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Coronavirus, Africans and Social Distancing – By Professor Phil Alalibo

Posted by admin Articles, Headlines, NNP Columnists, Top Stories Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

By Professor Phil Alalibo | NNP | March 22, 2020 Olu: Goodmorning! Nimi: Yes, Olu, goodmorning to you too. I am surprised you are still around. I thought you travelled to Ibadan yesterday to see your mother? Olu: Which Ibadan are you talking about? Nimi: See dis man, oh! How many Ibadan do we […]

Suspected herdsmen kill Rivers PDP ex-guber aspirant

Posted by admin Headlines, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Saturday, March 21st, 2020

A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Soalabo West, has been killed by suspected herdsmen. He was reportedly kidnapped outside his farm and later died in custody. The lawyer was abducted on March 7 in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Two days into his abduction, the […]

FG shuts down three international airports over coronavirus

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Saturday, March 21st, 2020

The Nigerian Government has shut down three international airports to curb the spread of coronavirus across the country. The affected airports are Mallam Aminu Kano Airport, Kano, Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu and the Port Harcourt Airport, Rivers. The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Musa Nuhu in a statement said Kano, Rivers and […]

Picture: Senator Ben Murray-Bruce loses wife of 41 years to cancer

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Saturday, March 21st, 2020

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has announced the loss of his wife of 41 years after a long battle with cancer. Murray-Bruce made the announcement on Twitter, Friday morning on his verified page. In a short thread, the former Senator Murray-Bruce shared beautiful pictures of himself and his late wife with emotional tweets. “I’m broken. Just lost […]

COVID 19: Father Mbaka releases prophecy amidst pandemic

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Religion, Top Stories Saturday, March 21st, 2020

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, on Wednesday, declared that the deadly Coronavirus will die just the way Ebola vanished when it entered Nigeria years back. Mbaka urged Nigerians not to be afraid or panic of the deadly Coronavirus because it would soon be a thing of the […]

Coronavirus: Nigeria bans entry from U.S., UK, Germany, Japan, China, Switzerland and 8 other countries

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, March 18th, 2020

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries including the US and UK, as it announced five new cases Wednesday. The restriction will apply to travelers from countries with more than 1,000 cases. They include China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, the United States, Norway, […]

Mikel Obi quits Trabzonspor by mutual consent

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

Former Super Eagles skipper, John Obi Mikel and Trabzonspor have parted ways by mutual consent, the club has announced. Mikel only joined Black Sea Storm as a free agent on a two-year deal last summer, at the end of his brief stint in the Championship with Middlesbrough. The 32-year-old played a crucial role in helping […]

HALF OF A YELLOW SUN: Chimamanda describes plagiarism allegation as laughable

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Headlines Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

Award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has dismissed allegations of plagiarism levelled against her by Anne Giwa-Amu. She stated this in statement by Wylie Agency made on her behalf. The statement reads:” We, the Wylie Agency, are Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s literary agents. In 2016, Anne Giwa-Amu brought a legal claim against Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her […]

IOC rules out staging Tokyo Olympics behind closed doors

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

The International Olympic Committee has ruled out staging the Tokyo Games behind closed doors because it would be anathema to the whole philosophy of a movement that seeks to bring people across the globe together in celebration of sport. Almost every major sport has shut down because of Covid-19, but the IOC and the Tokyo […]

Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Exoneration Will Be Critical to Resolve the Ogoni Problem – MOSOP

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has again called for the exoneration of the nine innocent Ogoni activists killed on November 10, 1995 by the Nigerian government. In an interview with Voice of America”s James Butty in Washington DC president of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke said one critical aspect of the Ogoni […]