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Africa & World Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
The Canadian Politician (Toronto)- Global Affairs Canada has confirmed that Carleton University professor, Pius Adesanmi, was among the 18 Canadians who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday. There were no survivors in the plane carrying 149 passengers and 8 crew members. Until his untimely death, Professor Adesanmi was the director of Carleton […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Lagos, Nollywood (Film Industry), State News
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as winner of the Surulere 1 state Constituency election in Lagos State. The Returning Officer, Dr. Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi from the University of Lagos, made the declaration on Sunday at the Surulere Local Government Collation Centre in Lagos. She […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Lagos, National Politics, Party Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
Tunde Ajaja he candidate of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, March 9. Returning Officer, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, made the declaration on Sunday at INEC’s collation centre in Yaba, Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who scored 739,445 out of the 977,476 total valid votes […]
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Adamawa, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
Billy Graham Abel, Yola Two suicide bombers reported to have targeted St. Pius Catholic Church in Shuwa, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, have set off bombs but ended up killing themselves only. Papka Medugu, a resident of Shuwa and a parishioner told our correspondent that suspected Boko Haram terrorists “targeted our church while […]
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Abia, Elections, Elections 2019, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, National Politics, State News
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
Chuks Onuoha, Umuahia Abia State governor and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2019 governorship election, Dr Victor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been announced the winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state. Making the declaration around 6.00pm this evening, the state Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Ozumba, the Vice Chancellor of University of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require Germany to pay damages over genocide and property seizures by colonialists in what is now Namibia more than a century ago. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said Germany was immune from claims by descendants of the Herero and Nama tribes, depriving […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
By Racheal Ishaya The plan to establish the African Central Bank (ACB) by the African Union will likely come to fruition by 2045. Ms Naglaa Nozahie representing the Association of African Central Banks (AACB), said this while presenting the progress report on the convergence of criteria for the ACB to the African Union on Thursday. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
An Ethiopian Airlines plane Flight ET 302 enroute from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi crashed Sunday with no survivors among the 149 passengers and eight crew members. According to the airline, 18 Canadians are among the dead. The plane was carrying passengers from 33 countries. The brand new Boeing 737 plane […]
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Headlines
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General (retd) Abdulrahman Dambazau, has ordered the closure of borders for Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly polls. The closure order takes effect from noon today, to Sunday, March 10, at noon. Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede announced this in a statement issued in Abuja, yesterday. -Sunwp_posts
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
A 34-year-old man has been killed by his privately owned lion in the Czech Republic, news agency CTK reported on Tuesday. Michal Prasek owned the nine-year-old big cat and another lioness for breeding, reportedly drawing concern from local residents. Mr Prasek’s father found his body in the lion’s cage and told local media it […]
