2020 Hajj : Countries with high COVID-19 cases may be banned from hajj

The Chairman and Chief Executive officer of National Hajjj Commission,Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, says Saudi Arabia mipatAssvia Zoom, and had as its theme, “The Future of Hajj and Umrah Operations after the Pandemic”. In a statement issued after the conference on Wednesday by Mousa Ubandawaki, assistant director of information and publication, NAHCON, the chairman explained that…

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Ex-AbiaGov.Kalu back home

The former Abia State Governor Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was  on Wednesday night returned home from custody. Kalu a serving senator  was freed from the Kuje Correctional Centre at about 7:30pm. His release was ordered on Tuesday by Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The judge also set aside the…

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Lopsided appointment : Former Kaduna Gov. hailed for calling Buhari to order on lopsided appointment

 The letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari by the former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar (rtd.), on the lopsided appointments made by his administration has gained the attention of a group, Campaign for Equity, who has hitherto have been calling the President to order through various publications. Umar had warned Buhari not…

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Edo Guber Election ; Oshiomhole approves direct primaries for Edo election

Edo Guber Election ; Oshiomhole approves direct primaries for Edo election  The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has approved direct primaries for the Edo governorship poll.Oshiomhole said this on Monday at a news conference shorty after meeting with APC Governors Forum led by Gov….

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Covid-19: Anxiety as Nigeria records highest daily tally, total cases near 10000, Lagos numbers shoot up again

Nigeria’s fight against the deadly covid-19  pandemic took a twist following record of over 500 new cases, the highest so far since infection pierced into the country. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Africa’s most populous nation harvested 553 new cases on Saturday. Lagos is still the worst hit with a total of 9855 cases in Nigeria at the…

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