Popular Nigerian musician, Majek Fashekis reportedly dead. The death of the reggae singer, songwriter, was announced by Joy Tongo, former artiste manager to Cynthia Morgan on her Instagram handle @joytongo. MAJEK FASHEK She posted: “Legendary musician, Mr. Majek Fashek, my uncle passed on today in New York City.” He is best known for the 1988 album ‘Prisoner of Conscience’, which included ...

The Federal Government on Monday announced the shift in duration of the Nationwide curfew from 8pm – 6am to 10pm – 4am. Also,Hotels have been given the nod to commence operations while restaurants located inside hotels can operate too. The Federal Government has asked the aviation sector to begin to develop protocols that will lead to the resumption of domestic ...

The Federal Government has asked the aviation sector to begin to develop protocols that will lead to the resumption of domestic flights any time from June 21. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, stated this on Monday during a briefing Abuja. He said, “The aviation industry is requested to start developing protocols to allow ...

The federal government has lifted restrictions on worship places in the country. Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 made this disclosure on Monday in a Press briefing in Abuja. The new directive is coming months after the ban on churches and mosques were enabled. Some states have since opened their religious centres. The federal government however ...

The immediate-past managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, is dead. He was 60. The current GMD of the corporation, Mele Kyari, confirmed the death on his verified Twitter handle, saying he died last night. “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night. He was ...

The leaders of the Mandate group, the biggest and most potent group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State have taken steps to reorganise and restructure the group ahead the coming challenges as the 2023 elections loom, The Gazelle News is reporting. This newspaper learnt that the leaders want to inject young and energetic members into the leadership structure of the group, recognising ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is investigating alleged cases of corruption in the management of COVID-19 funds and palliatives. The commission’s Director of Operations, Akeem Lawal, disclosed this during a virtual meeting of stakeholders on the topic, “COVID-19 Funds Management and Monitoring”, on Thursday. In a presentation titled, “ICPC Monitoring Obligation and Strategy ...

The Federal Government says it is thinking of sectionalising classes for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in the country ahead of school reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Wednesday during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The minister, who faulted the reports that schools would ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has extended the contract of Gernot Rohr as the coach of Super Eagles. The NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, made this known on Wednesday without giving details of the contract. Rohr’s contract is due to expire in June and negotiation has been ongoing for months. The NFF boss tweeted, “I’m happy to announce that the @thenff and ...

Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a pastor, has emerged the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) faction of Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party. Ize-Iyamu, then candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), vied against Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, in 2016. He defected to the APC in December 2019. Oshiomhole is reportedly backing him for governor against Obaseki with ...