THE NATION Prominent Ijaw leaders have mounted pressure on a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, to join the race for the Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election. Over 15 famous leaders, who once occupied top positions in Ijaw struggle such…
PUNCH NIGERIA Nigeria has recorded 238 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,170. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this via its Twitter handle on Friday. It also said that 10 persons…
THE GUARDIAN Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has faulted the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for building coronavirus laboratories in Lagos, Ogun and Kano states and failing to building one in the oil-rich state. He said the country does…
PREMIUM TIMES President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Professor Keme Pondei-led Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from May 1 to December 31, 2020. The extension is to cover the period of the…
RIPPLES NIGERIA The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday night confirmed 204 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the country. In the highlight of the report posted on the NCDC Twitter handle, Kano recorded 80 COVID-19 cases. This figure has…