Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, officials say. After 15 years in power, Mr Nkurunziza was due to step down in August. In 2015, the announcement that he would run for a third term plunged the country into chaos. It sparked anger as some questioned the legality of a third-term bid. There was a failed coup attempt, hundreds of people died in…
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The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulated all Nigerians at home and abroad for the entrenchment of democratic rule in the country. He commended the heroes of democracy for their dogged determination and sacrifice which eventually birthed Democratic Governance in Nigeria. Ogbeni Aregbesola called on all Nigerians to continue to cherish these selfless efforts and collaborate with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration to ensure the realization of the…
Indigenes of Osoogun, Oyo state, the hometown of late Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, have expressed their gratitude to Ajayi Crowther University for the campus of the University to be sited in the town. The group, which consists of descendants of Samuel Ajayi Crowther came to the University recently accompanied by Rt. Rev. O.O. Oduntan, bishop of Crowther diocese, Church of Nigeria(Anglican Communion), whose diocese is located in the area. The traditional ruler of the town, His Royal highness Oba Moses Olalere, expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor, Rt. Rev. Professor Dapo F. Asaju, for initiating the move stating that the…
NO fewer than 80 cases of rape have been recorded in parts of Anambra State since the lockdown of the country occasioned by Coronavirus pandemic. The worrisome figure was given at Isuaniocha in Awka North local government area of Anambra State by the director of child welfare services in the state Ministry of Women Affairs, Children and Social Welfare, Mrs. Nkechi Anazodo. She spoke during the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF-supported flag-off of integrated child protection community sensitisation campaign, noting that there were only 32 cases of rape in her ministry before the lockdown, adding that the upsurge had necessitated…
The Federal Government has said that schools may reopen in the country after the ban on interstate movement has been lifted. The government said that it was been careful not to lead Nigerians into danger as Nigeria continues to record increased cases. It pointed out that some countries that opened schools hurriedly shut them when their cases spiked. Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba stated this during the briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. He stated that the government had not published any date for school reopening as being speculated on the social…
HOUSE of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has said prison experience for any politician is a “badge of honour”. The Speaker, who was represented by Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase, spoke when he led Principal Officers of the House on a visit to Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu, who was recently released from the Nigeria Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja. Wase said the leadership of the House was in Kalu’s home to sympathise with him over his incarceration. The Deputy Speaker urged the former Abia State governor to take his experience as a life’s lesson and put everything before God.…
The mother of Sam Okwaraji has died in Enugu. She was 83. Madam Janet Okwaraji’s death was yesterday confirmed by her eldest son, Patrick, who said she died ‘a few weeks ago’. According to him, the family would meet soon to decide on her funeral. Her son, Sam, died while playing with the national football team – the Green Eagles – at the National Stadium in a World Cup 1990 qualifier against Angola on April 12, 1998. He slumped and was pronounced dead later at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos. Madam Okwaraji, a teacher, criticised the government…
THE Assa North /Ohaji South (ANOH) gas and condensate field project, one of Nigeria’s largest Greenfield gas and condensate projects, is expected to play major roles in bridging critical socio-economic gaps and further stabilise the country’s domestic economic growth plan. The $700 million ANOH project represents the new force of indigenous investment as a major driver for national growth. A partnership between the Federal Government, represented by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigeria’s leading independent indigenous exploration and production company, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, ANOH straddles Seplat’s OML 53 and Shell Joint Venture’s OML 21. Seplat is…
ABIA State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has handed over to his deputy, Ude Oko Chukwu, after testing positive for COVID-19. His Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka, said in a statement that the governor, who earlier tested negative, underwent a second test. “The governor, who has already commenced self-isolation under the careful watch of experienced medical personnel, directed that the Deputy Governor, Sir Oko Chukwu, shall hold the forte in his absence,” he said. The governor is among the 67 who tested positive for COVID-19 in Abia, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Ikpeazu and his family earlier tested…
The Federal Government last week released protocols that should form the basis of discussions between the state governments and religious leaders before the reopening of worship centres. Although Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the government decided to unlock the country to save the economy from collapse. There are fears over what will likely happen when worship centres are reopened in Lagos and Ogun states next week. A Presidential Task Force (PTF) source said the panel was shocked at the way protocols were shunned in Abuja, Osun and Kwara states, where religious centres were reopened at the weekend. As opposed…