Covid-19: North Korea Declares ‘Severe Emergency’
North Korea has confirmed its first-ever case of Covid-19, with state media declaring it a ‘severe national emergency incident’ after over two years of purportedly keeping the pandemic under control. The official KCNA news agency in a release stated that samples taken from patients sick with fever in Pyongyang on Sunday were “consistent with” the […]
2023: Tinubu Can Fully Count On Me, El-Rufai Declares
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has openly declared his support for the presidential aspiration of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu asking the former Governor of Lagos State to fully count on him. El-Rufai made the declaration at the Murtala Square in Kaduna where the national leader of […]
Odili Bows Out Of Supreme Court, Advocates Restructuring
Worried by the state of affairs of the country, Justice Mary Peter-Odili of the Supreme Court, has joined in the call for the restructuring of the country as she bowed out from the bench. Justice Odili spoke in Abuja during a valedictory court session held in her honour by the Supreme Court, as she bowed […]
Councilor Nabbed With AK-47 Close To Kidnapers’ Den In Kaduna
A Councilor in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State whose name was given as Abdul Adamu Kinkiba has been arrested with AK-47 around the Giwa Local Government Area of the State. Africa Today News, New York reports that the area is close to a den of the bandits terrorising many parts of the state. […]
I’m The Best Player In The World, Mohamed Salah Boasts
Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, has described himself as the ‘best’ player in the world in his position after scoring very important goals for the reds this season. Salah said that the number of goals he has scored for the Reds back up his claim. Currently the Egyptian has 22 league goals to his name this […]
2023: INEC To Adopt Manual, Electronic Transmission Of Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday announced that it might move sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria to another location over the meddling of the Governor of the bank in politics. Speaking during a consultative meeting with the media, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while responding to a question on the […]
Biden Pledges $150m To ASEAN, Keep China In Check
The President of US, Joe Biden opened a summit of Southeast Asian leaders with a promise to spend $150m on infrastructure, security, and the anti-pandemic efforts, as Washington moves to intensify efforts to counter China’s rising influence in the region. Biden on Thursday kicked off a two-day summit with the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
Bishop Kukah Fumes Over Murder Of Female Student In Sokoto
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has expressed sadness over the killing of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State. Africa Today News, New York reports that the student who was identified as Deborah Yakubu was lynched by some male Muslim students for allegedly insulting Prophet […]
Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Unveils A-Month Free Writing Symposium
In the contemporary world, where content has essentially become ‘king’ in every aspect of human endeavour, it has become crucial for a lot of people to acquire a real skill that they can actually profit from. In the past, this wasn’t as important as it is now. The production of content is how successful entrepreneurs […]
UN Launches Campaign To Youth Inclusion To Politics
In a move which has been met with good tidings, the United Nations, in collaboration with the Youth Envoy, on Wednesday have launched a campaign to support young people to participate in politics and make sure that they amplify their voices in public life. “The intergenerational gap in power, influence and trust constitutes one of […]
40ft Container Crushes One, Injures Another – LASEMA
In a bizarre incident involving a container at the popular Costain roundabout, in Lagos, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has reported that it has rescued a female adult and recovered one male adult body from an accident involving a 40 feet container. Mr Nosa Okunbor who is the Public Affairs chairman for LASEMA […]
ASUU Should Be Entitled To 40% Of Party Form Proceeds – Group
As the Nationwide university union strike trudges on, a nationwide students’ movement, the Progressive Students Movement (PSM) has put out a call to all political parties to consider donating 40 per cent of proceeds from the sale of forms to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The National President of PSM, Mr Bestman Okereafor […]