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Video: U.S. First Lady, Melania Trump, refuses to hold hand with Trump

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Monday, August 17th, 2020

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President Trump loses younger brother

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, NNP News Sunday, August 16th, 2020

(NNP) President Donald J. Trump announced on Twitter the passing of his brother, Robert Trump at the age of 71. The younger Trump was in intensive care in New York in June for an undisclosed illness. The president’s tweet stated, “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, peacefully passed away tonight. […]

José Filomeno dos Santos: Son of Angola’s ex-leader jailed for five years

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, August 15th, 2020

Image captionJosé Filomeno dos Santos, also known as Zenu, was head of Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund from 2013 to 2018 The son of Angola’s former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. José Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was accused of trying […]

U.S. Department of Justice says Yale discriminates against whites and Asians

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, August 14th, 2020

The US government says Yale University is illegally discriminating against white and Asian-American applicants. The results of a two-year investigation by the Department of Justice found the Ivy League university had breached civil rights law in its undergraduate admissions process. The department threatened to file a lawsuit against the university if it failed to take […]

Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, returns to school in the UK

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories Friday, August 14th, 2020

Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is returning to school in the United Kingdom in October. He is scheduled to start a fellowship program at the African Studies Centre of Oxford University. Sanusi will be enrolling there as a Visiting Fellow (Academic Visitor) at the Centre for the 2020-2021 academic year. Oxford University’s African […]

Zulum releases N148.8m to offsets corp members allowance

Posted by admin Borno, Governors, Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News Thursday, August 13th, 2020

By Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the payment of N148.8 million to offset the backlogs of arrears and monthly allowances of various batches of serving and past corps members in the state. The Desk Officer of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state, Mr. Christopher Godwin-Akaba, made this known […]

Terrorists now recruiting child soldiers -MNJTF

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Thursday, August 13th, 2020

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says the Boko Haram terrorist group has introduced the use of child soldiers to resuscitate its declining influence in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Timothy Antigha, disclosed this in a statement issued from N’Djamena – Chad on Thursday. […]

FG tells world powers not to deny Nigeria weapons to fight terrorism

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Thursday, August 13th, 2020

By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Federal Government has appealed to the world powers not to be weighed by unsubstantiated arguments to deny the country vital platforms and weapons to fight insecurity. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the appeal on Thursday when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum […]

NBC fines Nigeria Info for hate speech

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Acting Director-General of NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba at the unveiling of new amendment to the 6th Edition of the Broadcasting Code in Lagos on Tuesday. By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info 99.3FM Lagos the sum of N5 million. This was […]

Nigeria receives N3.2trn from entertainment industries

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, By Rotimi Ijikanmi The fashion industry, hospitality and tourism contributed over N3.2 trillion to national economy, a report by the Federal Government’s Post Covid-19 Initiative Committee on the Creative Industry has revealed. The minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday, gave an insight into the […]