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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, April 26th, 2020
(NNP) Michael Ojemudia, a football (American) player for the University of Iowa has been selected by the Denver Broncos as the 77th pick in the 2020 National Football League draft. Ojemudia whose father was born in Nigeria and immigrated to the United States and worked for Ford Motors, was the third Hawkeye chosen by the […]
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Africa & World Politics
Sunday, April 26th, 2020
(CNN) The US is monitoring intelligence that suggests North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after undergoing a previous surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge.A second source familiar with the intelligence told CNN that the US has been closely monitoring reports on Kim’s health. Kim recently missed the celebration […]
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Africa & World Politics
Sunday, April 26th, 2020
by Xavier Murphy Jamaican company Quality Incorporations VII Ltd. made history this week, packing and shipping Jamaica’s first shipment of toilet paper to the United States. There has been a shortage of toilet paper in retail outlets in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic. This shortage is mainly due to consumer hoarding and supply/demand […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, April 26th, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the country recorded crude oil and gas export sales of 434.85million dollars in January. The corporation disclosed this in it’s Monthly Financial and Operations Report released in Abuja, yesterday. The sales, the NNPC said, represents an increase of 94.30 per cent pitched against the December 2019 figures. It […]
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COVID-19, Health, Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, April 26th, 2020

Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, has recovered from Coronavirus after four weeks of isolation and treatment. On his tweeter handle, the Governor announced yesterday that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, he had received the all-clear after two consecutive negative test results. He thanked Almighty Allah for His grace and mercy […]
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General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics
Sunday, April 26th, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has held a virtual conference with eight governors from the geo-political zones on how to harmonise federal and state governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this via a tweet yesterday in Abuja. Akande […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News
Sunday, April 26th, 2020

The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr Joseph Gobum Mukan, has pledged to entrench solid harmonious working relationship with the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike and the government of the state with a view to achieving common goals of crime fighting that would provide conducive environment for all citizens to realize their potentials […]
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Bayelsa, Budget, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, April 26th, 2020

The Bayelsa House of Assembly yesterday, passed the state Appropriation Bill of N242 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. The passage of the bill followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation during plenary in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital. The Majority Leader, Monday Obolo, representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 2, […]
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Benue, General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, State News
Sunday, April 26th, 2020

Former President of the Senate, Sen. David Mark yesterday described the Governor of Benue, Dr. Samuel Ortom, as an uncommon political leader. Mark, in a statement signed by Paul Mumeh, his media aide said Ortom had demonstrated himself as a man of the people. He described the governor, who turned 59 on Thursday, as a […]
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COVID-19, Health, Lagos, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, April 26th, 2020

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has urged federal government to relax the lockdown it imposed on Lagos State as a result of COVID- 19 pandemic. George, who made the call in a statement in Lagos, yesterday said the lockdown imposed since March 29 was adversely affecting […]