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PDP – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the party’s Edo state governorship primary election. The primaries, which were originally slated for Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, 2020, have now been moved to Tuesday, June 23. The spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, […]
George Floyd – A slave trader’s statue in Bristol has been torn down and thrown into the harbour during a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK. It comes after largely peaceful demonstrations in London on Saturday ended in some clashes with police. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick urged protesters to find another way […]
Religious leaders – Popular Nollywood actress, and founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa, PARAA, Foluke Daramola-Salako has revealed that about 75% of rape cases her organization had handled were perpetrated by religious leaders. The actress disclosed this during her conversation with Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live on Saturday, an Instagram live session, […]
Buhari on Thursday ordered a “fierce” military operation against bandits in Sokoto State. The directive came following Wednesday’s attacks in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state, which left many people dead and others injured. The President condoled with the families of the victims. “As the world and Nigeria battle coronavirus pandemic, it […]
Nigerian Government has dismissed allegations of corruption levelled against Akimwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, calling on the financial institution to shun calls for a fresh probe on his tenure. In a letter written by Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, to Chairman of the Board of Governors of the AfDB, the Nigerian […]
Floyd – The Third Precinct police station in Minneapolis was set ablaze Thursday night as violent protests continued in the city — and other cities across the U.S. — following Monday’s death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody. In response, more than 500 members of the National Guard were heading to the Twin Cities region, […]
Rwanda – A court on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former politician found guilty of orchestrating the killing of tens of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide, a court spokesman said. Ladislas Ntaganzwa, head of the commune of Nyakizu in southern Rwanda, was indicted in 1996 by the Arusha, Tanzania-based International Criminal […]
N43.4bn – The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday said Governor Udom Emmanuel’s poor leadership was responsible for the state’s failure to benefit from the N43.4bn World Bank grant obtained by the Federal Government. The chapter of the People’s Democratic Party however dismissed this claim. In a statement signed by […]
Abba Kyari – Restricting access of some presidential aides into the Presidential Villa is aimed at stopping further spread of COVID-19, Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesperson, has said. His statement confirms a Sahara Reporters’ story that some top presidential aides were denied access into the villa after attending the burial of the president’s late Chief of Staff, […]
Oil Price – Saudi Arabia and Russia Thursday ended their oil war that has shaken the global oil markets and negatively affected many oil-reliant economies, including Nigeria. The world’s two largest oil exporters came to a resolution at an expanded Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) emergency meeting which was held through a video conference. Both countries […]