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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, September 12th, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee was, on Saturday, elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank, the region’s main economic development lender, making him the first U.S. citizen to lead the institution in its 61-year history. Mauricio Claver-Carone, Trump’s senior Latin America adviser, told the bank’s governors before voting began that he would be “a passionate […]
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Africa & World Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Saturday, September 12th, 2020
Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after being paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK. On Tuesday, AstraZeneca said the studies were being paused while it investigated whether the adverse reaction was linked with the vaccine. But on Saturday, the university said it […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, September 12th, 2020
Iran has executed a wrestler accused of murder, defying international appeals for him to be spared. Navid Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death over the murder of a security guard during a wave of anti-government protests in 2018. He said he had been tortured into making a confession. Human rights organisation Amnesty International described Afkari’s execution as a […]
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Headlines, North-Central, North-East, North-West
Friday, September 11th, 2020
THE industrial edge of the North is long gone! It’s like an earthquake struck and wiped away all the blossoming industries that used to dot the length and breadth of the region and produced enormous wealth for the natives. From footwears industries to fabrics manufacturing and essential goods-producing entities, the North is now bereft of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, September 11th, 2020
Nigeria secured another victory against Process and Industrial Development(P&ID) in the UK court today as Sir Ross Cranston ordered it to make an interim payment of £1.5million to Nigeria. The amount, to be paid within 21 days, is to cover the legal costs Nigeria incurred as part of a successful application for the extension of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, September 11th, 2020
The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigations of a suspected fraudster for concealing 2,886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and four Subscriber Identification Module( SIM) cards in noodles. The suspect: Ishaq Abubakar was handed over to the EFCC by the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday, September 10, […]
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Headlines, Religion
Friday, September 11th, 2020
Four Nigerian pastors with shocking ungodly utterances By Kazeem Ugbodaga Pastors are supposed to be men of God filled with grace and caution as they carry the messages from God and deliver them to the people for them to live godly lives. Their utterances must be in line with what the Bible teaches. For instance, […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Friday, September 11th, 2020
By Abankula Two lecturers of the Imo State University (IMSU), Professors Emmanuel Agomuo and Victor Njoku have been suspended in sex-for-grade scandals with their students. Agomuo is the head of the Department of Biochemistry, and Njoku, the head of the Department of Chemistry. The lecturers were caught on video, in compromising positions that put to […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
By Taiwo Okanlawon Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the viral video the founder and General Overseer of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, raining curses on controversial broadcaster, Daddy Freeze. In the video which was shot during last Sunday service, September 6, that clergyman was heard calling Daddy Freeze a bastard and threatening […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
…Says price’ll change as crude oil price changes …Justifies electricity tariff increase lAdds, those who get less than 12hrs of power not affected …No more estimated billing …Laments COVID-19 reduced revenue by almost 60% By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, asked Nigerians to expect further increase in the price of petrol, saying people would […]
