The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State, Barr Onyekachi Nwebonyi and the State Executive Committee of the party, Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the state. Others who defected were chairmen of the 13 Read more…
Indigenes of Ilorin, Kwara State capital have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the hijab crisis rocking the state. The people of Ilorin specifically asked Buhari to prevent on Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) “to allow the unique harmonious Read more…
A cooperation deal between Iran and China covering a quarter of a century has been signed in Tehran, furthering Iran’s role in the Chinese global infrastructure initiative. Both nations are being targeted by US sanctions. The landmark document was signed Read more…
Joe Biden said he suggested to Boris Johnson in a phone call on Friday that they should have a massive infrastructure plan to rival China’s Belt and Road initiative. The US president, in his second call with the British Prime Read more…
The Canadian judge in Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case on Thursday questioned the government’s lawyers about why a senior police officer refused to testify, suggesting it defies “ordinary logic and experience.” Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, leaves her Vancouver home Read more…
In their collective bid to halt the ugly orgies of banditry, kidnappings and violence in Nigeria’s North-West, three governors from the region on Thursday met and sought the assistance of the European Union and some Western countries, including the United Read more…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in the Anambra State governorship race Dr Godwin Maduka has assured that he would address the brain drain crisis and halt medical tourism if he emerges governor. Maduka who stated this at the PDP Read more…
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has restricted the operation of motorcycles (popularly called Okada) and tricycles (popularly known as Keke) in Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency of the state from 6p.m. to 7a.m. The restriction is contained in statement issued Read more…
The Nigerian Senate is akin to controversy, at least, until June, 2019, when Ahmad Lawan was elected as its President. It is often referred to as a talk workshop, where members from every confederating unit converge to deliberate on issues Read more…
President Biden has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual climate summit next month, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdoğan, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The summit is intended to Read more…
Robert Redfield, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said he believed the virus that causes Covid-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China — contradicting the assessment of the World Health Organization and most public Read more…
The Pakistani army says it conducted a successful test of its nuclear-capable Shaheen-1A ballistic missile on Friday, in a show of military strength, amid tense relations with India over Kashmir. The army’s media department, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed in Read more…