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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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#EndSars, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
DJ Switch who quietly left Nigeria, following death threats, has surfaced in Canada, speaking with parliamentarians about the event of 20 October in Lagos. According to reports, DJ Switch, whose real name is Obianuju Catherine Udeh, told a parliamentary committee that the soldiers who shot at #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, said they […]
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#EndSars, Biafra, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, November 9th, 2020
Okey Sampson, Umuahia Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is worried that the level of destruction of public and private buildings in the South East during the #EndSARS protest by hoodlums may delay the take-off of the Biafra government that will soon come on stream. MASSOB national director of Information, Sunny […]
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American Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, November 7th, 2020
Dylan Stableford — Senior Writer Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, the Associated Press projected Saturday, sending President Trump to a bitter defeat four years after he shocked the world by winning the White House with a victory over Hillary Clinton. Biden crossed the 270-vote threshold in the Electoral College on Saturday after […]
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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 […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Latest Politics, NNP News, Top Stories, Women Politics
Friday, October 30th, 2020
(NNP) After days of silence, the Trump administration has finally released a statement explaining its reason for preferring the South Korean candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, for the Director-General’s position of the World Trade Organization. The U.S. preference goes against the overwhelming recommendation of Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by the majority of the 164 nations. A statement […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Federal High Court, yesterday declined an application by the Economic and Economic Crimes Commission (EFCC) to issue a warrant of arrest against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu refused the granting of the application on the ground that an affidavit to proof […]
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#EndSars, Lagos, State News, Top Stories
Monday, October 26th, 2020
By Dayo Johnson – Akure No fewer than ten suspected looters of shops in Akure, the Ondo state capital and other parts of the state during the #EndSARS protest have been arrested by police detectives. Police spokesperson, Tee Leo lkoro, who said this in Akure pointed out that the search for other looters was still […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Friday, October 23rd, 2020
Ejiofor Alike with agency reports The European Parliament (EP) has endorsed Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The parliament said it screened the two remaining candidates in the WTO DG race, Okonjo-Iweala and Ms. Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea, and is convinced that the […]
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#EndSars, Abuja (FCT), Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, National Politics, Nigerian Police, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
By Nwafor Sunday Despite several warnings and advise from well meaning Nigerians that soldiers should not be deployed to streets in Nigeria until the demands of #ENDSARS protesters are taken care of, soldiers today were seen in Abuja placing themselves in strategic places. Recall that Nigerian army had promised to launch ‘exercise Crocodile smile’, an […]
