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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines, NNP News, Women Politics
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
(NNP) Nigeria has lost a very bright and upcoming officer in the person of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who died of head injuries suffered in a car accident at NAF base in Kaduna. Officer Arotile was just 23. Her unfortunate death was announced by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Canadian Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health, NNP News
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
(NNP) Canada and U.S. have agreed to close their shared border for another 30 days, to August 21, after the expiration of the current closure on July 21. With souring coronavirus cases in the United States, both countries agreed it will be in their mutual interest to close the border for an extended period after […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Monday, July 13th, 2020
(NNP) As the United States battles the macabre surging of coronavirus infections and leads the world in deaths from the virus, a cross section of U.S. Congress has written to the Canadian government urging it to begin taking measures towards a phased reopening of the shared border. In an open letter addressed to the Canadian […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Monday, July 13th, 2020
(NNP) Sudan has embarked on a series of reforms since the overthrow of the despot Omar Al Bashir last year, that include allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol, giving women more freedom including the right to travel without male permission, and the banning of female genital mutilation. The reforms also allow women to participate in sports […]
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Africa & World Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Friday, July 10th, 2020
(NNP) The government of Canada on Thursday made it easier for parents whose children do not have a biological/genetic link to them in cases of surrogacy to pass on their citizenship to their children who were born outside of Canada. The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau updated the legal definition of “parent” that had for […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Friday, July 10th, 2020
(NNP) The mayor of South Korea’s capital city and largest city, Seoul, has been found dead after he was reported missing by his daughter. The 64 year-old Park Won-Soon was a three-term mayor of the 1988 Olympic host city and was seen as a potential presidential candidate in the upcoming elections. Mr. Won-Soon had been […]
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American Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
(NNP) The United States Department of Homeland Security has added to the headache of international students hit hard by the ongoing pandemic by asking those whose institutions have gone fully online due to coronavirus concerns to leave the country and take their courses from their home countries. The new ruling exempts those who are taking […]
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House, Legislature, NNP News, Top Stories
Friday, June 5th, 2020
(NNP) Rapists and would-be rapists in Nigeria must be celebrating after the House of Representatives rejected a notion that rapists be castrated as part of a suite of recommendations in a proposed bill to stem the spate of rape in the country. The notion, put forward by Mr. James Faleke, ran into troubled waters when […]
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American Politics, Aviation, Headlines, NNP News
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020
(NNP) In a move that appear to be retaliatory, the Trump administration has blocked Chinese airlines from flying into the country. This decision is in response to China denying re-entry flights to United Airlines and Delta which stopped flying into China as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The U.S. accused the Chinese government of […]
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Edo, Headlines, NNP News, State News
Sunday, May 31st, 2020
(NNP) Students and faculty at the University of Benin have been thrown into confusion after the brutal rape and murder of one of their students. The 100 level microbiology student, 22 year-old Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, it was learned had gone to her local Redeemed Christian Church of God parish, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hills […]
