The Peoples Democratic Party has expressed willingness to receive Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, and all aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress should they decide to join its fold. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbodiyan, said this while speaking to journalists in Abuja, on Monday. The party, however, said all those who […]
The World Trade Organisation on Tuesday acknowledged Nigeria’s nomination of a former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of director-general. Announcing in a statement, WTO wrote, “Nigeria, on 9 June 2020, nominated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of WTO Director-General to succeed the current Director-General, Mr Roberto Azevêdo, who […]
The All Progressives Congress on Monday inaugurated its screening and appeals committee to scrutinise documents submitted by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, his main challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and four other aspirants ahead of the June 22, 2020, APC governorship primary. National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, while inaugurating the committees charged members […]
Adamu Bulkachuwa, the lawmaker representing Bauchi north senatorial district has been suspended by the Bauchi state Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for allegedly neglecting his constituency for over six months since his inauguration. Announcement of the suspension was made by executives of Kafin kuka, Kofar Gabas ward of Katagum local government area of Bauchi state. The […]
Pep Guardiola’s former manager Juanma Lillo has been reunited with the Catalan as Manchester City’s new assistant boss, the club confirmed on Tuesday. Lillo, 54, left his post as coach of Qingdao Huanghai last week with the Chinese side claiming he was returning to Spain to look after his “seriously ill” mother. However, it quickly […]
The National Youth Service Corps has embarked on measures that would enable safe and efficient conduct of its operations after lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on socio-economic activities in the country. The NYSC said the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course was suspended one week into the exercise as a proactive measure to avert the […]
An official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that transmission of Coronavirus by an asymptomatic patient is now very rare. Dr.Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for coronavirus response and head of the emerging diseases and zoonoses unit, disclosed this during a media briefing in Geneva on Monday. Preliminary evidence […]
Five persons have been killed while others were injured in a fatal accident that occurred along Upper Iweka Road in Onitsha, Anambra state yesterday June 9. The corpses of the victims have been deposited in the morgue while the injured have been taken to the hospital. more The cause of the accident as at the […]
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has died at the age of 55 after suffering a heart attack. The Burundian Government confirmed the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza in a statement published on its official twitter page. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, […]
2016 US Presidential candidate and former First lady, Hilary Clinton, has questioned why people still support US President Donald Trump despite his behavior since becoming president four years ago. According to Clinton it’s a mystery to her ‘why anybody with a beating heart and a working mind still supports him’ In an interview with the Los […]