Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, has died of heart complications, vice president Samia Suluhu announced on a live TV Wednesday. Mr Magufuli, who had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, was 61. There were speculations that he was infected with COVID-19, a disease he downplayed its severity, but vice-president Suluhu brushed this…
Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, has declared the formation of Biafra Customary Government (BCG). Uche Mefor, BCG’s head of information and communications, said Dokubo also named those who would serve as leaders in the government alongside himself. He added that they would proceed to set up provincial structures for…
Nigerian government has apologised after information was released on increase in price of petrol to 212naira. Read the statement by the Minister of State for petroleum, Timipre Sylva below. Dear Nigerians, you are by now very aware of the news trending that the federal govt has increased the price of petrol to N212.6 per…
As against the avowal of the Buhari administration that it would not increase petrol price in March, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has put the price of petrol at N212.61 per litre. On February 28, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, ruled out any increment in the ex-depot price of petrol in March,…
The Nigerian Federal Government has declared it won’t negotiate with terrorists and bandits. The country’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), who stated this during the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja, said government would rather deploy all necessary forces to eliminate criminals. According to him, negotiating with the…
The Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state. The governor, Douye Diri, assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 on Wednesday at the Executive Chamber of Government House, Yenagoa. He said the essence of the law was to ensure harmonious living between cattle dealers and…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday inaugurate the N16 billion newly-completed office complex of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, announced this while briefing reporters in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Mr Akpabio said that the building which started in 1996 witnessed slow pace of work until…
Youths of Ihitte/Uboma on Tuesday burnt down the police station in the community following the killing of two siblings by a policeman in the community. According to reports that the brother and sister were killed at Isiweke by a yet-to-be-identified policeman. The angry youths have also dumped the bodies of the victims at the…
While Nigeria’s COVID-19 daily infection figures have significantly reduced in the past two weeks, the death tally from the disease has remained high indicating that the country is not yet out of the pandemic. About 1,982 deaths have now been recorded from coronavirus in Nigeria after 13 more people died on Monday, health authorities said. This is…
The Management of Excel Magazine International has congratulated women around the globe on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. This position was released in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the brand, Ihiasota Boniface in the United States of America. Boniface noted that women have continued to contribute immensely to…