Any malaria-like signs should be treated as COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday that any malaria-like signs should now be considered and handled as COVID-19 unless proved otherwise. The governor,...
Purposed Impeachment Strategy against Diri: Bayelsa Assembly breaks the silence
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Bayelsa House of Assembly says that there is no intention of suing Gov. Douye Diri, describing rumours as...
Navalny Sent To Notorious Moscow Jail, Kremlin Shrugs Off Criticism
Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny (in green jacket) is escorted by police officers after a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on January 18. Russian opposition...
Amanda Gorman At 23 Recites At presidential Inauguration Likely To Be The Youngest Poet
Amanda Gorman, an American poet and activist is set to become the sixth poet to perform at a presidential inauguration at 23. Gorman, who was...
Iran place sanctions on Trump, Pompeo, other US officials
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif: Ministry declares sanctions against Trump and his subordinates On Tuesday, Iran imposed symbolic sanctions on outgoing US President Donald Trump,...
Yahaya Bello opposes the COVID-19 vaccine; claims it is intended to kill
The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has wrongly alleged that Covid-19 vaccines are intended to harm people and has prevented their use. The spike...
Biden flies to Washington as Trump delivers farewell speech
As US President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration, departing president Donald Trump released a videoed speech on his last full day...
2016 Wolexit vs Trump Presidency: Soyinka blasts Critics
Professor Wole Soyinka When the presidential elections were heated in the United States in 2016, Professor Wole Soyinka threatened that if the Republican Donald Trump...
In parting shot, Trump administration accuses China of ‘genocide’ against Uighurs
The Trump administration has determined that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” by repressing Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, U.S. Secretary of...
Biden intelligence pick favors ‘aggressive’ stance on China threat
The United States should take an “aggressive stance” toward the threat posed by the aggressive and assertive China that it faces today, Avril Haines, President-elect...
Annual pro-gun event at Virginia fizzles in wake of U.S. Capitol siege
Only a few dozen gun-rights activists converged on the Virginia state capital on Monday for an annual demonstration that typically draws thousands, with this year’s...
Trump’s last Exec move as President of the United States exposed
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will grant about 100 pardons and commutations on Tuesday, his last full day in office. Beneficiaries are...
Baby Trump blimp acquired by Museum of London
The Donald Trump baby blimp, which flew over Parliament Square in London during the US president's visit to the UK, has found a new home....
U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted, fire nearby contained
The U.S. Capitol complex was shut down for about an hour on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a small fire broke out...
Kremlin foe Navalny held in pre-trial detention, Moscow tells West to butt out
A Russian judge remanded Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in pre-trial detention for 30 days on Monday for violating the terms of a suspended jail sentence,...
Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says
U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during...
Reports Biden to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on first day in office
US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, CBC News has...
New Mexico official who vowed to protest Biden inauguration arrested in Washington
The US Justice Department said on Sunday (local time) that it had arrested an elected official from New Mexico who had vowed to travel to...
Trump pardon will ‘cost 2 million’ Giuliani associate told ex-CIA officer
Kiriakou, who was jailed for an identity leak of an operative involved in torture, said his pursuit of a Trump pardon came up in a...
Twitter locks account of Republican who promoted QAnon
Twitter Inc, on Sunday, locked the account of Republican US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a political newcomer known for promoting the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory....
Biden’s Wendy Sherman appointment tilts balance on Iran deal – analysis
The incoming Biden administration’s announcement that it has picked Wendy Sherman as deputy US secretary of state tilts the balance toward a return to the...
2023: We didn’t endorse Tinubu, Fayemi too can contest – Ex-Speakers
Former Speakers of the House of Assembly in Ekiti and Ondo States have denied declaring support for the Bola Tinubu 2023 presidency. A meeting of...
Biden will wait for recommendation on sharing secrets with Trump
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will wait for a recommendation from his intelligence advisers on whether to share classified information with President Donald Trump after the...
Troops battle as Boko Haram, ISWAP invade Army base in Borno
Nigerian troops put up a fight late Friday as Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters stormed an army facility at...
Buhari appoints Buba Marwa as new NDLEA Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former military administrator of Lagos and Borno states, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law...
