English Premier League Set To Restart On June 17
Premier League clubs on Thursday agreed to restart the 2019/20 season on June 17, provided that all safety requirements are in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal — both rearranged games — will take place on that date, the English top-flight said in […]
Hong Kong Courts Groan Under Weight Of Protest Trials
Hong Kong’s courts are clogged with a backlog of protester trials nearly a year after an explosion of huge pro-democracy rallies, with hundreds of mostly young demonstrators facing the prospect of lengthy jail terms. Nearly 9,000 people have been arrested since the often violent protests kicked off last June with 1,600 proceeding to trial so […]
Call For Akpabio’s Removal Has Ethnic Undertone – Ex-militants
The Akwa Ibom State Phase 11 Ex-Militants Forum of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme has claimed that recent calls by some Niger Delta groups and some individuals for the removal of the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has ethnic colorations. They added that such calls were simply because Akpabio […]
Adesina: They Want To Hijack AfDB From Africa – Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised the board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to shun the demand for an independent probe of its President, Akinwumi Adesina. The call was made by the United States Department of Treasury after Adesina was cleared by the bank’s ethics committee. On Wednesday, the ex-Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister, said he was […]
Coronavirus A Very Bad “Gift” From China – Trump
United States President, Donald Trump, has reiterated his insistence that coronavirus was from China. On Thursday, the president expressed dismay that the disease had affected every part of the world. “All over the World the coronavirus, a very bad “gift” from China, marches on. Not good!” he tweeted. Trump and his administration’s officials have repeatedly stated […]
Trump Calls For Investigation Into George Floyd’s Death
The United States President Donald Trump has called for an expedited investigation into George Floyd’s death. Floyd, the deceased was pronounced dead in a hospital on Monday night, following a brief altercation with a Minnesota policeman. According to reports and video evidence, the officer, Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of the black man who […]
Buhari Joins World Leaders In Virtual UN Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined world leaders in a virtual summit of the United Nations High-Level event. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres had earlier invited Buhari to discuss the financing for development in COVID-19 era and beyond. The High-Level Event is jointly hosted by Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau of Canada and Andrew Holness of […]
Botswana Kills Two Poachers During Gun Duel
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has reported the death of two poachers, killed in an anti-poaching incident in the Okavango Delta. This brings the number of poachers killed in the Southern Africa country to seven this year. BDF spokesperson, Col. Tebo Dikole, on Thursday said the incident occurred on May 21 in Okavango Delta. The […]
ICPC Moves To Uncover Cases Of COVID-19 Fraud In Nigeria
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is investigating alleged cases of corruption in the management of COVID-19 funds and palliatives. The commission’s Director of Operations, Mr Akeem Lawal, disclosed this during a virtual meeting of stakeholders on the topic, “COVID-19 Funds Management and Monitoring”, on Thursday. In a presentation […]
Adesina Will Not Step Aside As AfDB President For Fresh Probe
A former spokesman for the African Development Bank said Dr. Akinwumi Adesina will not step back as the president of the bank after the board supported an independent probe as requested by the U.S. In a Facebook post, Dr Victor Oladokun, former Communications and External relations Director of the bank said Adesina will not step […]
Lagos To Create More Islands To Curb Land Scarcity
To further increase land availability for housing and infrastructure development, the Lagos State Government has expressed the desire to continue to create more man-made islands at its waterfront across the State. Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Arch. Ahmed Kabiru Abdullahi, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing at JJT Park Alausa, Ikeja, […]
Why FG Suspended Evacuation Of Stranded Nigerians Overseas
The Federal Government of Nigeria said it suspended the evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas because of a new policy on evacuation of Nigerians that will take effect next week. The Federal Government had on Wednesday suspended further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said the move was to fasten take-off […]