[John Charles, Makurdi] Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has gone into isolation due to contact with persons who tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second time the governor would go into isolation since the deadly virus hit Nigeria in February 2020. The governor had in July 2020 gone intoContinue Reading
[Sodiq Oyeleke] The All Progressives Congress has urged US President Donald Trump to emulate his Nigerian counterpart, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), after losing an election. The APC made this known in a statement by its Secretary of its Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe, titled, “The integrityContinue Reading
Grace Edema The General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, has said the education system should provide both spiritual and mental knowledge for learners. Speaking at the unveiling of the renovated/remodelled UNILAG Senate House Basement on Monday, which was financed by him, Olukoya maintained that spiritualContinue Reading
Our Correspondent with Agency news Tennis’ top stars will quarantine in Adelaide rather than Melbourne and play an exhibition there ahead of the Australian Open, with the city also hosting a WTA event after the years’ first Grand Slam, organisers said Saturday. Some 1,270 players and support staff are dueContinue Reading
Olajide Samuel As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, some Nigerians still believe that the virus does not exist. Saturday Beats chronicles the stories of some celebs who have battled the dreaded virus and shared their experience with the public Alibaba Respected comedian and actor, AtunyotaContinue Reading
Tokyo 2020 organisers say they will be ready to host the Olympic Games – despite the city declaring a state of emergency over COVID-19. The rescheduled Games are set to take place between July 23 and August 8. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said there was a “sense of crisis”Continue Reading
It is no news that many economies including Nigeria are currently in recession. In reality, 2020 was eventful, chiefly with the novel coronavirus. Its impact has continued to have a severe impact on businesses, households, and economies globally. One of its consequences is inflation. Even though inflation is a conceptContinue Reading
The National Identity Management Commission officials across the country on Thursday began a strike action over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency. The President of the Association of the Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC unit, Asekokhai Lucky, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja,Continue Reading
Segun Adewole The price of leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has reached a record $40,000 just hours after it sold for $38,000. The progress began in December 2020 when it broke the $19,783 price it recorded in 2017. While bearish traders expected that the December rise would drop in no time, BitcoinContinue Reading
Nike Popoola The Central Bank of Nigeria has said 874 microfinance banks have licences to operate in the country. It listed the names of the MfBs in its report titled ‘List of CBN licensed microfinance banks as at December 7, 2020’. The CBN recently revoked the operating licences of 42Continue Reading