Kwara State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Technical Committee on Covid-19, KAYODE ALABI, has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease. ALABI took the Covid-19 test together with his wife, ABIEYUWA ALABI who also turned out to be positive. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and spokesman for the Technical Committee, RAFIU AJAKAYE, confirmed the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission now has a new Director of Voter Education and Publicity, in the person of NICK DAZANG. DAZANG replaces OLUWOLE OSAZE-UZZI, who is currently on working leave, ahead of his retirement in October. Also new in INEC’s Voter Education and Publicity Department is ANDY EZEANI who takes charge as Director of Publicity. Meanwhile;…
Schools reopen today in Rivers State for students in exit classes who are preparing for WAEC examinations. Governor NYSEOM WIKE approved the reopening of schools, according to a statement released by the Commissioner for Education, Professor KANIYE EBEKU. In Akwa Ibom State; Governor UDOM EMMANUEL has approved the reopening of hotels and recreation centres in the state.…
The confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to forty-four thousand, four hundred and thirty-three. This followed the confirmation of three hundred and four new cases of Covid-19 yesterday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said Abuja topped the list with ninety new infections. Lagos recorded 59 new cases, followed by Ondo with 39, Taraba –…
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, AGBOOLA AJAYI, may still contesting the governorship election on October 10 despite losing the race for the PDP ticket. AJAYI has already been linked to a possible move to the Zenith Labour Party, but he is yet to make any decision whether to join the party or any other. Chief Press…
Good times are here for Nigerians who are studying overseas on scholarship from the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. This is because President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has directed the NDDC to pay the school fees and allowances of the scholarship beneficiaries. This was made known by the NDDC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, CHARLES ODILI, after recent protest by…