NDDC: Attempt To Arrest Nunieh Legitimate – Rivers Police
The Rivers State Police Command has rubbished reports that the armed operatives who attempted to arrest the former Managing Director of NDDC, Joi Nunieh were not sanctioned by the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State. The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike had shortly after rescuing Nunieh claimed in an […]
Nigerian Students To Protest If FG Fails To Announce WASSCE Date
Nigerian students in tertiary institutions have threatened to stage a protest if the Federal government fails to announce a date for resumption of academic activities in all institutions of learning within the next two weeks. Since the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria, students have been at home as schools were shut down in March. The […]
Mandela’s Daughter, Zindzi Mandela Laid To Rest In Johannesburg
Zindzi Mandela, South Africa’s Ambassador to Denmark and daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, was laid to rest on Friday. The 59-year-old was laid next to her mother’s burial place at Fourways Memorial Park in Johannesburg North. Zindzi’s son Zondwa said his mother’s legacy will live on. “My mother was clear that it is important […]
Messi Blasts Barcelona Team Mates, Club In Rare Interview
After seeing Barcelona’s Spanish league title defence slip away, captain Lionel Messi went literally ballistic. He blasted his team for being “weak” and said it must quickly change course to have a chance at winning the Champions League. Real Madrid clinched the title by beating Villarreal 2-1 but would have lifted the trophy regardless of […]
South-South Governors Back Forensic Audit Of NDDC
The South-South Governors Forum on Thursday declared wholehearted support for forensic audit of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. It deplored, with great concern, the crisis rocking the commission and said that it was convinced and expecting that the audit would serve to put the NDDC on a sound corporate governance […]
British Airways Retires Fleet Of Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet
UK flag carrier British Airways said Friday it is retiring its entire Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet” fleet, following the slump in international air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire 747 fleet with immediate effect,” the airline said in a […]
19yr Old Confesses To Sleeping With 10 Men During Cult Initiation
A 19-year-old girl, Blessing David confessed to sleeping with ten men during her initiation to a ‘Marine Girls’ cult in Edo state. The teenager said this while being paraded alongside 15 armed robbery suspects, six cultists, three kidnappers and four murder suspects at the headquarters of the Edo State Police Command in Benin City. Blessing […]
EFCC: HURIWA Asks Ibrahim Magu To Resign, Gives Reasons
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to resign as head of the anti-graft commission. HURIWA explained that Magu’s immediate resignation would salvage the image and reputation of EFCC from further damage. The prominent rights group made the […]
Nigeria Operating Crony Capitalism – Former ASUU President
A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Prof. Abdullahi Sule, says Nigeria leaders are operating crony capitalism. He also alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari does not know what economic system the country is operating. The former ASUU boss equally accused former Olusegun Obasanjo of intensifying the aforementioned system of capitalism, in […]
Algeria Plans Law To Protect Medics As Attacks, Virus Cases Rise
Algeria is planning a law to protect health workers after an increase in “physical and verbal attacks” since the country’s coronavirus outbreak began, as it registered another record number of daily cases. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called for new legislation after an increase in recent weeks of “physical and verbal attacks on medics, paramedics and administrative […]
Canada To Spend C$19bn On ‘Safe Restart’ After Lockdown
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s federal government will give the 13 provinces and territories more than C$19 billion ($14 billion) to help pay for the costs of restarting the economy after several months of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, the prime minister said on Thursday. The federal government first announced it wanted to reach a “safe restart agreement” […]
China Reopens Movie Theatres As COVID-19 Wanes
Chinese movie theatres in low-risk areas have been allowed to resume operation starting from July 20 following an improvement in the COVID-19 epidemic situation, the China Film Administration announced Thursday. These movie theatres should reopen on the premise that proper prevention and control measures have been put in place, the administration said in a circular. […]