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Month: February 2021


World Trade Organization (WTO) President Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during an interview in Potomac, Maryland. Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to become the first woman and first Read more…


Russian scientists have registered the first testing system to detect the ‘British’ strain of Covid-19. The news comes from the country’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, whose epidemiology research institute developed the kit. The strain was announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Read more…


Loyalists of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, have emerged chairmanship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amidst power play that saw other PDP leaders losing out of the party’s primaries. It was gathered some of the aspirants loyal to the Read more…


Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has debunked allegations that the state government misappropriated N6bn statutory allocation of the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. Umahi described the allegations contained in a petition submitted to the Economic and Financial Read more…


Buhari quietly changing Southeast narratives’1 day agoBayelsa: Douye Diri in the saddle 365 days on1 day agoMgbidi 2021: When Okorocha, Diri romanced with Lord’s Chosen1 day ago EkweremaduCome May 29, 2023, the governorship position in Enugu State has gone full Read more…


Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged politicians to imbibe and promote peace, love and unity for the stability and growth of the country. Jonathan reminded them that politics should not be seen as a war but a process of choosing Read more…


The O’odua Peoples Congress has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to investigate the last Friday clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders in Shasha community in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The group in Read more…


Continued Israeli “aggression” in Syria will be met with the “toughest” response, a senior Iranian diplomat told Sputnik news agency. Damascus had earlier accused the Israel Defense Forces of conducting airstrikes on Syrian soil. Ali Asghar Khaji, Foreign Minister Mohammad Read more…


BY IFEOMA EJIOFOR The diocese of Nnewi Anglican Communion has rolled out a weeklong program to celebrate the twenty fifth years anniversary of the existence of the diocese. The program which is scheduled to begin j Monday 15th January is Read more…


Ravi Zacharias, a prominent evangelical Christian leader and author who died of cancer last May at age 74, led a double life of coerced sexual gratification from massage therapists, his organization, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), said Thursday. RZIM released an independent report by Read more…


The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum and Ondo state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has faulted the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, for justifying Fulani herdsmen carrying guns, describing him as an anarchist, not fit for public office. Speaking Read more…


Some bandits in the early hours of Saturday raided Baka Village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two persons. The bandits, who stormed the community in large numbers, were said to have invaded the village with Read more…