Edo Assembly: Bola Tinubu Blasts Obaseki, Makes Fresh Claims
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has reacted to recent events at the Edo State House of Assembly, describing Governor Godwin Obaseki’s actions as “the gravest possible assault on constitutional democracy and the rule of law and escalation of violence and tension in the state he purports to govern.” Tinubu […]
First Lady Aisha Buhari Flown Abroad For Neck Pain
Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been flown abroad for medical treatment, Africa Today News, New York reports. She left Nigeria for Dubai, UAE over the Sallah weekend due to persistent neck pain. The problem began when she returned to Abuja from Lagos, where she had gone to pay a condolence visit to […]
Trump Says US Coronavirus Vaccine ‘Possible’ By Election
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that a vaccine may be produced ahead of the US presidential election on November 3 — a more optimistic timeline than given by his top infectious diseases doctor. Asked by radio talk show host Geraldo Rivera whether a vaccine could come by the election, Trump said: “I think in […]
Latin America Now Region With Most COVID-19 Deaths
Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday to become the region with the most COVID-19 deaths, according to an AFP count based on official data. The world’s worst-hit region has recorded 213,120 fatal cases, 460 more than Europe, according to the tally registered at 1700 GMT. Read Also: Facebook Removes Trump’s Post Over […]
B-Slik Smashes Milestone With Record Single ‘Trigger My Heart’
At the beginning of this year, fast-rising Nigerian act known by stage name B-Slik blew up our airwaves with his spanking new single Trigger My Heart published under his record label I THINK MUSIC. The song has been rated as one of the best tracks being streamed on the Nigerian social media sphere as of […]
USSD: Banks Owe MTN, Airtel, Other Telcos ₦17bn – Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has revealed that commercial banks are owing telecommunications companies over ₦17 billion The debt was accrued following the regulator’s suspension of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Pricing last year. The NCC, in the interests of consumers, had recently revised the Determination […]
Ondo Nurses Protest Five Months Unpaid Salaries
Nurses of the University Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, UNIMEDTH on Thursday temporarily grounded activities at the facility as they demanded for the payment of their five months outstanding salaries. While giving the Ondo State Government one-week ultimatum for their demands to be met, the nurses who were newly employed threatened to embark on indefinite strike […]
Babcock University To Conduct Graduation Online
While Nigerian universities are still under locks owing to both the COVID-19 pandemic and ASUU strike, Babcock University is preparing for the virtual convocation ceremony of their graduating students. After all forms of physical teaching were halted in order to restrict people from spreading the Coronavirus, some private schools and universities continued with lectures and […]
Magu Is Distorting Facts – Ex-Banker Writes Salami Panel
Dauda Lawal, former executive director of First Bank of Nigeria, has accused Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of distorting facts in his defence before the presidential investigative committee. The committee, headed by Ayo Salami, retired president of the appeal court, is probing the activities of the agency under […]
Edo Assembly Holds First Plenary, Orders Closure Of House’s Accounts
The Edo State House of Assembly under the leadership of the new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror with seventeen members of the 7th Assembly had their first sitting today. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror in his remark ordered the closure of all bank accounts and directed the executive to stay clear of the house […]
EU Eyes Sustainable Quotas
The European Union is considering quotas to force airlines to use more sustainable fuel as it seeks to clamp down on the climate impact of aviation, the European Commission said on Wednesday. Reuters reported that while the coronavirus crisis has slashed emissions from air travel this year, CO2 emissions from flights within Europe had climbed every […]
Edo 2020: Buhari Hosts Ize-Iyamu At Presidential Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently playing host to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ize-Iyamu was accompanied by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC and governor of Yobe State, Mai Malla Buni, and Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Read Also: RevolutionNow […]