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The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, declared yesterday that former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, can contest for the presidential ticket of the party pending the outcome of the zoning arrangement of the party ahead of the 2023 presidential election. He, however, explained that the …

The Federal Government on Thursday said all isolation and treatment centres, which had been closed due to reduced patient load, as well as the workers , had been put on the alert for reopening . The government also warned that the country was on the verge of a second wave of the …

… Calls for Community Involvement to Curb Menace As the global 16 Days of Activism against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) continues, the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has extended the awareness campaign about SGBV to residents and relevant stakeholders in Alimosho area of the …

Global activists and celebrities have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the release of all #EndSARS protesters, as well as activists and journalists jailed in various parts of the country. They made the call in an open letter dated December 10, 2020, and addressed to the President – a …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advised the Federal Government to include the East – West road among the critical infrastructural projects being funded from the coffers of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. The governor, has also noted that the Federal Government’s directive stopping State governments from funding the …

‘Our countries share historic ties’ – Buhari congratulates Ghanaian president on reelection President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on his electoral victory. Akufo-Addo, who ran under the platform of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), polled 6,730,430 votes to defeat his main challenger — former President John …

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has condemned the manner in which the appointments of some staff of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti and College of Health Technology Ijero-Ekiti were recently terminated. Tribune Online recalls that no fewer than 1,000 staff of Ekiti State University were laid off in …

The Lagos State Government says the use of residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres or burial sites is not allowed in the state. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Burial prohibited on residential premises – LASG’ on Wednesday. The statement quoted the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Law Reform …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the Process Manual on Port Operations in celebration of the 2020 International Anti-Corruption Day. Osinbajo, while performing the inauguration on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the manual would ensure predictability, promote efficiency and accountability as well as reduce corruption in the port processes. …

The Federal Investigation Agency on Wednesday said it had arrested a Nigerian national holding six fake passports of the United Nations in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. According to ARY News, the Nigerian citizen had visited the Turkish embassy in Islamabad a few days back and applied for the …