Why I Suspended Adams Oshiomhole – Ward Chairman
The Ward 10 Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr Stephen Oshawo, on Thursday, explained why he suspended the former national chairman of the party, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. He said Oshiomhole did not pay his pensions for eight months when he was governor of the […]
WAEC Reacts To Nigeria’s Embargo On WASSCE
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has reacted to the abrupt U-turn made by the federal government on the resumption of schools across the country, and its earlier announcement of dates for the commencement of the 2020 May/June diet of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The regional examination body said it is […]
FEC Approves ₦109.187bn For Road, Hostel Contracts
The Federal Executive Council, on Thursday, approved contracts worth the sum of ₦109.187bn for roads and hostel renovation in four states. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, told State House reporters, that his ministry presented two memoranda to the council. He said: “The first one was to aid the completion of the Enugu […]
Ubani: Magu Should Have Investigated Tinubu, Ganduje, Oshiomhole
Monday Ubani, a former Second Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday said Ibrahim Magu, suspended Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) waged a selective anti-corruption war during his five year reign. Speaking in an interview, Ubani said it is surprising that Magu chose to look the other way […]
Teens Discover Couple’s Bodies In Bags While Filming TikTok Videos
Seattle authorities have identified the remains of two people who were discovered by teens shooting TikTok videos last month. The two victims, Jessica Lewis, 35, and Austin Wenner, 27, were shot days earlier, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. A family member said the two had dated for years. About a week later, […]
Ousted U.S. Prosecutor Says Barr Urged Him To Resign
(Reuters) – Geoffrey Berman, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted from his job last month, was expected to tell lawmakers on Thursday that U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr urged him to resign, according to media reports citing a copy of his prepared remarks. Berman, who left as his office continued a probe […]
Funds EFCC Seized From Me Were Birthday Gifts – Ex-NNPC GMD
A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, has told an Abuja Federal High Court that the cash the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seized from him, were gifts he received after he left office. In February 2017, the EFCC recovered $9.7 million and £74,000 from Yakubu’s home […]
China Records More Cases As 2nd Wave Of Virus Continues
The Chinese government on Thursday said it received reports of nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland. The National Health Commission stated that all the new cases were imported, adding that of the nine new imported cases, three were reported in Liaoning and Shanghai each, two in Guangdong, and one in Sichuan. Read […]
We’ve Nothing In Common With Abia Church – Church Of Satan
Church of Satan International in the United States has reacted to the demolition of the Assemblies of Light Bearer Greater Church of Lucifer, popularly known as Church of Satan, Ohafia in Abia State. Africa Today News, New York had reported that the church was destroyed by youths in the area and the founder, arrested. Ohafia […]
Lagos Govt Explains Why There Is Foamy Substance In Anthony Village
The Lagos State Government has reacted to tweets making the rounds about a foamy substance surging through Anthony Village on Wednesday. Pictures of white foamy substance surging through Anthony Village had emerged online on Wednesday which got some Nigerians saying that the state was experiencing snowfalls while some wondered what could have led to the […]
Armed Robbers Attack NTA, TVC Correspondents In Nasarawa
Suspected armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr. Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of the Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs. Victoria Ojito of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). They were attacked in the early hours of Thursday at their residence at Sabon-Gari, Lafia. The Nasarawa State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mrs Priscilla Gondo-Alour, was […]
Hushpuppi’s Fraud, Show-Off Has Dented Nigeria’s Image – Dabiri
Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has lamented the effect of cyber crime on the image of Nigeria. Abiri-Erewa lamented that cybercrime has dented the image of Nigeria before the global scene. She spoke while cautioning Nigerians against committing crime and flaunting it like alleged cybercriminal, Ramon Abbas, popularly known […]