COVID-19: PRESIDENT BUHARI LAUDS DANGOTE FOUNDATION’S DONATION OF N200 MILLION President Muhammadu Buhari commends Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) for donating the handsome sum of N200 million to assist in combating the influx of Covid-19 into the country. The President recalls that the organization had in the past donated N1 billion to tackle Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Africa, commending such …

Igbo May Cease To Be Nigerians In 2023 If Denied Presidency–Ezeife •South East wants Ogbunigwe, not community policing Former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said that anybody or group that tries to deny an Igbo from emerging the president in 2023 is pushing the race out of Nigeria. In this interview with VINCENT KALU, the elder statesman …

APC Planning To Field Tinubu Or Osinbajo As Presidential Candidate In 2023 – Tanko Yakasai Statesman and former presidential adviser, Tanko Yakasai, has claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has an unwritten agreement to field Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the presidential candidate at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure finishes. He also said that the All Progressives …

The Focal Person, Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) Abia State, Mr. Endi Ezengwa, has vehemently canvassed for enlongation of YESSO programme in the state. Mr Ezengwa who also is Director- General of Education For Employment Agency made this known when received in audience the World Bank Team from Abuja, the (Payment Service Provider) PSP, at his office in …

Igbos Are Marginalised ― Gowon •Calls for constitutional approach to resolve imbalance Gowon, industrialisation, export Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has said the Igbo nation has suffered marginalization from the Nigerian state and called for measures to be adopted to reverse the trend. He said this in Abuja during a debate for National Unity entitled: “Federal Character, Restructuring …

By Steve Unegbu The Abia state government has appealed to Abians to look at the policies of the State government as well-thought policies for good governance and for the welfare of the people, saying government comes up with policies to ensure that Abians are given the dividends of democracy. The Abia State commissioner for transport, Barr . Ekele  Nwaohumou ,who …

*Ihedioha vs Uzodinma: Eminent leaders to drag Supreme Court to UN, US, UK, others* theeagleonline.com.ng Mar 4, 2020 5:56 AM A group of eminent leaders of thoughts under the auspices of the Third Force Movement in Nigeria have faulted the Supreme Court for its decision to reject the review of its controversial judgement on the 2019 governorship election in Imo …

FIRST CASE OF CORONA VIRUS DISEASE CONFIRMED IN NIGERIA The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Lagos State, Nigeria. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak in China in January 2020.   The case is …

Police Need 250,000 Rifles, 1,000 APCs, 774 Drones – IG The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday said apart from inadequate personnel, the Nigeria Police Force needed no fewer than 1,000 armoured personnel carriers and 250,000 assault rifles with corresponding ammunition. Adamu, who disclosed this at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, …

Why South East Can’t Form Regional Security -Umahi Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum, Chief David Umahi, yesterday, said they would not subscribe to regional security outfit because it runs contrary to the Nigerian Constitution. Umahi declared that the governors of the region are resolute in their adoption of community policing as prescribed by the Inspector General of Police, Adamu …