Nigeria has confirmed 536 new cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control NCDC confirmed the cases on Sunday morning via its official Facebook page. According to NCDC, “The 536 new cases are reported from 13 States -Lagos-259, Rivers-90, Oyo-46, Edo-43, Kaduna-29, FCT-25, Cross River-12, Nasarawa-10, Osun-6, Gombe-5, Kano-5,…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji has joined his ancestors. He was aged 93. He reportedly passed on at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Sunday. The Ekarun Olubadan, High Chief Amidu Ajibade, confirmed his demise. Oba Adetunji was crowned the 41st Olubadan on March 4, 2017. He took over after the demise…
Even in the grip of hopelessness, it will still be suicidal for a nation to be hopeless. This will seem to be the situation with Nigeria as she meandered into a new year yesterday. Same yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari was at the shrine to offer the rituals of a new year. In his 2022 New…
Festus Adedayo (Published by The Premium Times, January 2, 2022) Even in the grip of hopelessness, it will still be suicidal for a nation to be hopeless. This will seem to be the situation with Nigeria as she meandered into a new year yesterday. Same yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari was at the shrine to offer…
By Bolanle Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Practically everyone makes New Year’s resolutions at this period of the season – that is, towards the end of a closing year and the beginning of a new one. I made my own New Year resolutions for the “Triple T” year of Twenty Twenty-Two (2022) a fortnight ago….
Dr Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will be great again in spite of her present numerous challenges. Mimiko, in his new year message, signed by John Paul Akinduro, his Special Assistant on Media and Digital Communications, said “though the past year was undoubtedly turbulent for Nigerians, especially in…
Police have again rescued twenty one kidnap Victims in Zamfara. The Victims are children between the ages of Six and eight years including two female adults, their driver and an Islamic Scholar. They were Abducted while coming from Rini Village in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State to Katsina State for Almajiri Islamiyya School…
The President of Abuja Chamber of commerce and Industry (ACCI), Dr. Al-Mujtaba Abubakar has felicitated with Nigerians on the New Year celebrations even as he called on governments at all levels to embrace policies that will favor business. In a new year statement issued on Friday, Dr. Abubakar tasked Nigerians to regard the challenges of…
Nine kidnap victims have been rescued in Kaduna State after joint team of security operatives raided a bandit hideout in Igabi local government area on Friday. Spokesperson of the Kaduna Police Command, Muhammed Jalige, revealed this in a statement on Saturday. According to him a bandit was killed by the operatives, two other suspects arrested…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to remain grateful to God almighty for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome challenges.He gave the charge in his new year message to Nigerians on Saturday. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S STATEMENT TO THE NATION ON JANUARY 1,…
