Trump Signs Orders Extending Economic Relief For Americans
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive actions extending financial relief to Americans hit by the coronavirus pandemic as polls showed a large majority of voters unhappy with his handling of the crisis. The four measures marked a presidential show of strength after Trump’s Republican party and White House team failed to agree with opposition […]
At Least 43 Killed In Monsoon-Triggered India Landslide
At least 43 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday. The landslide in Idukki district, around 250 kilometres (155 miles) from Kerala state’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, occurred Friday but the ongoing search and rescue efforts have been hampered […]
Kashamu Finally Laid To Rest Amidst Tears
The remains of Senator Buruji Kashamu have been laid to rest according to Islamic rites. At exactly 12:50pm, the body of the former Ogun East Senator was lowered into the grave. Kashamu was buried at his Ijebu-Igbo residence in Ogun State. Africa Today News, New York reports that the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun […]
ALGON IMC Writes IGP, EFCC Over Alleged Embezzlement
The Interim Management Committee of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has written a formal letter was written to Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu over alleged criminal conspiracy and impersonation against the association. The IMC, through its Chairman, Mr Abdullahi Maje, also wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged […]
Southern Kaduna Killings: Coalition Seeks Parade Of Arrested Suspects
A coalition of civil society groups, Southern Kaduna Indigenous Peace Practitioners, SOKIPEP, has called for the immediate parade and prosecution of suspects arrested in connection with the killings in the southern part of Kaduna State. The coalition also lauded the efforts of the military for the number of arrest made so far in the attacks. […]
Sarri Sacking Costs Juve €20m
Juventus sack the Scudetto winner for the second year running, but Maurizio Sarri’s contract means this decision will cost €20m. After Max Allegri was dismissed last year, despite becoming the first coach to secure five consecutive Serie A titles, Sarri was also officially axed on Saturday afternoon. While Allegri still had one year left on […]
Twitter Expresses Interest In Buying TikTok
Twitter Inc has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app. According to Reuters, the talks are ongoing, but experts raised doubts over Twitter’s ability to put together financing for a potential deal. It is far from certain that Twitter would be able to outbid Microsoft […]
Angola Maintains Closed Borders To Fend Off COVID-19
Angola said it will maintain closed borders to fight and prevent a spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. According to a Presidential Decree, which updates the measures adopted during the prevailing ‘State of Calamity’, only nationals and foreign residents can return to the national territory. The decree also stated that foreign citizens may […]
COVID-19: Churches In Lagos Reopen, Record Low Turnout
Many churches in Lagos on Sunday witnessed low turnout on the first Sunday of reopening after 20 weeks of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, relaxed some of the lockdown measures instituted by the Lagos State Government to combat the spread of the pandemic. Following the […]
Buhari Mourns UK Based Nigerian Dapo Williams
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora over the sad loss of Dr (Otunba) Dapo Williams, a prominent member of Nigerian UK Diaspora. Sympathising with the family and friends of the deceased, the President recalled his meeting with Dr Williams in January, this year, during a town hall meeting […]
WASSCE: Ghanaian Students Beat Invigilators Over Strict Supervision
Officials of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) supervising the ongoing WASSCE examination were attacked and terribly beaten by students of Bright Senior High School at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region of Ghana on Friday over strict invigilation. A journalist with the state-owned Daily Graphic was also beaten by the students during the melee. Read […]
Beirut: Church Altar Survives Explosion Despite Being Close (Video)
A video making rounds on the internet show a Church located less than a kilometre away from the Beirut’s explosion whose altar survived the deadly explosion which claimed scores of lives. The church, St. Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church is located in Achrafieh and is less than a kilometre away from where the Beirut explosion took […]