Yoruba actor, Yusuf Satia is dead. His colleague, Kunle Afod who penned down a tribute to him recounted how he tried so hard to see him before his death. Details  later

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease. The development has been confirmed by the spokesman of the Governor, Yinka Oyebode. Fayemi, also the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, has been at the forefront of combating the pandemic, both at the national and state levels. Oyebode promised to provide more details after the ...

The Senate has called on Nigeria’s service chiefs to step aside as the country continues to grapple with security challenges. Senators made the call during plenary on Tuesday in reaction to a motion by Senator Ali Ndume. Senate Asks Service Chiefs To Step Aside Senators are concerned about the security situation in the country. Senator Ndume moved his motion on ...

Incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has opened up on reasons the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Adams Oshiomhole is angry with him. According to the statement released by his media aide, Crusoe Osagie , Obaseki alleged that Oshiomhole is angry with him because he didn’t allow him become his godfather. He further disclosed that, Oshiomhole ...

The British High Commission in Nigeria has said visa applications centres in the country would open from July 28. The Commission noted that Nigerians hoping to visit the UK could do so once international flights resume. The Federal Government had in March shut the country’s airspace to domestic and international flights as part of measures to curb the spread of ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed that the Acting Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Kemebradikumo Pondei who slumped during the ongoing investigative hearing will not appear before the committee again. The Speaker disclosed this at the resumption of the session following the adjournment due to collapse of Mr. Pondei. He noted that the ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to name the lawmakers who received contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission. Akpabio had said before a House committee on Monday said that 60 per cent of the contracts awarded by the NDDC was given to lawmakers. The ...

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is set to resume on Wednesday after recovering from the novel coronavirus. Earlier, the governor had tested positive for the virus and went into isolation since June 8. Sources close to the Abia first family confided Ikpeazu, his wife, Deaconess Nkechi and few aides attended an evening service at the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) ...

President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor Goodluck Ebele Jonathan are meeting again. This is their fifth official meeting since the latter vacated the Villa for the former. Recall that each time they met, something significant occurs. This could be by coincidence or divine arrangement. For instance, weeks after their last meeting, Gov. Duoye Diri emerged as governor following the Supreme ...

Nigeria’s minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday said the federal government has not announced any date for resumption of international flights but said it could be earlier than October. Sirika was reacting to reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had selected October 15 as the resumption date for international flights. In a tweet on Tuesday, the minister ...