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The federal government has given a condition to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. The minister of foreign affairs Geoffrey Onyema in a meeting with some envoys said that Twitter’s operations in Nigeria will be restored only if the platform can be used “responsibly”. Asked when the ban will be lifted, Onyeama […]
The Onion Producers and Marketers Association (OPMAN) says it is discontinuing the supply of onions to the entire South from Monday, citing insecurity and the government’s failure to compensate its members who suffered losses in the past. Aliyu Isa, the national president of the association, disclosed this when addressing journalists at a press briefing […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166, 767. The centre said the 11 new infections were recorded in Lagos with nine cases, the FCT-one and Kano-one. The NCDC also said that there are 1, 544 active […]
A United Nigeria Airline aircraft on a flight number U50515 from Port Harcourt to Abuja airport yesterday made air return to Port Harcourt on almost getting to Abuja after running into turbulence at Abuja. Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, Head, Corporate Communications, United Nigeria Airline, in a statement yesterday said : ” A United Nigeria flight […]
Hundreds of members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations on Sunday mourned the passing of the church’s General Overseer, Prophet Temitope Joshua, aka TB Joshua. TB Joshua died on Saturday after holding a service with members of the church. Joshua, who was born on June 12, 1963, died on June 5 at the […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Osaigbovo Toni Iyoha as his Chief of Staff. Iyoha, a former member and chief whip of Edo state House of Assembly between 2015 and 2019, was the APC House of Representatives Candidate for Oredo federal Constituency but lost to Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama. He […]
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, have been suspended over alleged misconduct said to have caused disaffection within the party. In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, the decision was taken at a State Working Committee meeting that held at the state party secretariat on […]
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang has said that the Nigeria has fallen short of expectation as the “is getting too hot”. Senator Ita Enang, stated this on Monday at the inauguration of Francis Olabode Johnson Foundation in Abuja. He said, “Things are getting too hot. […]
The police in Imo State said the former political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, was killed on Sunday morning, around 7:20 a.m., while he was on his way to Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, to catch a flight. Mr Gulak was inside a Toyota Camry car with two other people when the car […]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has reacted to the gruesome murder of Mr. Ahmed Gulak, a former political adviser to Ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Gulak was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Ngor-Okpala LGA of Imo state on Saturday evening. Akeredolu described the killing as ‘senseless’. “The news of the death of an […]
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