Andy Murray Expresses Readiness For US Open
Three-time Grand Slam winner, Andy Murray has expressed his readiness to banish memories of his last visit to the U.S. Open, when a painful hip contributed to a second-round demise in 2018. He will be competing at a slam for the first time in almost 20 months. The 33-year-old Briton, who triumphed at Flushing Meadows […]
Rivers Policeman Who Shot Teen For Impregnating Girl Arrested
The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested the policeman who shot a teenager, Ledisi Kote, 19 for impregnating a girl. This is coming as the 19-year-old teenager has finally undergone his first surgery and he is responding to treatment. Read Also: Rivers Police Shoot Teenager Ledesi Kote For Impregnating Girl The reckless Police […]
Brazil Court Removes Rio Governor Over Corruption
Brazil’s High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office Friday, as police raided his official residence in a probe into accusations he stole emergency funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The raids also targeted the far-right governor’s wife and inner circle. Among those arrested was Pastor Everaldo, an evangelical preacher […]
Akeredolu, Wife, Son And In-Laws Run Ondo State – Dep Gov Agboola
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, has declared that only Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and his family were running the state government. Agboola is the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. He spoke in reaction to Akeredolu’s alarm of plot to release fake documents to embarrass […]
Gov Sanwo-Olu Announces Dates For Reopening Of Schools
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced date for the resumption of tertiary institutions in the state. Sanwo-Olu disclosed that primary and secondary schools are scheduled to re-open from September 21. Read Also: Gov Sanwo-Olu Presents Staff Of Office To Alara Of Ilara Speaking during his regular briefing on the state’s COVID-19 status, on […]
Lebanon Army: Seven Still Missing After Beirut Blast
The Lebanese army said Saturday that seven people, including at least three Lebanese nationals, remained missing after an August 4 blast at Beirut port that left at least 188 dead. “Search and rescue operations will not stop until the missing are found,” said army spokesman Elias Aad during a press conference. There are still “seven […]
Berlin Police Stop Mass ‘Anti-Corona’ Protest
German police Saturday halted a march by some 18,000 coronavirus sceptics in Berlin because many were not respecting social distancing measures. The mass protest against pandemic restrictions had been allowed to go ahead after a bitter legal battle. But it had barely begun at 0900 GMT at the city’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, when it was […]
No Governor Has Denied Collecting Money From NDDC – Ndukwe
Chief Obiaruko Christie Ndukwe, a Publisher and Founder of the advocacy group, Citizens Quest for Truth Initiative speaks with Nseobong Okon-Ekong and other journalists on recent developments in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Senate probe. Your advocacy group has been in the news lately, what are you up to? We are more […]
Lagos Crash: Bell Helicopter Has No Black Box
A Bell 206-B3 helicopter that crashed on Salvation Road, Opebi, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, on Friday, has no black box, the Accident Investigation Bureau has said. AIB, the investigating body in charge of all aviation-related accidents and incidents in Nigeria, however, noted that investigation has since commenced without the black box. A […]
AfDB: Ooni Of Ife Mocks Akinwumi Adesina’s Traducers
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, says he is happy that Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) overcame those against his re-election. The former Agriculture Minister won a second term in office during the Board of Governors virtual annual meeting in Abidjan on Thursday. In July, an Independent Review Panel exonerated him of any […]
APC: Details Of Governors’ Meeting With Osinbajo
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo met Governors Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa and Simon Lalong of Plateau State at the presidential villa. The trio met on reconciliation efforts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chapters in Imo, Ogun and Oyo States. There have been crises among warring factions in recent months. Badaru told the media that the […]
RMAFC, EFCC Go After Government Agencies
Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has announced partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). RMAFC explained that the collaboration would ensure recovery of unremitted revenue accruable to the federation account. The Chairman, Elias Mbam, spoke on Friday when he visited the acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mohammed Umar. The partnership would […]