The Federal Government, on Wednesday, insisted that its decision not to allow the reopening of schools because of the coronavirus pandemic remains unchanged as it maintains that it is not confident about the safety of students at this time. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the virtual …

Father Of Late Combat Helicopter Pilot, Tolulope Arotile, Speaks On Daughter’s Last Moments, Says She Fulfilled Childhood Dream Mr Akintunde Arotile, father of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope, who passed away on Tuesday, has disclosed their last conversation before she died. Arotile said he called his daughter on …

A religious organisation, Muslim Community Centre (MCC), Abuja, has proposed the establishment of Monument University, Bwari, Abuja. In a statement, a member of MCC’s University Planning Committee (UPL), Prof. Ismail Junaidu, said documents on the centre’s intent for the development of the private university were submitted to the Executive Secretary …

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election, yesterday, met in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on how to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election. The Chairman of the council and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said the party was confident …

China accused the United States of “gangster logic” on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law in response to Beijing’s imposition of new security legislation on the territory. Beijing’s Liaison Office in the Asian financial hub said the move would …

Pope Francis has appointed the auxiliary bishop of Onitsha Archdiocese, Anambra State, Denis Isizoh, into the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor disclosed this in congratulatory message to Isizoh on Tuesday obtained by our correspondent. He described Isizoh’s appointment as a …

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday again extolled the supposed virtues of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to fight COVID-19, as he said that he again tested positive for the coronavirus, a week after he first announced he had become infected. “I was medicated from the beginning with hydroxychloroquine, with a doctor’s …

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs , Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, denied all the allegations made against him by a former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission , Joi Nunieh, saying there is no iota of truth in them. Nunieh had in a recent interview accused Akpabio …

15th July, 2020 Gombe Governor appoints 2 Special Advisers, Director General Gombe state Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the appointment of 2 Special Advisers and a Director General. The new appointees are: 1. Group Captain Bitrus P. Bilal ( Rtd) – Special Adviser on Development Control, Compliance and …

An Australian woman sentenced to four years imprisonment over the death of a policeman on the Indonesian island of Bali was given early release on Thursday, and was keen to be reunited with family, her lawyer said. Sara Connor, 49, was jailed in March 2017 together with British man David …