Maina Collapses In Court
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina has collapsed in the dock during the resumption of his hearing in his N2bn money laundering trail at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. The Federal Government is prosecuting Mr. Maina on a 12-count charge of fraud and money laundering Maina […]
President Akufo-Addo Wins Second Term
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has won a second term after a tightly contested presidential election, the country’s electoral commission announced Wednesday, beating long-time opponent John Mahama. Akufo-Addo of the centre-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) received 6,730,413 or 51.59 percent of votes while Mahama of the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC) received 6,214,889 or 47.36 percent […]
Nigeria Records 550 New Cases of COVID-19
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control(NCDC) has announced over 500 new positive confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus- the highest figure in the last two months. According to the update of the virus on the verified Twitter handle of the agency on Tuesday, Lagos and FCT top the highest numbers of the cases with 219 […]
Ronaldo Scores Twice As Juventus Beat Messi’s Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice from the penalty spot to win his battle with rival Lionel Messi and guide Juventus to a 3-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday, earning the Italians top spot in Champions League Group G. The former Real Madrid striker and his Argentina counterpart traded Ballon d’Or wins for a decade between 2008-2017 […]
Man Utd Crash Out Of Champions League After Falling To Leipzig
Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday with a 3-2 at RB Leipzig who resisted a late fightback to reach the last 16. Leipzig were 3-0 up mid-way through the second half thanks to goals by Manchester City loanee Angelino, Amadou Haidara and Justin Kluivert at the Red Bull Arena. United pulled […]
APC Dissolves EXCO At Wards, Local Governments, States And Zonal Levels
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday dissolved all the party executives at wards, local, states and zonal levels. The party decision-makers also expelled Ntufam Hilliard, vice -chairman south-south, for failing to withdraw a suit he instituted against the caretaker committee. The decisions were taken at the emergency meeting […]
Bye-Election: APC’s Abiru Win Lagos East Senate Seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared candidate of All Progressive Congress(APC), Tokunbo Abiru as the winner of the Saturday Lagos East Senatorial Election. According to the results announced by electoral umpire, Abiru polled a total of 89,204 votes while his closest rival Babatunde Gbadamosi, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 11,257 votes, leaving a […]
Chelsea Edge Leeds At Stamford Bridge To Move Top Of Premier League
Chelsea moved top of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Leeds 3-1 on the night 2,000 fans returned to Stamford Bridge. The Blues had to bounce back after Patrick Bamford’s early opener against his former club. But the home fans in attendance after the coronavirus-enforced absence got a glimpse of why Frank […]
Business Mogul, Harry Akande Dies At 77
Business mogul, and former presidential aspirant, Harry Akande is dead. His death was announced in a statement released on Saturday by his son, Olumide Akande. According to the statement he died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness. He was aged 77. He is survived by his children including Olumide, who is […]
US Removes Reciprocity Visa Fee For Nigerians Applicants
The United States has removed the reciprocity fee imposed on visa applications from Nigeria. In a statement released on Friday, the ministry of foreign affairs said the reciprocity fee will no onger be effected from December 3, 2020. “The ministry of foreign affairs wishes to inform that the United States government has removed all visa […]
