Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has slammed Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, over his handling of the farmer-herder clashes. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 2021 Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bauchi State Council on Thursday, Feb 11
US President Joe Biden has announced the purchase of 200 million COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate all Americans. During a visit to the National Institutes of Health, the Democrat said the federal government signed the final contracts on Thursday afternoon for 100 million more doses of the
Authorities in China have banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country. The news follows a move by Britain's communications regulator to strip the state-run China Global Television Network (CGTN) of its broadcast license in the U.K. last week. The CGTN was also found in
Wole Soyinka has said he doesn't believe that President Buhari is in charge of the country. According to the Noble laureate, the manner the President has so far handled insecurity, suggests that he doesn't have a full grasp of how bad it is. Speaking in an interview,
US President, Joe Biden has rescinded the national emergency order used to fund Donald Trump's border wall, stopping one of Trump's trademark immigration policies. Trump declared a state of emergency over the southern border in 2019, which allowed him to bypass Congress and use military funds
Manchester United striker, Edinson Cavani has been slapped with a two-game international ban for his horror tackle on Richarlison during Uruguay's defeat by Brazil last November. The 33-year -old forward will now miss Uruguay's upcoming games against Argentina and Bolivia after he landed a two-match ban for
The Nigerian Senate has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to brief its committees on the recent ban on cryptocurrency. The apex bank in a statement released on February 5, ordered all banks to close accounts of anyone who transacts
Unknown persons detonated dynamite at the secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party on Aba road, in Rivers State; venue of the councillorship primary election for the party, ahead of the local council polls in the state. Reports say the dynamite was detonated by some men who
The Management of Air Peace has announced that the UAE Government had stopped passengers’ airlifting from Nigeria to Dubai as part of its COVID-19 measures. Air Peace Spokesperson, Mr Stanley Olisa, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Olisa, however, said that flights bringing
The draw for this year’s FA Cup quarter-final has been conducted Thursday evening. Big favourites Manchester City are away at Everton, who dumped Tottenham out yesterday. There is a South Coast derby between Bournemouth and Southampton. Leicester City will host Manchester United, while Sheffield United will face the