Indian And Chinese Troops In Deadly Border Clash
Three Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off on the Chinese border, the Indian army said Tuesday, following weeks of rising tensions and the deployment of thousands of extra troops from both sides. Brawls erupt regularly between the two nuclear-armed giants across their disputed 3,500-kilometre (2,200-mile) frontier, but no-one has been killed in decades. […]
US, China To Hold Top-Level Talks On Tensions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet a top Chinese official in Hawaii Wednesday in the powers’ first senior-level talks since tensions skyrocketed over the coronavirus pandemic, reports said. Pompeo will hold talks with senior Chinese foreign policy official Yang Jiechi, The South China Morning Post said, quoting an unnamed source. Politico and CNN […]
Godfatherism Will Rob Nigeria’s Democracy – Dankwambo
Former Gombe Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, who recently endorsed Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has warned against Godfatherism in Nigerian politics. The former Accountant General of the Federation made this statement on his Twitter page a few minutes after Obaseki dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC. Read Also: Democracy Started In Biafra – Nnamdi Kanu […]
Burna Boy, Rema Nominated For BET 2020 Awards
Nigerian singers Burna Boy and Rema have been nominated for the BET 2020 awards. Grammy-nominated Burna Boy was nominated in the Best International Act, a category he won in 2019 while Rema earned a nod in Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act category. On the international scene, Drake leads with six nominations for Best Male […]
1.7 Billion At Risk To Contract Coronavirus: New Study
The world should be prepared for a long dreary night with coronavirus. A new study published today in the Lancet, projects that an estimated 1.7 billion people risk becoming severely infected with COVID-19. This was because of underlying health problems such as obesity and heart disease. The huge figure of the vulnerable amounts to 20 […]
2 Nigerians Iyalekhue And Osawaru In FBI Net Over Scams
Two Nigerians, Nosayamen Iyalekhue, 33, and Esogie Osawaru, 27, have been arrested in the United States by the FBI over a series of romance, pandemic unemployment insurance, and other online scams. The two men were charged with one count of wire fraud. United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announced Monday that two men have been […]
APC Not ‘Big Man’ Party, Even Buhari Obeys Rules – Oshiomhole To Obaseki
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday said the ruling party was not for “big men”. Oshiomhole stated this after a meeting of APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) with President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari. He described APC as a party of rules and claimed they did not even […]
Lagos Senator Bayo Osinowo Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
Lagos Senator Bayo Osinowo is dead. He died in Lagos today of complications from COVID-19. He was 64 years old. The four-time Lagos House of Assembly member was elected a senator in 2019. Read Also: Ghana’s Health Minister Contracts Coronavirus He was representing Lagos East constituency in the Senate. Osinowo, famously called Pepperito was born […]
COVID-19: OSCARS Announces New Date For Award Ceremony
The management of the 2021 Oscars ceremony has announced a new date for the event. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Oscars originally scheduled for February 28 was shifted to April 2021. The ceremony for film’s highest honours will now take place on April 25, 2021, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences disclosed in […]
UN Condemns Boko Haram Killings, Attack On Aid Workers, Facility
The United Nations (UN) has condemned Saturday’s attack on civilians, aid workers and facility in Monguno, Borno State. Many civilians, including a four-year-old girl, were killed and several others injured. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, in a statement on Sunday, commiserated with the victims. Read Also: Boko Haram Killings: Soldiers Blast Their “Ogas […]
Nigeria Govs Reply Wike For Calling Them ‘Toothless Dog, Beggars’
The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has faulted comment credited to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on the forum being a beggar and toothless dog. Wike had made the remark while berating NGF over the travails of his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki. Recall that Obaseki, who has been involved in a face-off with Adams […]
Netflix To Support Black Creators, Business Owners With $5 Million
American streaming platform, Netflix said it will donate $5 million to organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for Black creators, Black youth, and Black-owned businesses. Some of the beneficiaries include Ghetto Film School, Black Public Media and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp. The subscription-video company announced donations of an initial $3 million, with more to […]