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  Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In the final two-man race, she polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister. The body is expected to announce her as the new DG by 3pm Nigerian time. She becomes the first African to head the WTO.

The Federal government has appealed to those who looted medical storage facilities and isolation centres across the country to return all the vaccines and consumables they had carted away. The government urged state governments not also to shut down their isolation centres, pointing out the need to be at alert in case of a resurgence of the pandemic. The Chairman of Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, appealed during a media briefing on Monday in Abuja. Mustapha expressed shock at the magnitude of the looting of some warehouses across the country by miscreants. He gave reasons for the inability of some states to complete the distribution of palliatives from CA-COVID, a private-sector coalition supporting the national response against COVID-19. "Of particular concern to the PTF is the issue of palliatives found and looted from various warehouses around the country. It is important to make the following clar

  What a week it has been for our own dear native land! Just at the beginning of the month, as the country turned 60 as an independent entity, President Muhammadu Buhari had charged us to “begin sincere process of national healing, eliminate old and outworn perceptions that are always put to test in the lie they are.” What began about a fortnight ago as “genuine concerns and agitations” by Nigerian youths against the excesses of the Special Anti-robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police (SARS), has suddenly transmogrified into expressions of hate against the land, leading to murder, mayhem and arson. My sympathy and condolence to family and loved ones of the dead, irrespective of how they came to their unfortunate ends. How can what began as peaceful protests suddenly turn to incipient anarchy as seen in killings, torching of public buildings and properties, storming of the Bastille and wanton release of hardened criminals, and many others. Hatred. Nigeria is one country passionately hat

  The President Muhammadu Buhari will address the security situation in the country by 7pm.   The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari addresses the nation.’   The statement read, “Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7pm.   “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria respectively for the broadcast.”  

Four persons have been reportedly dead as hoodlums set ablaze Dutse Makaranta Police Station, Kubwa, Abuja.   According to an eyewitness who spoke to Supreme Corner Blog, the station was set ablaze after a clash between security operatives and hoodlums on Tuesday, October 20.   The eyewitness said that the outrage started from Sokale junction in Dutse to where the police station is located and four persons have been confirmed dead, adding that a police officer was rumoured dead.   This has caused unrest to traders and residents of the area.   Earlier, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, ordered the deployment of riot policemen nationwide to protect lives and property.   The IG also deployed police operatives to strengthen security around custodial facilities nationwide.   A statement on Tuesday, by the force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, titled, ‘Attacks on police facilities, others: IG orders deployment of anti-riot police officers,’ explained that 12

  Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered police officers to stop checking citizens’ phones. For years, operatives had insisted on searching phones of Nigerians youths at checkpoints or any location. During such encounters at roadblocks or patrols, policemen, in most cases, forcefully snatch phones belonging to innocent citizens. They search through e-mails, text messages, as well as chats on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The victim is then “billed” an amount to secure the release of the gadget. Any claim of right or refusal to pay could lead to severe beating, seizure of the phone – or both. A number of Nigerians have also complained of how police teams forced them to log into their bank accounts to view the balance. But Adamu, at a press briefing on Wednesday, announced ton Twitter, he said that such era is gone.. The issue of ANY Police Unit going to look into people's phones, which is supposed to be their private property, or looking at

  Bishop of The Potter's House, a non-denominational American megachurch,  Bishop T. D. Jakes, has reacted to the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria. The protest has continued after the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. In a tweet on Tuesday, October 13, the cleric wrote, ‘’Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere... Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #EndSARS’’ Others members of the international community have also joined the #EndSARS protest. Diddy, Burna Boy, Drake, Trey Songz and more artists around the world joined Nigerian activists to share information to help the movement gain more international attention.

    Nneka Nwogwugwu, Abuja As the global community gears up to mark 2020 World Food Day, the Nigerian government while highlighting its major breakthrough in the Agricultural sector, has stated that Nigeria   is now the largest producer of rice in Africa. Speaking to newsmen in a briefing towards the celebration of World Food Day on Tuesday, October 13, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono also added that the county is set to ban milk importation in the next two years. Nanono said that the government has made enough provision of cows which will help enhance the plan for the ban on milk importation. While addressing newsmen, he also said that the agric ministry has raised her national food reserve stock to 109,657 a figure expected to be further increased to 219,900 MT by the end of 2020. Speaking on its empowerment programme, the minister noted that the Agriculture for Food and Job Plan (AFJP), a component of President Buhari’s Nigeria Economic Susta

By Nneka Nwogwugwu, Abuja Following the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (FSARS), the Nigeria Police Force has explained what the dissolution will mean to Nigerians. The Police dissolved SARS after intense protests from Nigerians and other well meaning persons from the global community. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, on Sunday, October 11, the Inspector General of Police dissolved SARS across the 36 state commands and the Federal Capital Territory with Immediate effect. Other things to know about the dissolution of SARS in the statement are; All officers and men serving in the Unit will be redeployed to other Police Commands, Formations and Units. A new policing arrangement for tackling the offences of Armed -Robbery and other violent crimes will be unveiled to the public soon. A Citizens and Stakeholders Forum will be launched to provide an avenue for citizens to regularly interface and advise the public authority on issues touching on t

  The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has announced the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. Adamu announced this in a live broadcast on Sunday, October 11. The announcement came after days of online and offline protests against the brutality and extra-judicial killings by SARS operatives nationwide.   Details later…

    As Nigeria marks its 60th anniversary,here is a timeline of events that have occurred from 1960 till date. 1960        The period of nationalism and decolonization ended and in 1 October, Nigeria gained independence from Britain under Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa and President Nnamdi Azikiwe. 1963        In 1 October, Nigeria severed its remaining ties to Britain, marking the birth of the Nigerian First Republic. 1964        -1 December,National parliamentary election.                -SAFRAP and AGIP receive offshore oil licenses. 1965        Elections held in Western Region.                Refinery completed at Port Harcourt; owned 60% by Federal Government, 40% by Shell 1966        15 January, a military coup deposed the government of the First Republic. Balewa, Premier of Northern Nigeria Ahmadu Bello, and Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh, were assassinated.                16 January, the Federal Military Government was formed, with General Johnson Aguiyi-Irons