President Buhari sued over lopsided appointments
President Muhammad Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), have been dragged before the Federal High Court […]
Month: June 2020
Newborn Mexican triplets test positive to virus
Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an “unprecedented” case, according to local health authorities. Medical experts are investigating whether the disease […]
FG to decide on lifting ban on interstate travels
The Federal Government has revealed that plans are in place to review the ban on interstate travels and would soon decide on lifting it. This […]
US Visa policy: Trump targets foreign workers with new visa freeze
US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end of 2020. High-skilled […]
Coronavirus: 315 Nigerians return home from UAE, Senegal
No fewer than 315 Nigerians stranded in the United Arab Emirates and Senegal due to the coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated. The Minister of Foreign […]
Japanese supercomputer, crowned world’s fastest
Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer claimed the top spot on Monday, carrying out 2.8 times more calculations per second than an IBM machine in the US. The […]
Covid-19: Kano govt clears air on reopening of schools
The Kano State Government has cleared the air surrounding its alleged move to approve the reopening of schools in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj due to virus
Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus. Only a very limited […]
South Africa’s ex-president due in court to face corruption charges
By Babatunde Abdulfatah The trial of South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, on decade-old corruption charges, alongside French arms company Thales, is due to resume […]
Court bars Obaseki from Edo PDP Primary
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has stopped Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary […]
COVID-19: Early testing could have saved lives, FG admits
The federal government said Thursday that the delay in COVID-19 testing is responsible for some of the fatalities recorded in the country. Secretary to the […]
APC crisis: Buhari assures governors of solution soon-Bagudu
President Muhamadu Buhari has assured governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the crisis rocking the party would be resolved […]
Global anti-graft partners indict Magu
By Ann Mcgregor, PhD This is not the best of times for the head of the Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, […]
APC bastardised, say protesting members, urge NEC to dissolve NWC
In view of the balkanisation of the governing APC, Concerned All Progressives Congress (APC) Members, a group of party faithful, has called on the APC […]
Police arraign man, 25, for allegedly stealing baby
By Funmilayo Okunade A 25-year-old man, Solomon Omole, was on Monday arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a baby. Omole, whose […]