Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed allegation by a former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell, that the 2011 presidential election won by him was rigged.Jonathan in a statement issued on Sunday by Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman said “Campbell styles himself as a ‘Nigeria expert’ at the Council for Foreign Relations, but…
The Kaduna State Government has threatened to suspend the two-day window provided for residents to re-stock food supplies, if the Quarantine Law continued to be flouted by people.The Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe who handed down this warning in a statement on Monday, said gvernment has directed security agents to deal decisively…
President Muhamadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of $150m from the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) for distribution to the three tiers of government.Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this at a media briefing on Monday, in Abuja.The briefing was centred on the fiscal policy measures being adopted by the federal…
The Kaduna state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni has announced that a new case of COVID-19 was recorded in the state on Sunday.She also disclosed that the state has sent 89 samples to Abuja for testing, among which 5 samples were positive, 77 samples were negative while 8 samples were pending.In a statement…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says the church has never faced such challenge as the coronavirus pandemic.President of the association, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, stated this in his message on Palm Sunday.He therefore,has urged Nigerians to continue to observe the social distancing regulation and avoid large gatherings.He noted that the Christian faith was being challenged…
The Lagos state police command has arrested Funke Akindele, Nollywood actress, for hosting a house party, in violation to the lockdown order in the state government.She was picked up on Sunday evening and taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti (SCID), Yaba on Sunday evening.Spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, Bala Elkana, announced Akindele’s…
