Month: April 2021
United States President JOE BIDEN has laid out a sweeping investment plan for jobs, education and social care in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat pitched 4-trillion-dollars in spending, the largest overhaul of US benefits since the 1960s. He called […]
the Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3rd, public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day Celebration. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, SHUAIB BELGORE , Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, congratulated Nigerian Workers on witnessing this year’s celebration behalf of the Federal Government. He also commended […]
MBAKA Moving on, a Catholic Priest and spiritual director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Reverend Father EJIKE MBAKA has asked President MUHAMMADU BUHARI to resign over the worsening insecurity in the country. Fr MBAKA said God is angry with the president over his inactions on the widespread killings across the nation, insisting that President […]
Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, has declared a night curfew in all the 23 local government areas of state between 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. from today Thursday 29th April until further notice. Governor WIKE, in a statewide broadcast said the decision to impose the dusk-to-dawn curfew on the entire State was taken after an […]
Malawi’s Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional. The court said the death penalty was against international human rights standards, meaning that life sentence will be the highest punishment in Malawi. The Malawi Human Rights Commission described the ruling as progress: The ruling noted there had been no executions in the country […]
The Rivers State government has directed all civil servants from grade levels 1 to 13 to resume work today, after a three-month break to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. In a statement on Wednesday signed by the Head of the Civil Service in the state, Rufus Godwins, warned the workers to strictly […]
Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has lamented that the present security architecture can neither guarantee effective policing nor address the challenges confronting the country. The South-West governors’ position was given vent by their South-South counterparts who also argued that the present security architecture in the country was no longer tenable. Governor […]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed hope that Nigeria would overcome its security and other challenges. Obasanjo said he is an incurable optimist who believes in Nigeria and that the country will overcome its many challenges. He spoke on Wednesday at the 108th annual convention of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) in Ogun State where […]
Somalia’s president has moved to ease tensions in the capital, Mogadishu, by calling for fresh presidential polls. MOHAMED ABDULLAHI MOHAMED, better known by his nickname FARMAJO, said he will no longer seek a two-year extension to his term in office. He had controversially approved the move last week after disagreements over how to hold elections. […]
France has detained seven former members of far-left Italian militant groups, including the Red Brigades. The seven, and three other Italians still being sought, had been convicted of terrorism charges in Italy dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. France had offered left-wing radicals protection from extradition under a controversial policy. Italy’s Prime Minister MARIO […]
