Secret Service agents wearing nothing but N95 respirators for protection had to ride in a car with Trump so that he could wave to a small crowd of supporters. Trump needed his ego stroked, so he had to get out in front of a crowd. Since Trump’s personal needs alwaysContinue Reading
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). The police force in a statement signed by PPRO, Frank Mba demanded that all stop and search duties and patrols by SARS be terminated with immediate effect. This is following the nationwideContinue Reading
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has blamed former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, for being partly responsible for the weak infrastructural base in Nigeria. Fashola, speaking on Channels Television, claimed Obasanjo should have invested in capital projects across the country, instead of paying off external debts. According to the Minister,Continue Reading
US President Donald Trump has been taken to hospital less than 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus. Mr Trump began exhibiting “mild symptoms” of Covid-19 on Thursday after disclosing that he and his wife had gone into quarantine late Wednesday. He received a cocktail of drugs as a “precautionaryContinue Reading
In a split judgment on August 17, two out of three judges had upheld the petition filed by Lucky King-George, candidate of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), on grounds that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was wrong to have excluded the party from the November 16, 2019 governorship election. TheContinue Reading
Two former leaders – Ex-Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon and ex-President Goodluck Jonathan – joined President Muhammadu Buhari and other top government officials at the 60th Independence anniversary celebration in Abuja on Thursday. Jonathan was accompanied by his wife Patience. Buhari’s wife, Aisha, was also at the event heldContinue Reading
THE Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has said that he inherited systematic corruption from the sacked governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. The governor, who spoke at the ceremony marking Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary in Owerri, the state capital, said he equally inherited payroll fraud from Ihedioha. However, UzodimmaContinue Reading
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved for Nigeria to take loans. Amaechi stated this during a special 60th Independence Anniversary programme on Channels Television on Thursday. According to the former Governor of Rivers State, the loans are meant for infrastructural development in severalContinue Reading
In the early hours of Friday morning, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he and his First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive COVID-19. On Thursday, news broke that one of Trump’s closest advisers, Hope Hicks, had tested positive for COVID-19 after being in close contact with the president.Continue Reading
President Donald Trump said Thursday night that Hope Hicks, one of his closest aides, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and that he’s recently been tested and is awaiting a result. “She did test positive. I just heard about this,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News, about two hoursContinue Reading
