Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was slapped with a $3,500 fine on Friday after posing for a selfie on the beach with a bystander without wearing a mask as required during the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities said. Chile has strict rules on mask wearing in all public places and violations are …
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Ishaq Bello, Nigeria Nominee To ICC, Rejected After Securing 5 Out Of 110 Votes
Ishaq Usman Bello, chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, was not elected as a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was disclosed in the results of the election which was concluded on Thursday and made available on the ICC website. President Muhammadu Buhari had …
Read More »“Stop Being Petty, Childish” Ekiti PDP Blasts Makinde For Mocking Fayose’s Trial
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has childed the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, for mocking the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, with his politically motivated trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Saturday, by the State Publicity …
Read More »Nicholas Ogunji: 17-Year-Old One-Day Abia Governor Sets Inmates Free (Photos)
A 17-year-old student of Adventist Technical Secondary School, Ohafia, Abia State Nicholas Ogunji played his role as one-day governor of the state by, among other things, freeing some inmates at Afaraukwu Correctional Centre, Newsextra24 reports. Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu tweeted on Friday evening that Mr Ogunji was the third …
Read More »APC Suspends Abe, Wechie, Aguma, Boms
The Ogbobula Isaac-led Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State on Saturday, suspended Sen. Magnus Abe, Hon. Igo Aguma, Barr. Wogu Boms and Livingstone Wechie They were suspended for alleged anti-party activities. The State Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the party, Isaac Abbot-Ogbobula, announced that the suspension …
Read More »Bola Tinubu Lauds Buhari, Masari Over Rescue Of Kankara Boys
Lauding Pres. Buhari, Gov. Masari over Rescue of Kankara Schoolboys The initial abduction of the over 300 Kankara schoolboys from their dormitory in broad daylight was unsettling and raises serious concern. However, their prompt rescue from their abductors is heart-warming. It vindicates President Buhari in his untiring commitment and determination …
Read More »Central Bank Of Nigeria New Directive On Money Transferred To Nigeria
i came across this online, can anyone give more insight on this please. “Following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria, as of 8 December, 2020, money transfers to Nigeria will only be paid out in USD. While you can continue to send for a cash pickup, bank account …
Read More »Frank Kokori: How A Powerful Mafia Runs Nigeria – APC Chieftain
What do you make of the failure by the Federal Government to implement the report of the Gov. El-Rufai committee on restructuring almost three years after? The federal government has not really decided to restructure; with the body language of President Buhari, the government is not ready for restructuring. They …
Read More »NDDC Procured Rotten Food Items With N6.2bn –PDC
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Committee, Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, has alleged that some underprivileged people in the Niger Delta region rejected the rotten food items distributed to them by the sacked Interim Management Committee of the NDDC because they could be poisonous. He also alleged …
Read More »Photo Of Buhari Receiving A Phone Call Regarding The Released Kankara Students
Presidential aides, Lauretta Onochie and Bashir Ahmad, shared photos of President Buhari receiving a call from Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari, regarding the release of the abducted Kankara school boys, Newsextra24 reports. Bashir Ahmad tweeted: “President @MBuhari while receiving a Phone Call from Katsina State Governor Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello …
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