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Abia: ‘Church of Satan’ founder in exile, as community insists he won’t return

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

Ifekwe Udo By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia After regaining freedom from the Afara Correctional Centre, Umuahia; Founder of ‘Church of Satan’, Ifekwe Udo, is now in exile following his banishment by his community, Ebem, in Ohafia council area of Abia State. Residents of Ebem Ohafia community told South East Voice that Ifekwe, popularly known […]

Okonjo-Iweala: My priorities as WTO chief

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Women Politics Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

Nigeria’s candidate for the top job of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said fixing the Geneva-based body’s dispute settlement system would be one of her priorities, if selected as the new chief of the WTO. Okonjo-Iweala, who is competing with seven other nominees for the position of director-general of the WTO, spoke with […]

Wike gives 41 Range Rover SUV to judges in Rivers

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary, Rivers, State News Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

By Okafor Ofiebor The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has given 41 Range Rover Discovery Sports Utility Vehicles to judges serving in Rivers State High Court and Customary Courts. Other beneficiaries are judges of Rivers State origin serving the nation in the Federal Judicial Service. Wike said that his government gave judges and magistrates […]

Texas man Lee Price jailed for spending COVID-19 loans on Lamborghini, strip clubs

Posted by admin American Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

By Agency Reporter Instead of speeding off in a $200,000 Lamborghini Urus, a Texas man, Lee Price III got a slower ride to jail on Tuesday. This was after US authorities arrested him for using $1.6 million in government pandemic aid to go on a spending spree. Lee Price III, 29, was charged with fraud […]

Former Pontiff, Pope Benedict, reported to be seriously ill

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, NNP News Monday, August 3rd, 2020

(NNP) Pope Benedict, the first Pope to resign in 600 years in the history of the Catholic Church, is reported to be seriously ill, according to reports from a German newspaper on Monday. The newspaper, Passauer Neue Presse, referenced the former Pope’s biographer, German author Peter Seewald, who met with the 93 year-old former Pope […]

COVID-19: Air Peace confirms termination of pilots’ appointments

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Monday, August 3rd, 2020

The management of Air Peace has confirmed the termination of pilots in its employ, saying it had to make the painful decision due to the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations and finances. There were reports that Nigeria’s largest carrier terminated the employment of 69 of its pilots and other workers in […]

Muslim group rejects WAEC’s exam timetable

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Monday, August 3rd, 2020

An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the examination timetable recently released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for the conduct of the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on Tuesday, 11th August, 2020. The organisation based its rejection on the clash between WAEC’s […]

COVID-19: Nigeria records 304 fresh infections; death toll hits 888

Posted by admin COVID-19, Headlines, Health Monday, August 3rd, 2020

Nigeria reported 304 new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the death toll jumps to 888. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. Data from the NCDC showed that the 304 new cases were spread across 14 states, and the FCT. The centre noted that five deaths were […]

Cameroon’s Italia ’90 captain Stephen Tataw dies

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, August 2nd, 2020

Stephen Tataw was captain of Cameroon as they reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy Former Cameroon captain Stephen Tataw died on Friday at his home in Yaounde at the age of 57. The right-back was most famous for playing every minute as he led the Indomitable Lions to the quarter-finals of […]

Millions in US wage subsidies dollars for small businesses end up in China

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines, NNP News Sunday, August 2nd, 2020

(NNP) As the Trump administration blames China for introducing the corona virus to the world wrecking global economy, it now has to deal with the revelation that millions of dollars from the Congressional allocation of $660 billion meant for US small businesses as wage subsidies to cushion the impact of the coronavirus, has ended up in China. According to […]