The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has directed the State House of Assembly to immediately commence the process for impeaching the State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara.

Following the resumption of Senators at the newly renovated Chamber for legislative activities, the National Assembly Sergeant-At-Arms has barred at least 10 Television stations in the country from having access to the gallery. A Sergeant-At-Arm operative who was stationed at the entrance of the Chamber told journalists that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio instructed the security unit to restrict and prune down the number of media houses covering proceedings.

The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulkarim Kana, has revealed that only the National Working Committee (NWC) of party has the power to suspend its National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, from being member of the party. Kana made this claim yesterday on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ when he was asked to clarifies controversy surrounding Ganduje as APC Chairman. Recall last three week some exco officials suspended Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from the APC by two faction of the PAC in his ward in Kano state citing corruption as reason for his suspension. 

Scientists have created a vaccine that has the potential to protect against a broad range of coronaviruses, including varieties that are not yet known. The scientists from the University of Canbridge, the University of Oxford, and Caltech in the US are developing a novel approach called "proactive vaccinology" which aims to train the body's immune system to recognise several different coronaviruses. The vaccine is made by attaching harmless proteins from different coronaviruses to minuscule nanoparticles that are then injected to prime the body’s defences to fight the viruses should they ever invade. Because the vaccine trains the immune system to target proteins that are shared across many different types of coronavirus, the protection it induces is extremely broad, making it effective against known and unknown viruses in the same family.

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and other development partners are set to optimise innovative HIV prevention and strategies for increased domestic funding towards community ownership and sustainability of HIV. The event which will be held between 7 and 9 May in Abuja, was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by the agency's public relations officer, Toyin Aderibige. The conference tagged "Accelerating HIV Prevention to End AIDS through Innovations and Community Engagement," aims at opening dialogue on optimistic innovative HIV prevention approaches towards achieving HIV epidemic control. It will also showcase a diverse array of sessions including dedicated tracks on youth empowerment, community engagement sessions, leadership discussions, plenary sessions, sponsored sessions, and special sessions.

The federal government has instructed all chief medical directors and medical directors of federal tertiary hospitals to procure needles and syringes solely from NAFDAC-approved local manufacturers. The new directive was stated in a circular addressed to all medical directors signed by the Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, on Friday.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has issued a statement advising citizens against panic buying of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. The company has reassured the public that it has enough petrol in stock to last for the next 30 days as supply continues to improve across the country. In a press release issued on Tuesday, May 7th, the company stated that measures taken to address supply scarcity have led to a significant reduction in queues at fuel stations nationwide.

The Federal Government yesterday insisted that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract followed the procurement process. Minister of Works, David Umahi, said the 700-kilometre, 10-lane highway was conceived as an Engineering, Procurement and Construction plus Financing (EPC+F) project.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has yesterday directed commercial banks to commence charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all customer transactions conducted in their banks. This was released in a circular by the apex bank yesterday Monday saying the implementation of the said levy would take effect two weeks from yesterday when the circular was released. Accordingly, the circular was directed to all commercial, merchant, non-interest and payment service banks across the country. 

Meta has now surpassed three (3) billion daily active users across its apps, showing a 7% increase year-over-year. The biggest surge was seen in Instagram's "Threads", which has now reached over 150 million monthly active users, up from 130 million in February.

Microsoft Corp. and The Coca-Cola Company on Tuesday announced a five-year strategic partnership to align Coca-Cola’s core technology strategy systemwide; enable the adoption of leading-edge technology; and foster innovation and productivity globally.

Meta has expanded its AI service, Meta AI, to 12 countries that include Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and others. Meta is the company managing Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Meta Llama 3, Meta AI is smarter, faster and more fun. With Meta Llama 3 technology at its core, Meta AI empowers users to accomplish tasks, acquire knowledge, foster creativity, and forge connections with ease. 

Kelechi Iheanacho has sparked off a hot chase by Premier League clubs after he refused to renew his contract with newly promoted Leicester City. According to popular sports publication, Football Insider, Iheanacho is now a target for Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.

 Brentford, an English Premier League club, has signed Nigerian U20 defender Benjamin Fredrick to a four-year contract. Fredrick is a product of Simoiben Football Club, Moses Simon’s academy, in Kaduna State. 

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has signed up the former Super Eagles winger, Finidi George as the Head Coach of the senior national football team, Super Eagles.

The Jamaican government has expressed interest to pursue a collaborative effort with the Nigerian entertainment industry especially on film and animation. This was made known by the Jamaican envoy to Nigeria, Mr Lincoln Downer during his courtesy visit to the Nigerian Minister of Art and Culture, Hanatu Musawa in Abuja. Downer revealed that his country has a keen interest in collaborating with the Nigerian entertainment industry as they are one of the leading industries in Africa, and therefore his country will be interested in the joint effort.

Nigerian singer Iyanya has slammed a fan on a social media after the fan downplayed his musical achievements in the industry while explaining the reason Wizkid is “hated” in the music industry. A social media user with the X handle @itzbasito took to his page and said: “Wizkid’s only crime is surpassing the benchmark set for him and becoming the benchmark himself” to which another user @Xperience_Snr reposted, saying expectations for Wizkid is for him to end up like Iyanya and Samklef. 

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has stated that media freedoms, freedom of expression and access to public information are crucial to democracy.

On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn into office for an unprecedented fifth term at a grand Kremlin ceremony. The 71-year-old has been serving as Russia's president or prime minister since 1999. During his inauguration speech, he expressed his confidence that Russia would emerge victorious from the current "difficult" period and become stronger than ever before.

The United Kingdom (UK) government has reissued a new statement, giving the go-ahead to international students pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program as the only eligible immigrants to bring in dependants via the study route. Dr. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner Nigeria made this known in an interview with the Newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. He noted that earlier this year, there was a change in the educational system aimed to reduce the influx of foreign students bringing dependants into the UK.

According to reports from Chad, an attack took place on a polling station in the city of Moundou, south of N'Djamena during the presidential election on Monday. Unknown gunmen opened fire indiscriminately, resulting in the death of a 65-year-old voter who had just cast his ballot. The election was supposed to mark the end of military rule in Chad. The shooter was among a group of people demanding the right to vote in the election.