NDDC: Buhari Gets Ultimatum To Remove Akpabio, Set Up Panel
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to, within 14 days, set up a presidential panel to probe corruption allegations in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The body also asked him to suspend, Godswill Akpabio, Niger Delta Minister and all those implicated. The rights group warned that Buhari’s failure to […]
Respect Yourself, Stop Attacking Buhari – Omokri Hits Soyinka
Reno Omokri, former Assistant on New Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has warned Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, against further attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. Omokri said that the renowned dramatist lacks the moral rights to continue attacking Buhari whom he (Soyinka) pleaded with Nigerians to forgive and vote for in 2015. Soyinka’s last attack on […]
Australia’s Pair Skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya Dies At 20
Australia’s pair skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya died at 20 on Friday, the International Skating Union (ISU) confirmed on Saturday. “It is with profound sadness that the ISU learned of the sudden and unexpected passing of pair skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya in Moscow,” said the ISU. “The ISU is shocked by the news of Ekaterina’s passing,” said ISU […]
Ondo: Your Agitation Against Indirect Primary Late – APC To Aspirants
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said aspirants who rejected the indirect mode of primary for the State Governorship Primary Election are late with their agitation. The Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee has chosen the indirect mode of primary for the state, appointing Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya […]
Governor Wike: I Want To Be Remembered By My Legacies
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said he wants to be remembered for quality projects he has done for people of the state after his tenure as governor. Governor Wike said this yesterday, during the inspection of some ongoing projects in the state. Read Also: COVID-19: Governor Wike Sacks Perm Sec The governor said he was […]
Ekiti Bans Traditional Festivals In Towns, Villages
The Ekiti State Government has directed traditional rulers in towns and villages to either postpone or cancel for the rest of the year, all pending local festivals in their domains to curb the spread of Coronavirus. The State Coordinator of COVID-19 Task Force Response Team, Prof Bolaji Aluko, made the announcement in a statement in […]
Iran Has Sent Black Boxes Of Downed Plane To France: Official
(Reuters) – Iran has sent the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that it had accidentally downed in January to France for analysis, a Foreign Ministry official said on Saturday. Some 176 people were killed when the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s most powerful military force, fired missiles at the Ukraine International Airlines mistaking it for […]
Ebola Cases Rise In New DR Congo Outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo’s northwest is growing, according to health officials, sounding the alarm weeks after the country officially declared an end to a separate Ebola epidemic which claimed over 2,000 lives. There have been 54 confirmed cases since June 1 in Mbandaka, a transport hub in Equateur province, including 22 deaths, […]
White House Removes Bill Clinton, George W Bush Portraits
In a break with tradition, the White House of President Donald Trump has removed the portraits of two recent presidents, Bill Clinton and George W Bush, from the building’s entrance hall, CNN reported Friday. The two paintings were moved from the Grand Foyer, where the portraits of recent presidents usually hang, to the Old Family […]
Shehu Sani Reacts As Niger Republic Deports Nigerians
A former Kaduna Central district Senator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the deportation of Nigerians by the Government of Niger Republic. He said the deportation may trigger an action that will not be helpful to the brotherly relationship that exists between the two countries. Read Also: Niger Republic Deports Nigerians The former lawmaker wondered why […]
Twitter Explains How 130 VIP Accounts Were Hacked
Twitter said hackers “manipulated” some of its employees to access 130 accounts in a high-profile attack on the social media company, including those of Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. Posts trying to dupe people into sending the hackers Bitcoin were tweeted by the official accounts of former President Barack Obama, […]
Edo 2020: INEC Releases Final List Of Candidates For Govt Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for this year’s governorship election in Edo State. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Read Also: Edo 2020: We’ll Sweep Obaseki Out Of Office – APC According to Okoye, […]