Kuku Used Stolen Billions From Amnesty For Air Peace – US DOJ
The United States Department of Justice has alleged that billions of naira stolen from the Presidential Amnesty Programme by a former head of the office, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, were transferred to bank accounts in the United States where they were laundered and used to purchase airplanes to start Air Peace as well as luxury homes […]
Italy’s Berlusconi ‘Strong Immune Response’ To Virus
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi “showed a strong immune response” and appeared to be improving after being hospitalised last week with coronavirus, his doctor said Monday. The 83-year-old media tycoon is being treated for a lung infection at San Raffaele hospital in Milan where he was admitted on Thursday night. “The overall clinical picture appears […]
Khashoggi’s Fiancee Calls Saudi Verdict ‘Farce’
The Turkish fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday branded a Saudi court ruling overturning five death sentences in his 2018 murder a “farce”. “The ruling handed down today in Saudi Arabia again makes a complete mockery of justice,” Hatice Cengiz said in a statement posted on Twitter. “The international community will not accept […]
Electricity: Huge Uncertainty As Discos Bid To Pull Out
Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, have petitioned the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, seeking to return the privatised power assets to the government over what they considered as undue interference in their operations. Investigations by NAN, yesterday, indicated that their action was propelled by recent developments, especially the planned forensic audit of the operations of DISCOs […]
Ghana President Elected As New ECOWAS Chairman
The government of Ghana has announced that President Nana Akufo-Addo was elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Read Also: Ghana President Says Airports May Reopen Next Month The summit is being held at […]
Nigerian Army Set To Court-Martial Soldier Who Criticised Buratai
The Nigerian Army has perfected plans to court-martial Lance Corporal Martins Idakpini in Sokoto State. Idakpini was arrested in June 2020 shortly after he made a viral video castigating Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Burutai, for the failings of the army to combat and destroy Boko Haram terrorists. In a notice on Monday titled “Amendment […]
BBNaija 2020: Omokri Blasts Nigerians For Raising $9k For Erica
Reno Omokri, a former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has blasted Nigerians for not showing much interest in resisting the increase in the pump price of fuel by the President Muhammadu Buhari government. Omokri lamented that the same Nigerians have in 3 hours raised the sum of $9000 for Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, Erica, […]
CBN Clears Air On Taking Over National Theatre
The immediate past Acting General Manager of the National Arts Theatre, Lagos State, Mr Sunday Baba, on Monday, said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) didn’t take over the national monument. Baba explained that the CBN, through the Bankers’ Committee, would only renovate the theatre complex and hand it over to the Federal Government. […]
India Passes Brazil For World’s Second Most Virus Cases
India overtook Brazil on Monday as the country with the second-highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, even as key metro train lines re-opened as part of efforts to boost the South Asian nation’s battered economy. India has emerged in recent weeks as the new global pandemic hotspot, although cases continue to soar across the globe […]
Typhoon Hits South Korea After Triggering Landslides In Japan
A powerful typhoon lashed South Korea on Monday after smashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left up to eight people dead or missing. More than 300,000 households were still without power Monday afternoon after Typhoon Haishen roared past Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, ripping off roofs and dumping half […]
Osun Discovers Baby Factory, Rescues 47 Children
A baby factory that was allegedly operating under the guise of an orphanage in Ile-Ife has been discovered by Osun State Government. It was learnt that 47 children were evacuated from the building, where women are apparently impregnated and their babies sold off by operators. An undergraduate was also among women rescued at the facility […]
Petrol: Nigerians Will Pay More Even With Refineries – Chike-Obi
Former Managing Director of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mustafa Chike-Obi, says functional refineries would not reduce price of petrol. Chike-Obi stated this on his Twitter handle on Sunday. There are opinions that the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) will reduce when the nation’s refineries are in good shape. Chike-Obi declared that […]