Human rights activist and Afenifere spokesman Yinka Odumakin passes on succumbing to Covid-19

HUMAN rights activist and pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group spokesman Yinka Odumakin has passed away this morning after succumbing to complications associated with the dreaded Covid-19 virus.

 

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Kelechi Iheanacho signs new three year deal with Leicester keeping him at the Foxes until 2024

SUPER Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a new lucrative three year deal with English Premier League side Leicester City keeping him at the club until 2024 as his recent good form has turned him into a valuable asset.

 

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Nigerian Public Officials Healthcare Guidelines Bill 2021

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Elected officials and the members of their immediate families are barred from going overseas for medical treatment

(2) Exceptions may be made in the cases of rare specialist care. In such cases, affected officials need to write to the National Assembly seeking permission for such trips

(3) Any public official who needs specialist overseas care more than once during a four year tenure must vacate their office

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British government launches business intelligence platform through UK-Nigeria Tech Hub

BRITAIN'S government has launched an open-source business intelligence platform through its UK-Nigeria Tech Hub aimed at providing transparent and reliable data about the Nigerian technology sector.

 

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Demonstrators storm Abuja House in London protesting Buhari medical vacation in the UK

PROTESTERS have stepped up demonstrations outside Abuja House the residence of the Nigerian high commissioner to the UK to expressing their opposition to President Muhammadu Buhari latest health vacation in the country.

 

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Arik Air voted airline of the decade despite its recent woes by African Travellers Magazine

ARIK Air has been voted as the Airline of the Decade for the 10-year period between 2010 and 2020 at the Travellers Award 2020 organised by publishers of African Travel Quarterly (ATQ)/Travellers magazine.

 

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Kelechi Iheanacho voted English Premier League's Player of the Month for March

SUPER Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has been voted the English Premier League Player of the Month for March in recognition of his recent scintillating form that saw him find the back of the net five times during the month.

 

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Efik body gives Nze Ndigbo in Calabar seven days to leave the city for insulting the Obong

EFIK socio-cultural group Nka Ikemesit Mkparawa Essien Efik Duob-Eba has given the head of the local Igbo community in Calabar the Eze Ndigbo seven days to leave the city after for insulting the local traditional ruler the Obong of Calabar.

 

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Nigeria desperately needs to enter into an environmental conservation agreement with Malaysia and Indonesia 

Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Once more the planet needs the help of the  world’s largest black nation Nigeria as we are faced with a climatic and ecological crisis. As should always be the case, the giant of Africa needs to come to the rescue of humanity 

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UN forecasts Nigeria will only see 1.5% GDP growth in 2021 as the economic impact of Covid-19 bites

NIGERIA'S gross domestic product (GDP) in now expected to grow by a miniscule 1.5% this year as it recovers from the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic after contracting by 3.5% during the course of 2020.

 

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