Dust From Sahara Desert Blankets Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico
A massive cloud of hazardous dust blowing across the Atlantic from the Sahara Desert darkened much of Cuba and Puerto Rico on Wednesday and began to affect air quality in Florida. It also sparked warnings to people with respiratory illnesses to stay home. The dust cloud swept across the Atlantic from Africa over the past […]
Ondo: You’re A Drowning Man – Lawmakers Tell Dep Gov
Following the allegation by the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi that members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have been financially induced by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to impeach him, the lawmakers have described the claim as false. According to the lawmakers, who described the Deputy Governor as a “drowning man” stated that […]
FG Approves ₦2.3trillion As COVID-19 Stimulus
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the sum of₦2.3trillion as COVID-19 stimulus plan. The sum was approved to support the country’s economy in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The approval came on the recommendation of the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo-led Economic Sustainability Committee. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed […]
APC Crisis: The Law Is On Giadom’s Side – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said “the law is on the side of Victor Giadom”, in his quest to become the Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari made his position known in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday evening. Read Also: Rivers APC Seeks Victor Giadom’s Expulsion The […]
Philip Shuaibu Speaks On Aspirants Refusing To Step Down For Obaseki
Philip Shuaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has said that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will always find a way of rallying around each other to resolve their issues unlike the All Progressives Congress, APC. Shuiabu was responding to questions on the aspirants in the party who have refused to step down for Obaseki and […]
Demolition: Nigeria Won’t Fight Ghana – Presidency
The Presidency has declared that Nigeria will resolve the issue of the demolition of some apartments under construction at the Nigerian High Commission in Accra diplomatically with Ghana. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, told State House Correspondents that Nigeria will not engage in street fight with Ghana over the issue. Read […]
It Is Over For Tinubu In Politics – Fani-Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been thrown under the bus and retired from politics. This is following President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to back a former Deputy National Secretary of the APC, Chief Victor Giadom, to continue as the […]
New York City Marathon Cancelled Over Virus Fears
The New York City Marathon has been nixed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the organizers announced Wednesday. Michael Capiraso, CEO of New York Road Runners announced the cancellation. This year’s race would have marked its 50th anniversary. “Cancelling this year’s TCS New York City Marathon is incredibly disappointing for everyone involved, but it was clearly […]
Kosovo President, 9 Ex-Fighters Indicted For War Crimes
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s president and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted on a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges, including murder, by a court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs, Albanians and Roma during and after Kosovo’s 1998-99 independence war with Serbia. A statement from a prosecutor of the Kosovo […]
Islamic State Millitants Gloat At US Protests And Pandemic Deaths
An Islamic State follower posted the hashtag “#AmericaBurning” in a discussion on the Telegram chat system in early June, and another posted a message that read “You are waking up this morning to news of the destruction of America, the dismantling of its States, and civil war.” Another Islamic State website proclaimed “Destruction, fragmentation. America is […]
Louisville Cop Hankison Fired For His Role In Breonna Fatal Shooting
Officer Brett Hankison has been terminated, effective Tuesday, for his role in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, Louisville Metro Police announced. Taylor, 26, was shot by officers at her apartment on March 13 as they entered to serve a no-knock warrant. Her boyfriend thought officers were intruders and fired a shot as they entered. Taylor was […]
South Africa Leads As Africa COVID-19 Cases Hit 321,855
The World Health Organization, WHO, has confirmed that Africa has recorded over 321,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to a data released by the World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville – Congo on Wednesday, the continent has recorded 321,855 cases and 8481 deaths. Read Also: 1.7 Billion At Risk To Contract […]