May 2020

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has directed Transition Chairmen of the various Local Government Councils in the State to ensure total lockdown of their borders. The Secretary to State Government and Chairman, Abia State Covid-19…

Abia State Government will soon pass a law to make the care and treatment of the elderly compulsory in Abia State. The Adiministretor, Free Home HealthCare Service for the Elderly in Abia State, Chief (Dr.) Chuck Emenike Osondu disclosed…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to sack doctors and other health workers threatening to embark on strike. He said his administration would not succumb to blackmail by the doctors. El-Rufai, in a statement on Thursday night…

A soldier and other suspects have confessed to killing a 22-year-old undergraduate, Micah Isiah, after collecting N800,000 in his account, so that “our image will not be dented.” It was learnt that Isiah was a student of the Federal…

The nation’s finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, says the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices are set to force the economy into negative growth. Ms. Ahmed made the comments after the National Economic Summit meeting in Abuja on…

The Federal Government has disclosed that there are plans to soon reopen schools nationwide, saying, however, that this will not be done in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters. Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka…

A 17-year-old wife accused of killing her husband as he tried to have sex with her in Bauchi has said she had no idea sex is a marital obligation, so she thought her husband was trying to defile her. Salma Hassan, a resident of…

Traffic And Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State - TIMAAS has called law enforcement agents to immediately fish out the Tricycle operators who attacked and destroyed the operational vehicles of the Agency. This is coming even as…

Imo State Governor Senator Hope Uzodimma has signed an Executive order No. 002, 2020, which will significantly reduce Right of Way (ROW) of telecommunication companies in the State from N4500 to N145 per meter in tandem with Federal…

The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark Eldi Fitri Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in Abuja. Aregbesola…