugging, blowing kiss at co-worker
Efe Ovueni, a Nigerian based in Canada, has been suspended from medical practice for three months for unprofessional conduct. The suspension was announced on Thursday following a hearing by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) tribunal — the hearing was concluded in December 2021. The doctor was said to […]
Oil price tops $93 a barrel — highest in seven years
Crude oil prices spiked above $93 a barrel on Friday, the highest since October 1, 2014. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose more than 2.9 percent to $93.54. Similarly, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures increased 2.5 percent to $92 a barrel. Over the past months, oil prices have […]
EXTRA: Release Igboho or we’ll free him using ‘juju’, Agbekoya warns Benin Republic
Kamorudeen Okiki, president of Agbekoya Worldwide, has asked the government of Benin Republic to release Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho or the group will use a traditional means to free him from detention. Igboho has been in detention in Benin Republic since he was arrested at an airport in Cotonou by […]
The north will determine Nigeria’s next president
In Nigeria’s politics, the north is indispensable – and it has always been. By the contrivance of kismet, the north has always held all the aces as the repository of political power since independence. And I say it is divine. In the 1959 general election, the north showed its strength. The Northern People’s […]
Newspaper Headlines: Buhari rebuffs lobby to shift APC convention date
The uncovering of 96 financiers of terrorism as well as the 424 associates of the financiers by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 100 infections — but no fatalities
Nigeria recorded 100 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Friday. Moderna-based vaccine developed by African company Afrigen Biologics, a South African biological company, has developed a COVID-19 vaccine using the publicly available sequence of the Moderna jab and could begin testing in adults by the end […]
FULL LIST: Kano, Sokoto excluded as APC inaugurates state chairpersons
The national caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, inaugurated party chairpersons for 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). TheCable had reported that the party members had converged on the headquarters of the APC in Abuja for the inauguration amid heavy security. Mai Mala Buni, chairman of […]