President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Dave Umahi. Reports that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday evening, commended Governor David Umahi for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The President while commending Umahi, described his defection to the […]
Year: 2020
PlayStation president and CEO Jim Ryan reveals the biggest lessons he learned from launching one of the most-anticipated gadgets of the year amidst a global pandemic.
PlayStation president and CEO Jim Ryan reveals the biggest lessons he learned from launching one of the most-anticipated gadgets of the year amidst a global pandemic. Sony PlayStation Jim Ryan is president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, which manages the PlayStation business. This is […]
Mass Defection looms in PDP party southeast ahead of presidential elections 2023
Ahead of the 2023 Presidential elections, some prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from South East geopolitical zone have threatened to dump the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, if the presidential ticket was not ceded to the zone. The PDP […]
World’s Most Expensive Racing Pigeon Is Worth At Least $1.5 Million, Has Its Own Bodyguards
New Kim, a two-year-old racing pigeon from Belgium has recently been crowned the world’s most expensive pigeon after a South African collector bid a whopping 1.3 million euros ($1.5 million) in an online auction. Hok Van De Wouwer, a renowned pigeon breeder in Antwerp, Belgium […]
Former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings dies from COVID-19 complications
Former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, has died from complications related to Coronavirus. According to reports, Rawlings had been hospitalized at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for about a week, as a result of COVID-19, before his death on Thursday, November 12, 2020. He died […]
US Election: China declines to acknowledge ‘Biden victory’
US Election: China declines to acknowledge ‘Biden victory’ President Xi Jinping of China China declined Monday to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. While incumbent Donald Trump has […]
Obaseki assures players, visitors of security as Edo hosts Super Eagles Nov 13
The match will be played on November 13, a day after the inauguration of Mr Obaseki and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu, for their second term in office, the statement highlighted. The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has assured the safety and security of players, supporters […]
INEC ready for diaspora voting — Yakubu
The electoral commission will begin registration of voters in January. Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, will commence the registration of eligible voters by 2021 ahead of the 2023 general elections, the chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has said. The exercise, which will begin in January, […]
Information ministry spent N19 million on international travels before COVID-19 lockdown – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed said the amount was spent when officials of the ministry travelled for international summits before March The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said his ministry spent N19 million on international travels before the COVID-19 lockdown. He said this during the ministry’s […]
Johnson locks down England as UK COVID-19 cases pass 1 million
LONDON – The 67 million population of the United Kingdom is living under some sort of COVID-19 restrictions, though the severity of the rules varies. Following are details on the measures which are in place or planned for different parts of the UK after Prime […]
