Category: Africa

Mrs Ibidunni Ighodalo, the wife of popular Lagos Pastor, Ituah Ighodalo, has been confirmed dead. A family member said the boss of Elizabeth R, a leading upscale event planning outfit, died Sunday morning in her hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers State where she was handling a project. The mother of two was in her… Continue reading Pastor Ituah Ighodalor’s Wife, Ex Beauty Queen Dead by Raphael Bichene

In line with global standards for aviation operations in view of Covid-19, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has conducted simulation excercise at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja to test all the protocols designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at the Airports ahead of flight resumption. During the simulation excercise which took… Continue reading FAAN Carries Out Flight Simulation at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Ahead of Flight Resumption by Raphael B

Police in Nigeria have rescued 300 people they say were locked in a rice-processing factory and forced to work throughout a coronavirus lockdown. Police in Nigeria have rescued 300 people they say were locked in a rice-processing factory and forced to work throughout a coronavirus lockdown. From the end of March the men were allegedly… Continue reading Police in Nigeria Rescue Workers Locked in Rice Factory by Raphael Bichene

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of South African liberation hero Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died, according to officials. She was 59. State broadcaster SABC said on Monday Mandela, who has been serving as South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark since 2015, died in a hospital in Johannesburg on Sunday evening. No other details were… Continue reading Nelson Mandela’s Daughter Zindzi Dies at 59 by Raphael Bichene

THREE wards at the Ughelli Central Hospital in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State have been temporarily shut down after four doctors at the wards tested positive to COVID A medical laboratory scientist working at the hospital laboratory department and a nurse in one of the wards also tested positive to the disease.… Continue reading Hospital Shuts Down 3 Wards as 4 Doctors Test Positive for Coronavirus by Raphael Bichene

The Economic Community of West African States has certified the candidacy of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealafor the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation. This was contained in a statement signed by the President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, on behalf of the Heads of State and Government. Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, had… Continue reading ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC, Yekini Nabena has accused the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike of playing a leading role in “killing” the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, challenging him to explain the part he played when the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Administration introduced the “16 is greater than 19” political formula… Continue reading APC Deputy Spokesman Accuses Wike of Killing Governors Forum by Raphael Bichene

Buhari summons IGP over upsurge in rape cases PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday summoned the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu over the increasing rate of sexual-based violence, especially rape in the country. The meeting, which took place in the President’s office, State House, Abuja, was held behind closed doors. Speaking to journalists after the… Continue reading President Buhari Summons IGP Over Rising Rape Cases by Raphael Bichene

The Federal Government says civil aviation authorities will determine the resumption of domestic flights in the country, This comes after an earlier information that operators were to work towards resuming 21 June. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, said this during a briefing in Abuja on Thursday. While giving his… Continue reading Uncertainty Over Resumption of Domestic Flights in Nigeria by Raphael Bichene