The Anambra State Government has banned its citizens from travelling to Wuhan, China following the outbreak of Coronavirus. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C-Don Adinuba, warned citizens of the state to shun the area, no matter the attraction and allure. The statement read in …

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde today met with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, at the force headquarters, Abuja, over the South-West security outfit, Operation Amotekun, as well as the raging local government crisis in Oyo state. The governor explained that he deliberated with the police boss on the issues …

The Senate on Wednesday asked the security agencies and the military to ensure adequate protection for all Plateau State indigenes against the deliberate attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists. The resolution was a sequel to a point of order moved by the Senator representing Plateau North, Istifanus Gyang. He told …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has shut down Chinese-owned Panda Supermarket in the Jabi area of Abuja as part of measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The FCCPC said in a series of tweets that it had confiscated some frozen food items illegally imported from China. The …

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in those constituencies in Imo State where PDP state lawmakers defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, during a media briefing in Abuja, also said the …

The call by the Minority Leader of the Senate,  Enyinnaya Abaribe,  on the  President,  Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to resign immediately based on Buhari’s inability to curtail the alarming security challenges in the country caused a stir on the floor of the red chamber on Wednesday. Abaribe spoke after …

Over half a billion naira of goods and properties perished yesterday, as a night fire ravaged the popular Sabo market in Sagamu, Ogun State. Many traders were in tears, as they lamented their losses. It was gathered that the fire started around 2am in one of the locked-up shops, following …

PLAYERS in the rice value chains have cause to smile in the last few months because of the partial closure of the borders to stop Nigerian markets being saturated with some imported goods, particularly rice. In the past, the country was a dumping ground for various agro-allied products, a situation …