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Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
• FAAN former MDs, directors warn of hidden takeover • Reps set up sub-committee Federal Government’s plan to concession airports has run into difficulties over an existing debt and pact with China to build four new terminals at the cost of $500 million. The “concession within concession”, according to the coalition of aviation workers’ unions, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News
Monday, November 16th, 2020
By Michael Adeshina Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his Gabon teammates slept at the Banjul International Airport on Sunday. The Panthers were scheduled to play Gambia in Bakau on Monday and they arrived at the Banjul International Airport late on Sunday night but were delayed. According to reports, their passports were seized despite providing their […]
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Africa & World Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, November 13th, 2020
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why he would forever be indebted to late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings. Obasanjo made the revelation in a condolence message to the family of Rawlings and people of Ghana over the death of Rawlings. He said it was Rawlings who housed […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has asked Nigerian traders facing tough times in Ghana not to leave the country, but to exercise patience as it continues to engage the Ghanaian authorities and other relevant stakeholders with a view to addressing their challenges. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola gave the advice Tuesday in his […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
(NNP) Former Ghanaian military and civilian leader, Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has died at the age of 73. According to reports, he died of COVID-19 complications. Rawlings first came to national prominence when he staged a failed coup on May 15, 1979. He was court-martialed and sentenced to death, only to emerge from prison […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, United Kingdom (UK)
Saturday, November 7th, 2020
The British Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson has confirmed the appointment of Helen Grant MP, a British-Nigerian, as the new trade envoy to Nigeria. Grant’s role will be to provide support to the UK Government’s trade and investment priorities in Nigeria through high-level engagement with Nigerian Ministers by leading trade delegations, engaging key businesses in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said the Nigerian Embassy in Hungary might be ejected from the property they operate from. Onyeama who revealed that the landlord of the property where the Nigerian Embassy in Hungary is located is threatening to evict them made this disclosure while defending the ministry’s 2021 budget […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
File image of a trafficked Nigerian lady A 28-year-old Nigerian, Miss Kemi Najeeb who hails from Ikire town in Osun State has appealed to the Nigerian government to come to her rescue in Oman where she is being held in captivity. The President, Journalist International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), Mr Ajibola Abayomi, narrated Kemi’s situation […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Women Politics
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
(NNP) As the World Trade Organization seeks to address the leadership impasse occasioned by the United States’ objection to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s recommendation as the next director-general, the surging cases of the Corona virus in Switzerland (and much of Europe) where the WTO is located, has complicated matters. On Sunday, the authorities announced strict new […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Armed Forces, Army, General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
• Five Abductors Killed In Gun Battle With Kidnappers • Defence Headquarters Keeps Mum Over Operation The Multinational Joint Task Force(MNJTF) played a significant role in yesterday’s rescue of Philip Walton from his abductors, by a Naval Special Warfare group in the United States, better known as SEAL Team Six. Walton, a 27-year-old American, was […]
