Northern leaders, including state governors and traditional rulers, on Monday met in Kaduna, where they condemned #EndSARS protests. Their positions on the protests were contained in a communiqué issued after the meeting and read by the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong. InContinue Reading
Several people are dead and a police officer is among the injured after a suspected terror attack carried out by multiple suspects across six locations in Vienna. Sky’s Brussels correspondent Adam Parsons said latest reports suggested seven people had been killed. Vienna police have said the attack was carried outContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is presently interrogating a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, over the N100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against a tax firm, Alpha Beta Consulting. Fowler, who was also a former Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, respondedContinue Reading
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State won’t escape the judgment of God and people over the killings in Obigbo area of the state. Kanu said those who lost their loved ones in Obigbo were determined to unleashContinue Reading
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said the Federal Government had the option of shutting down the social media space during the #EndSARS protests but chose not to tread the path. Dare, who spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s programme Sunrise Daily, said the government didContinue Reading
Notable elder statesmen and socio-cultural leaders on Saturday converged, saying Nigeria was long overdue for restructuring while warning the Federal Government that the country was bleeding from bad leadership and poor policies. The statesmen added that the government must not take Nigerians for granted, as the security and socioeconomic situationsContinue Reading
England will enter a month-long lockdown from Thursday, Boris Johnson has announced. Until 2 December, people in England will only be allowed to leave their homes for specific reasons, such as education, work or food shopping. Schools, colleges and universities will remain open while those who cannot work from home,Continue Reading
Rev. Polycarp Zango, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Jos, Plateau State, has been released from the captivity of Boko Haram, Vanguard reports. Zango was kidnapped by the insurgents on October 19, while on a journey to a Ministers’ conference in Gombe. Boko Haram releasedContinue Reading
Boris Johnson is reportedly considering a new national lockdown in England from next week after his scientific advisers warned coronavirus was spreading significantly faster than their worst-case scenario. The Prime Minister is said to have spent Friday meeting with ministers and aides after government scientists warned deaths were tracking wellContinue Reading
James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery has died aged 90. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films. He featured in every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again, between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery wonContinue Reading
