Kogi Guber: Supreme Court Upholds Yahaya Bello’s Re-Election
The Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. The apex court, dismissed an appeal the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Musa Wada, lodged to challenge the outcome of the gubernatorial election that held in the state on November 16, 2019. It upheld the earlier judgement of […]
Romanian Parliament To Vote On No-Confidence Motion
Romania’s parliament is to vote Monday on a motion of a no-confidence against the government over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. It was introduced by the social-democratic opposition PSD party against the conservative minority government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban. Read Also: UEFA Gives Romania Another Week To Submit Restart Plan The PSD, Romania’s […]
India Sets World Record In Single Day COVID-19 Cases
India has set the world record in reporting the biggest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases, logging 78,761 cases in one fell swoop. The record set on Sunday eclipsed the 77,299 cases reported in the United States on 16 July. India now has 3.54 million cases, just 250,000 lower than Brazil’s 3,862,311 cases. While Brazil is […]
MURIC Wants Lagos To Recruit More Arabic Teachers
An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged the Lagos State government to recruit more Arabic teachers to boost the teaching of Arabic Language in the State. The group which commended the government’s effort for recruiting some Arabic teachers wants the government to complement the effort with more recruitment in order to […]
Chris Hassan Emerges Plateau PDP Chairman
The former Commissioner of Works in Plateau State, Chris Hassan has emerged the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). And he won by a landslide. Maj.-Gen. Amnon Kwaskebe (rtd), the Returning Officer of the State Elective Congress who announced the result, said that Hassan, polled 1,649 votes to defeat three other contestants. The […]
₦2bn Fraud: Buhari’s PA, Onochie Calls For Probe Of FFK
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has called for the probe of Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister. Onochie said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) should probe Fani-Kayode’s tenure as Minister of Aviation. She made the call while sharing […]
JAMB Relaxes Ban On Services To Cover Pre-2020 Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has lifted the ban placed on some processes on its platforms to accommodate more requests from candidates who took the UTME prior to 2020. The Public Relations Officer of the exam board, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen. He said […]
Boris Johnson Faces Pressure After Coronavirus U-Turns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing growing unease in his own Conservative party over his response to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report, many Conservatives are concerned by a series of policy U-turns by Johnson’s government. The Observer newspaper quoted lawmakers as saying, while an opinion poll suggested the Conservatives have lost support to […]
La Liga Clarifies Validity Of Lionel Messi’s Contract
The Spanish La Liga on Sunday released a statement stating that Lionel Messi’s FC Barcelona contract was still valid. This announcement comes days after Messi announced that he wants to leave the club and failed to attend a pre-season medical. La Liga said the only way for the Argentine forward to be released from the […]
Matawalle Laments Killing Of 15 Persons By BUA Truck In Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor, Hon Bello Mohammed Matawalle has promised to introduce serious punitive measures of a death sentence on reckless drivers in the state. The Governor who revealed this when he led members of his Executive Council and the Management of BUA Group to a condolence visit to the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello […]
Herdsmen: Water Resources Bill Is Ruga In Disguise – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described the National Water Resources Bill as another Ruga aimed at creating grazing areas for herdsmen along shorelines. Ortom made the remark while also urging the National Assembly to reject the bill in the interest of the country. The Governor said the bill which seeks to bring all […]
Okikijesu Releases Fearful Prophecies About Buhari’s Family
Apostle Paul Okikijesu of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry, on Saturday, revealed God told him that President Muhammadu Buhari will mourn if urgent prayers are not offered on his behalf. He said Nigeria must pray fervently for the president. In a series of prophecies he made on Saturday, the cleric also said that some presidential […]