China’s Xi To Attend Biden’s Virtual Climate Summit
China’s President Xi Jinping would put political considerations away for a while to attend US President Joe Biden’s virtual climate summit this week, Beijing revealed on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders including Xi and Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the meeting that starts on Earth Day on Thursday and is meant […]
Derek Chauvin Convicted For George Floyd’s Murder
There were celebrations in the court premises as the US jury found a former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year. Derek Chauvin, 45, was filmed kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest last May which culminated in […]
Over 1.5M People Moved Across Nigerian Borders In 2020 – NIS
The Comptroller General (CG) of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has revealed that the total movements across the nation’s borders for the year 2020 stood at 1,579,773. In press release on Tuesday by the spokesman of the service, Sunday James, said Babandede made this disclosure during a media chat. Breaking the figures down, the […]
Buhari Not Going To Negotiate Nigeria’s Unity — Presidency
The Presidency has insisted that secessionists are enemies of Nigeria and the Federal Government would never negotiate with them no matter how hard they try. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu who spoke on Tuesday at the APC National Secretariat during a media interface organized by APC […]
Senate Moves To Establish Agency To Keep Cow Database
The upper chamber of the national assembly, on Tuesday, considered a bill that seeks to control the movement of livestock across the country, dissuade the incessant cattle rustling and conflicts between herders and farmers which has led to the loss of lives and properties in recent times. The bill which is being proposed seeks to […]
Govs Agree To Implement Financial Autonomy For Judiciary
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has promised to fully implement financial autonomy for state judiciary and legislature by next month (May). The chairman of the forum Dr. Kayode Fayemi, made the promise yesterday after he led members to a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari at the State House, […]
Chad President Killed In Battle With Rebels, Son Takes Over
The President of Chad, Idriss Deby was on Tuesday killed while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesperson said Tuesday, less than 48 hours after Deby was declared the winner of the sixth term in office. The official statement read over the weekend by army spokesperson General […]
The Entire Community Joins Dr Nze To Honour Late Mother
As Dr MarkAnthony Ujunwa Nze, the New York-based prolific writer, publisher and literary genius, popularly known ‘Amadioha’ and his family commemorates the memory of their late mother, Evangeslita Onyemaechi Obiageriaku Nze at their hometown in Ubowalla, Emekuku, Owerri-North, their kinsmen, relatives and the community at large have thrown in their full support into making sure […]
Nigeria’s Existence Under Heavy Threat – Senators
Nigerian Senators, yesterday, raised the alarm that Nigeria is under serious siege from murderous non-state actors whose activities are threatening the corporate existence of the country as a single entity. The scenario, senators said, is further heightened with records from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), that out of […]
Danish Police Seize ’Historic’ Stockpile Of Explosives
Danish police on Monday announced that they had seized a whopping amount of 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of explosives and also arrested two men in connection to the seizure. In a statement yesterday, Henrik Andersen, head of the operation of the Police said, ‘We have seized a record amount of explosives, which we are of […]
UEFA Set To Ban Players Who Feature In Super League
UEFA has revealed that players who play for teams involved in the European Super League (ESL) would be banned from the World Cup and Euros. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin stated that the closed league is a ‘disgraceful, self-serving‘ plan and a ‘spit in the face of football lovers‘, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, […]
Fire Razes Library In Cape Town, Spreads To City
A fire outbreak that broke out in Cape Town has ravaged part of a university library which houses a unique collection of African archives, its director revealed yesterday. This is coming even as the blaze advanced towards the city centre damaging more properties. According to reports, the fire, which broke out Sunday in the foothills […]