.By Okechukwu Nwanguma The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is composed, basically, of two types of Police Officers. On the one hand, the NPF has quite a good number of excellent police officers who are inclined to carrying out their duties with the highest levels of integrity, professionalism, fairness and humaneness. It has a surfeit of […]
The Nigerian Army has removed Major-General Olusegun Adeniyi as Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, which represents the frontline of the Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East region of the country. Adeniyi who, had only days ago, spoken out in a viral video, against the lack of weapons and accurate intelligence to fight […]
Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state Tuesday debunked reports that it’s Vice Chancellor , Professor Charles Okechukwu Esimone has tested positive for coronavirus. Tales around Awka, the Anambra state capital insinuate that the Vice Chancellor was infected by the virus following his association with some top government functionaries who attended the last […]
As millions of Nigerians continue with the forced restriction of their movements in the face of the raging COVID-19 pandemic and are expected to stay at home monitoring latest news on the pandemic and other critical developments, there are strong indications that most would experience worsening blackout in the days ahead. Already, gas supply shortage […]
The Imo state government had confirmed that Fancy Hotel in Umuguma, Owerri West council area of the state and about 41 occupants had been locked down in quarantine by authorities. As such, no one leaves or enters the hotel without official clearance until the lockdown is lifted. What they may not have told the public is […]
In its bid to ensure that the Presidential directive on the lockdown of some states is adhered to without concerns about availability of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the activation of measures to guarantee seamless distribution of fuel across the country throughout the period of the lockdown and beyond. A […]
.By Oluseyi Olufemi Fela Anikulapo Kuti, renowned Nigerian poet, prophet and priest, in his melodic hymn “Teacher don’t teach me nonsense” best captured the reasons for the present scenario of people’s growing distrust of the world’s established body of medical orthodoxy in the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. While the urbane mind readily accepts […]
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the Nigerian government to ensure accountability and transparency for all the funds spent in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on Monday, the CISLAC’s Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, also called for the inclusion of the media and other accountability entities in the utilization […]
The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to prosecute four supermarkets and their proprietors in Abuja for alleged arbitrary hike in the prices of sanitizers, hand-wash liquids, disinfectants and other anti-bacterial hygiene products. Court documents obtained by Premium Times Newspaper on Friday named the four supermarkets, which also include their pharmacies as […]
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has gone into self isolation. This followed the Council of States meeting 11 days ago in Abuja where Obiano sat side by side with the Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed who has since tested positive to the Coronavirus. Officials of the Anambra state government have also noted that […]
