The drop in the number of new Covid-19 infections in Africa's largest country continues on Sunday as only 304 cases were added to the national tally. Nigeria has been seeing a downward trend in its number of new cases for four days in a row, daily counts by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control showed.…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced that Covid-19 cases in Nigeria have risen to 38,948. NCDC released the latest figure after logging in 604 new cases overnight. The nation has continued to see a rising trend in the number infections in July, even as experts have said the peak is still weeks…
Few days after the Presidential Panel investigating the allegations of corruption leveled against the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu prevented him from submitting his defense, another attempt on Thursday, July 23, 2020, has been reportedly rebuffed. Magu, and his lawyer, Wahab Shittu had reportedly approached the Justice Ayo…
Mandates IMC To Refund N4.923bn To NDDC Wants Properly Constituted Board In Place Wants IMC Disbanded, NDDC Moved To SGF's Office 'We Want Stolen Loot Recovered' -- N'Delta Group The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the underfire Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senate made…
Hails President For Naming Itakpe-Warri Railway Complex After Him Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the efforts by ECOWAS to restore peace back to Mali, currently paralized by political turmoil. Jonathan, an ECOWAS Special Envoy to Mali, was at State House, Abuja, in company of President of ECOWAS Commission, Mr…
Magu Invited, Not Arrested -- Presidency Insists He Should Be Reinstated If Not Found Culpable -- Magu's Lawyer By Kolawole Ojebisi The suspended Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, who was released on Wednesday has said the allegations against him are fabricated and his detention a case of dog-eat-dog.…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the first-ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Airforce has died. The tragic incident occurred in Kaduna yesterday after she sustained head injuries from a road accident. Arotile was just 23 Read also: Arotile Died Of ‘Blunt Force’, NAF Gives Account Of Her Death Jerry Rawlings: Profile…
In a sweeping move, President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended no fewer than 11 top officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as the probe of the lengedary pillage under the watch of its suspended Acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu continues to rattle the agency unabatedly. The New Diplomat learnt late Tuesday that the…
Report Shows Lagos Vigorous Handwashing Campaign And Water Scarcity Are Two Opposing Ends Corroborates The New Diplomat's Investigation On Lagos Water The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has released a new report that revealed that the Lagos state government's public campaign on regular handwashing to stop Covid-19 spread is at variance with the…