Politics

Senator Ali Ndume has called for salary slash for civil servants who no longer go to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ndume who is the Senate Chairman committee on Army, gave this suggestion when he spoke at a media briefing in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital today June 8. …

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, said his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, will overcome the political challenges in the State’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and emerge the party’s flagbearer in the forthcoming governorship election in the State. The Independent National Electoral Commission, Nigeria’s electoral body, had …

Today, 8th June, 2020, in company of the Fishery team from Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture, I visited the largest Aquaculture/Fishery Hub in West Africa, located in Eriwe, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. This is in continuation of partnership deals with Food Production and Processing Locations in Ogun State, as part …

The Lagos state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has lifted the ban imposed on event centres in the Hospitality and Tourism industry due to the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, made this known during a live Instagram session on …

Government of Abia State has started contact tracing and massive COVID-19 testing after the recent upsurge of COVID-19 in the state. A statement made available to IgbereTV by the Honourable Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu reads: “Following recent reports from NCDC, we were not surprised by the upsurge in …

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo shared via his official twitter handle these afternoon, that he will be virtually commissioning the Zaki Biam Shared Facility In Benue State. He wrote: It is the commitment of President @MBuhari’s administration to create a Nigeria where small businesses are nurtured and encouraged to thrive …

Washington • President Donald Trump on Monday mocked Sen. Mitt Romney for marching with Black Lives Matter protesters here, falsely asserting that the Utah Republican’s poll numbers have sunk at home. “Tremendous sincerity, what a guy,” the president tweeted. “Hard to believe, with this kind of political talent, his numbers …

General olusegun obasanjo in aba In present day Abia during the Civil war

27 years ago on June 8, 1993, The Guadian Published my advertisement in support of the Abiola/Kingibe ticket for the June 12 election. The advert was a culmination of events starting from University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, The Guardian Newspapers and relationships that formed my worldview. At UNEC, during my …

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has insisted he is not afraid of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Obaseki stated this while making an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Ize-Iyamu contested the last governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), before defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He …