COVID-19: WTO Key In Vaccine Accessibility – Okonjo-Iweala
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can play a vital role in accessibility coronavirus vaccine. The former World Bank Managing Director spoke at a reception held in her honour by the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN). The mission used the occasion to appeal for global support […]
Germany Slams Donald Trump As ‘Unscrupulous’
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Sunday that an “unscrupulous” President Donald Trump was trying to sow doubt about the US presidential election by urging his supporters to vote twice, which is illegal. “We owe an incredible number of things to the United States and the country remains one of our closest partners but… it […]
Buhari Departs Nigeria For Niger For ECOWAS Summit Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The one-day summit will deliberate on the Special Report on COVID-19 to be presented by Buhari who was appointed the ECOWAS Champion on the Fight against COVID-19 […]
Tunisia Knife Attack Kills Officer, 3 ‘Terrorists’ Shot Dead
Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another Sunday before three assailants were shot dead, the National Guard said, labelling it a “terrorist attack”. The attack took place in the tourist city of Sousse, the site of the worst of several jihadist attacks in recent years, where 38 people, most of […]
What Will Happen To Amotekun If Everyone Is Engaged – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said the Amotekun security outfit in the South West of Nigeria will be a pet if everyone is engaged. Tinubu stated this in Akure while inaugurating the Ondo Revenue House constructed by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Saturday. Read Also: […]
Helicopters Rescue Dozens Trapped By California Wildfire
Dozens of people were airlifted to safety Saturday night after being trapped by a wildfire near a popular reservoir in northern California, officials said. Military helicopters have so far rescued 63 people from the Mammoth Pool Reservoir in the Sierra National Forest, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Fresno, the Fresno Fire Department said […]
Buhari Has Killed Your Presidential Ambition – Bamgbose To Tinubu
Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and his party have been asked to perish any hope of winning the 2023 presidency because they have failed Nigerians. Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, believes that the actions of the current administration, most recently the hike in […]
Boko Haram Plotting Attacks In Abuja – Nigeria Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says Boko Haram terrorists have infiltrated the nation’s capital, Abuja. A circular on the alarm was titled: “Re: Intelligence on national security”. The internal memo was signed by the Comptroller of Enforcement at the NCS headquarters, H. A. Sabo. It said the intelligence had reached NCS Comptroller-General, retired Colonel Hameed […]
Tinubu Preaches True Fiscal Federalism To S/West Govs
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has asked governours of the Southwest states not to let their membership of the ruling party deter them from continuing with the struggle for true fiscal federalism. The former Lagos State Governor who spoke at the commissioning of the newly built Internal […]
Re-Opening Of Churches Led To Decrease In COVID-19 – Oyedepo
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Saturday said the re-opening of churches led to decrease in Coronavirus infections across the nation. Oyedepo, at the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer, CHoP, used Lagos and Ogun States as case study for his assertion, saying that COVID-19 had continued to decrease due to re-opening of churches. […]
COVID-19 Uptick In Lagos, As Nigeria Records 162 New Cases
Nigeria, on Friday posted 162 new cases of COVID-19, with Lagos recording an uptick in infections. The 162 new cases is a little higher than the 156 cases posted by the nation on Thursday, bringing the total confirmed COVID-19 infections to 54,905. So far, 42,922 survivors have been discharged and 1,054 deaths recorded. Read Also: […]
How Southwest Can Claim 2023 Presidency – Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has revealed how Southwest can claim the 2023 presidency. Speaking in Akure, Ondo State on Saturday during a meeting with the traditional rulers for re-election of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, the former governor said ensuring that the APC wins Ondo governorship poll would be an […]