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 Lai Mohammed, The minister of information and culture has called on the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to end the Big Brother Naija show over fears that it might escalate cases of the coronavirus. Information Minister: Kai Mohammed According to The Cable, Mohammed's directives was forwarded to the acting director-general of the NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, who on Wednesday, July 22, relayed the order to management members of the commission. Read also: 80yrs old woman found on a electric pole this morning There are reports that MultiChoice Ltd, the producers of the reality, had explained to the NBS that it has secured the approval of the Lagos state government having promised housemates and the organising crew will strictly obey all the safety protocols against COVID-19. See: the first Electric cars manufactured in Nigeria The BBNaija season 5 would be broadcast live and alongside the eviction shows and the weekly highlights. The season’s prize money promises to be ...

Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Daniel Pondei, appeared to faint as the House of Representatives committee on NDDC grilled him on Monday Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Daniel Pondei appears to faint on Monday during interrogation on Monday. The committee is in its fourth day of public hearing as it investigates alleged financial misappropriation at the agency. Pondei had been grilled for over an hour and when he slowly slumped over his desk, appearing too faint. Once he was spotted, several people present at the hearing rushed to his aid, propping him up and attempting to stabilise him, with the proceedings halted. He then appeared to be in a seizure with a man, holding open his mouth as others held him upright. After he appeared to regain and lose composure intermittently, he was moved out of the session. The development led to a brief discussion about the next step to take. A move to have the session adjourned was shouted before the De...

“This might just be the last straw that would break the camel’s back.” As The Nigeria Labour Congress has kicked against the new fuel price of N143.8 announced by the Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agency on Wednesday. NLC, in a statement by its President, Ayuba Wabba, claimed that the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly called ‘petrol’ from N121 to N143.80 at a time Nigerians and businesses were struggling to cope with the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic, was the height of insensitivity by the government. The statement argued that “PPPRA contradicted itself when it said that the latest price increase described as an “advisory” was meant to regulate a product that government claims had been de-regulated.” According to NLC in rejecting the new fuel price, noted that “the hike in the pump price of petrol was announced without the approval of the board of the PPPRA and the oversight ministry speaks volume of the arbitrariness and public contempt in the operation...

President Muhammadu Buhari The President of Nigeria ordered for emergency meeting on Thursday for all the National Executive Committee of the APC held on a virtual platform in Abuja. The meeting was basically for the peace and unity of all members of APC. The President of Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari urged all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to maintain peace and tranquillity with one another Mr PMB advice all members to forget their differences, warning that the mutating disagreements could lead to self-destruction of the party with dire consequences. He further stressed that the gains of the party could be reversed as conflicts overshadow the primary objective of service to the people, asking members to refocus on the larger picture and place more emphasis on uniting the party. Fellow party members, this is a very crucial moment in the life of our party and it is with a deep sense of concern that I stand before you today to speak as the President...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship aspirant in the Edo State governorship election, Kenneth Imasuagbon delivered a clear statement that he will never step down for anyone . The governorship aspirant’s statement comes on the heels of reports that there are talks with some aspirants to step down for Governor Godwin Obaseki in the race for the guber seat come September 19, 2020. READ ALSO: one confirmed dead in Lagos tanker Explosion According to Imasuagbon, nothing will make him step down for any other candidate, not even if the situation degenerates into violence against him. Imasuagbon who had in an earlier interview claimed that God told him he will win the Edo guber race, said there are many party members and citizens of Edo state who will not forgive him if he gives in to pressures to step down for another candidate. TOP STORIES 6 Mexican police killed by Gunmen See Nigerian Billionaire who is now a Taxi driver D'banj Demands 100 Million from Rape accuser ...

Heavenly armed Policemen had been deployed to the All Progressives Congress at the time of this report which preventing staff of the APC Secretariat, journalists and others from gaining entry into the building. This development comes as the party's leadership has been divided over who takes over as the Acting National Chairman, following the suspension of the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. It was gathered that Victor Giadom claimed to have been implementing a court order that pronounced him the Acting Chairman of the party.

The President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari on Monday 22nd June 2020 called on local and federal authorities to provide every necessary assistance to victims of the fire incident in Oba Market, Benin, Edo State Nigeria. The President's call was revealed in a statement by spokesman Garba Shehu. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their shops and wares," the President was quoted to have said. According to Shehu's statement, the President also directed an investigation into the cause of the inferno, in order to avoid the horrific situation in the future, while condoling with all those that were affected. A section of the popular Oba Market was gutted by fire early Monday. . The inferno was put out by firefighters who were supported by operatives of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force, among others.

Photo The All Progressives Congress (APC) the Edo State chapter, primaries conducted successfully. At the end of the battle the cotton was drawn, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu was  declared the winner of the governorship primary Election Mr Ize-Iyamu, who enjoys the support of the embattled national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, defeated two other aspirants – Pius Odubu and Osaze Obazee – to win the primary. The direct primary was reportedly conducted in the 18 local governments of Edo State. In the result announced by the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, Mr Ize-Iyamu scored 27,833 votes while Mr Odubu, the former deputy governor of the state, came second with 3,776. Mr Obazee garnered over 2,000 votes, said Mr Izodinma who is the chairman of the primary committee of the party. Mr Ize-Iyamu, who was the opposition PDP governorship candidate in 2016, will now fly the flag of the APC in the September governorship election.

We strongly condemn two outrageous criminal attacks in Accra, #Ghana, on a residential building in our diplomatic premises by unknown persons in which a bulldozer was used to demolish the building. — Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) June 21, 2020 The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly condemned what it terms 'attacks' on a residential building within its diplomatic premises in Ghana. Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, disclosed the Federal Government's displeasure in a series of tweets posted on his timeline on Sunday. Onyeama's tweets come on the heels of several reports that buildings at the diplomatic premises were brought down by a bulldozer late Friday, June 19, following claims by a businessman who said he owned the piece of land where the Nigerian High Commission’s staff quarters was erected. It took a timely intervention by the Ghanaian police to stop more buildings from being destroyed. READ ALSO: Nigerian Embassy Staff Quarters In...