France’s Macron Ready To Meet Belarus Opposition Leader
President Emmanuel Macron is ready to hold talks with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who has requested he act as a mediator in her country’s crisis, a French government spokesman said on Monday. “What’s happening in Belarus is a crisis of power, an authoritarian power that is unable to accept the logic of democracy,” Gabriel […]
Togo Appoints Its First Woman Prime Minister
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday named the first-ever female prime minister to head the government in the West African nation. Victoire Tomegah Dogbe, 60, replaces Komi Selom Klassou, who resigned on Friday. A close ally of the president, she has served as his chief-of-staff since 2009. Togo had been due for a government reshuffle […]
Sudan Foreign Aid Deal To Give Cash To Poor Families
The EU, several member states and the World Bank have signed a deal for almost $190 million in direct financial aid to poor families in Sudan, official news agency SUNA said. The Sudan Family Support Programme (SFSP) aims to give some 32 million people, or around 80 percent of the population, 500 Sudanese pounds (nine […]
Zimbabwe Teachers Strike As Schools Reopen After Virus Shutdown
Hundreds of Zimbabwean teachers demanding better pay stayed at home on Monday, as schools reopened after six months of coronavirus restrictions. At the Warren Park High School in a western working-class suburb of Harare, dozens of students waited for their teachers in vain at an unfinished school building. Some wore face masks. A 20-litre […]
Independence: Lagos Cuts Water Transportation Fare By 40%
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced slashed the fare of water transportation by 40 percent to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence. Managing Director, Lagos Ferry (LAGFERRY), Abdoulbaq Ladi Balogun in a press conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria said passengers using the Lagos ferries would pay 40 percent of the normal fare, on all the […]
Serena Williams Clears First Hurdle In France
Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the French Open by beating fellow American Kristie Ahn 7-6 (2), 6-0 on Monday at Roland Garros. The sixth seed was sluggish in the first set and struggled with her serves. But she later put herself in the right gear to overcome her opponent. Williams won the […]
Evacuate Stranded Nigerian Traders In Ghana – Group To Buhari
The Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (PAN), has appealed to President Mohammadu Buhari to speedily intervene in the plight of Nigerian traders in Ghana. PAN said that as the country prepared to mark its 60th Independence Anniversary, there was need to consider the immediate evacuation of frustrated Nigerian traders in Ghana. This is contained in a […]
Blasphemy: Our Visit To Kano Has Saved Musician – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has said that the visit by its delegation has helped to save and preserve the life of Kano State musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu who was sentenced to death by a Kano State High Court. ‘The end result of our mission was successful,’ NBA’s 1st National Vice President, Mr. John Aikpokpo-Martins Esq […]
FG, States Maltreating Health Workers In Bayelsa – MHWUN
The leadership of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Medical & Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, has accused the Federal Government and the Bayelsa State government of maltreating healthcare workers. They said, despite the public appreciation during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic, some health workers are still being treated unfairly when it comes to […]
Without Restructuring, Nigeria Will Be Worseoff Than Somalia
The decade after Nigeria’s independence, Africans referred to it as ‘the giant of Africa,’ with the promise of great things to come for the newly minted African country. Fifty-nine years after, it is a different story. Plagued by a myriad of problems, the future of Nigeria in its current form, with less than twenty years […]
Magu Probe: FCMB Apologises To Prophet Omale
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has tendered a public apology to Emmanuel Omale, general overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministries International. Prophet Emmanuel Omale, who claims to be the spiritual guide of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, had sued First City Monument Bank Plc for […]
$70,000 On Hairstyling – Donald Trump’s Taxes In Numbers
The shocking claim that Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal taxes has dominated headlines after a New York Times report into his financial affairs, but it is far from the only surprising sum exposed by the documents. Here are some of the key figures: Read Also: Records Reveal Trump’s Chronic Losses, Years Of Tax […]