DEMOCRATIC candidate Joe Biden surged ahead as results of the United States Presidential election trickled in this morning. As of 5:00am, Biden had secured 209 Electoral College votes to President Donald Trump’s 118. For a candidate to win, he must secure 270 Electoral College votes. Results from battleground states with 96 Electoral College votes that […]
The CCTV cameras at the Lekki Toll Gate, where people were shot while protesting in Lagos, Nigeria, two weeks ago, didn’t capture the whole evening, according to the boss of the company that runs the gate. Abayomi Omomuwasan, the managing director of the Lekki Concession Company, told a judicial panel which is investigating the events […]
The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has relocated its Calabar, Cross River State branch office to the zonal office in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A statement signed by acting Head of Public Affairs, WAEC, Demianus Ojijeogu, said the development was as a result of the vandalism, looting and burning down of the Calabar branch office […]
The Edo Government has relaxed the curfew imposed in the state following the violence that erupted in the state. Governor Obaseki’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie said the curfew will now hold from 10pm to 6am daily as against 6pm to 6am. The statement read; “The state government has further reviewed the curfew […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has received the Covid-19 vaccine. He made this known via his Twitter account on Tuesday, November 3. “While receiving the Covid-19 vaccine today. We wish everyone safety and great health, and we are proud of our teams who have worked relentlessly to make the vaccine […]
In order to ensure safe re-opening of the National Youth Service Corps orientation camps across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said all corps members will be tested using the new antigen-based test. The centre disclosed that the process of procurement of the antigen-based test was almost complete. Speaking at the Presidential […]
Belgium has announced a return to a national lockdown as the latest coronavirus figures show it has the highest infection rate in Europe. Non-essential shops and businesses offering personal services like hair salons have been ordered to close from Monday until the middle of December. Any gatherings in public spaces must be limited to a […]
As this new month begins, I really hope you let go of your burdens, sorrows and begin a fresh chapter of your life filled with peace love, and everything nice and bright. When life drags you back with difficulties, don’t panic. Just focus, aim, shoot your shots, keep shooting until you reach the stars. One […]
Nigeria has recorded a historic power generation of f 5,459.50MW, as confirmed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The agency in a statement issued on Friday October 30 by its General Manager of Public Affairs Ndidi Mbah, said the new record was achieved on Wednesday October 28. The new peak surpasses the 5,420.30MW achieved on 18th of August, 2020 […]
Sindika Dokolo, the husband of one of Africa’s richest women, Angolan Isabel dos Santos, has died at the age of 48. Mr Dokolo’s family confirmed that he had died in Dubai on Thursday. Friends said he had been involved in a scuba diving accident. Mr Dokolo and his wife have been under investigation by the […]