Trump admin slams China’s Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others – sources
The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject...
Ohanaeze faction moves to stop Obiozor as court receives suit seeking to annul Owerri election
The Mike Ibeh-led faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked a High Court sitting in Bwari Abuja to restrain Professor George...
Inside Trump’s final days: Aides struggle to contain an angry, isolated president
“We are going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue,” President Donald Trump exhorted his screaming supporters before they marched on the U.S. Capitol last week, saying...
As inauguration nears, law enforcement scrutiny drives U.S. extremists into internet’s dark corners
Shortly after rampaging Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a fan of the president posted a message on the pro-Donald Trump website...
Nigeria not working under Buhari, APC – Sam Ohuabunwa declares for president
Mazi Sam Ohaubunwa, a former member of Presidential Advisory Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment & Empowerment Programme,(SURE-P) and current President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, has...
President Buhari showers praises on Bisi Akande, says he is pillar of democracy
President Muhammadu Buhari has showered praises on Bisi Akande, the pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as he turns 82 years old. Buhari,...
Ekiti moves to spend N1.4bn to equip Amotekun Corps in 2021
In a bid to boost investment and ensure the safety of all residents, the Ekiti State government is to spend a huge sum of N1.4...
U.S to lift travelling ban on Nigeria, other Muslim countries
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden has said his administration will roll back enforcement of a variety of executive orders ratified by his predecessor, Donald Trump when...
Lagos PDP endorses Makinde as South-West leader
The Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State said on Saturday that it would endorse Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as the leader of the...
US: Trump lists killing of Iran’s Soleimani, others as achievements
Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Friday rolled out his achievement as his tenure comes to an end on January 20 when incoming President Joe...
REVEALED: How U.S. billions keep Museveni in power
Longtime Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, who on Saturday won a sixth term as president with 60 percent of the vote, is being propped in office...
Abacha’s younger sister, Fatima Mohammed is dead; Buhari mourns
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his sadness over the death of Hajiya Fatima (Fanta) Garba Mohammed, the immediate younger sister of late military Head of...
As inauguration nears, law enforcement scrutiny drives U.S. extremists into internet’s dark corners
Shortly after rampaging Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a fan of the president posted a message on the pro-Donald Trump website...
Inside Trump’s final days: Aides struggle to contain an angry, isolated president
“We are going to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue,” President Donald Trump exhorted his screaming supporters before they marched on the U.S. Capitol last week, saying...
Facebook to ban ads promoting weapon accessories, protective gear in U.S.
Facebook Inc said on Saturday it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least...
Trump’s supporter ‘commits suicide’ after charges over Capitol Hill invasion
Christopher Georgia, a United States citizen, has reportedly committed suicide after being charged for invading the Capitol. The 53-year-old was said to have shot himself...
Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March -Health Minister, Ehanire
Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement late Thursday. The vaccines add to...
Biden plans ‘roughly a dozen’ Day One executive actions -aide
US President-elect Joe Biden will cap a busy day of inauguration pageantry by using the powers of his new office to push policy changes on...
There’ll be improvement in security this year -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the country will witness a significant improvement in security in 2021. In a series of tweets to commemorate the armed forces...
NDDC: Expose me with facts – Malami reacts to Akpabio ‘bribe’
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has refuted allegations that Minister for Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, bribed him in...
Governor Wike is spreading COVID -19 in Rivers state – APC
A faction of Rivers chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Transportation Minister, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of turning...
‘How we formed robbery gangs inside prisons’
In his neighbourhood in Agege, a Lagos suburb, the fear of Wale a.k.a. Walesstic was the beginning of wisdom. His name sent jitters down the...
COVID-19: My administration will move heaven, earth to get people vaccinated – Joe Biden
The United States, US, President-Elect, Joe Biden has promised to ensure provision of COVID-19 vaccines. Biden said his administration would “move Heaven and earth” to...
Fani-Kayode mocks Buhari as pigeons refuse to fly during Armed Forces Remembrance day
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over an incident with pigeons during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday. As...
Trump receives Morocco’s highest award for Middle East work: official
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration...