Mike Pompeo Insists On Denuking North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has renewed Washington’s goal of denuclearising North Korea. Following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s 20-day absence, the United States government said its mission to neutralise the Asian country will create a “bright future” for its people. Read Also: Pompeo Says China May Have Known Of Virus In November In […]
Nigerien Labour Minister Is Dead
Nigerien Labour minister , Mohamed Ben Omar, has died, his party said, without stating the cause of death. He died Sunday at the main hospital of the capital Niamey. His Social Democratic Party confirmed his death via Whatsapp. Read Also: Coronavirus: Nigeria Overtakes Ghana, Leads West Africa Niger has recorded 750 confirmed cases of COVID-19 […]
COVID-19: Japan Extends State Of Emergency Till Later
Japan has extended the state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic by nearly a month. According to Yasutoshi Nishimura, the government has extended the nationwide state of emergency until May 31, as new infection cases are recorded daily. The government is considering lifting the emergency “if certain conditions are met,” Nishimura said. Prime Minister […]
Demand For Compensation Senseless – China To Ezekwesili
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has lambasted Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, for demanding compensation from China over the Coronavirus pandemic. Recall that Ezekwesili, had last month told China to pay compensation to African countries over the Coronavirus pandemic. Ezekwesili, in a post on ‘The Washington Post’, said China must pay for failing to manage […]
Ronald Koeman Dutch National Team Manager Hospitalised
Ronald Koeman, the Dutch national team manager has been hospitalised with a heart problem. The ex-Everton boss underwent cardiac catheterisation today after being rushed from his home to the Amsterdam hospital by ambulance. Read Also: Dutch FA Plans For League To Resume On June 19 De Telegraaf in Holland confirmed the news from Koeman’s wife […]
Osun Government Arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Nigerians
The Osun Joint Task Force charged with fighting assorted crimes has apprehended 27 persons suspected to be illegal miners in the state. Abdullahi Binuyo, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, who disclosed this on Sunday in Osogbo, said that the suspects comprised of 17 Chinese nationals and 10 locals. Binuyo said that […]
‘Kano Is In Trouble’ – Gov. Ganduje Announces
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has blamed the massive outbreak of COVID-19 in the State to the delay in testing suspected cases. Hundreds of people are reportedly dying in the State on a daily basis, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday stating that they may have been killed by Coronavirus. Ganduje […]
Killers Of UNIPORT Students Must Be Punished – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of three University of Port Harcourt students reportedly murdered by their kidnappers and their bodies buried in a shallow grave in April. He said the killers must be apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law. The President also extended condolences to the university authorities […]
Venezuela Foils Mercenary Invasion, Kills 8 Attackers
Venezuela said it foiled a mercenary invasion by “terrorists” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighbouring Colombia. According to the country’s interior minister, Nestor Reverol, the mercenaries landed early on Sunday on the coast of La Guaira, about 20 miles (32 km) from the capital Caracas. “They tried to carry out an […]
Restructuring Nigeria
Nigeria as a country is meant to assume the great role as a catalyst for African renaissance. A catalyst for re-establishing the pride and respect of the black man, destroyed by years of colonialism and slave trade. That’s the reason why we were called giant of Africa. Years of political upheavals, policy summersault, coups and […]
Trump Says ‘Glad’ Kim Jong Un ‘Is Back, And Well’
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was “glad” about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is apparently healthy. “I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!” Trump tweeted, following Kim’s first public appearance in nearly three weeks after intense speculation that he was seriously […]
Coronavirus Sweeping Through Massive US Prison Population
A massive wave of coronavirus infections is blasting through the world’s largest prison population in the United States even as officials begin opening up their economies, saying the disease has plateaued. One prison in Marion, Ohio has become the most intensely infected institution across the country, with more than 80 percent of its nearly 2,500 […]