Do not be deceived, it takes the person of Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to be moving from one bush to another in Enugu searching for criminal hideouts while you and me were busy celebrating 2019 Christmas and 2020 new year at our various communities, just […]
Year: 2020
S/East Governors direct all Igbos to obey all subsisting orders on COVID-19 prevention
…Push for more testing of Coronavirus in the zone Governors of the South East geo-political zone, on Sunday, met with some leaders of the zone, at the Government House, Enugu, directing all Igbos, living in and outside Igbo land, to obey all the extant restriction […]
COVID-19: Researchers utilize dogs’ powerful sense of smell
An English university has won a government grant to carry out a research to know if dogs can sniff out people who have symptoms of COVID-19. Using dogs’ powerful sense of smell to detect people with Covid-19 could revolutionise how the disease is identified and […]
Trump Goes Golfing Amidst COVID-19 Scare
President Donald Trump was seen golfing at his Virginia club recently, marking his first visit to one of his golf properties since March amid the coronavirus pandemic. The presidential motorcade arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, at 10:27 a.m. ET, according to […]
Key to strong economy is Creative Industry – Chinese Envoy
A Chinese envoy to Nigeria, Li Xuda, has advised the Federal Government to focus more on developing the creative industry to fortify Nigeria’s economy. Xuda, the Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, gave the advice at a zoom meeting organised by […]
Air Peace CEO donates testing kits, other items to Anambra
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace airline, Mr Allen Onyema, has donated testing kits and medical items worth millions of naira to the Anambra government, as part of his contributions to the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The items included 1,500 pieces […]
Amaechi, Abe, NBA Eulogise Karibi-Whyte
Eulogies have continued to pour in for Justice of the Supreme Court, Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, who died recently. The Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi, the Nigerian Bar Association, Senator Magnus Abe and the Nigeria Judicial Council have all weighed in with their messages of sympathy for […]
I understand your pain, Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the lockdown measures put in place by the Federal Government to check the spread of COVID-19 would not remain longer than necessary. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba […]
Health Workers Dare el-Rufai, Down Tools
Health workers in Kaduna State dared Governor Nasir el-Rufai and downed tools for a 7-day warning strike. The industrial action, which took immediate effect, according to a communiqué issued to the media by the Kaduna State Healthcare Workers Unions and Associations, stemmed from issues yet […]
Why Nigeria Should Diversify her Economy – Hafed Al Ghwel
The coronavirus pandemic and oil market crash will together probably change the global energy industry for ever. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, should urgently and aggressively diversify its economy away from a dependence on petroleum exports. The future is bleak and the flurry of headlines […]
