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Washington, Dec. 1, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden has picked Obama Foundation president and economist, Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo, a Nigerian, to be deputy secretary of the Treasury. If confirmed, Adeyemo would be the first Black deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Biden picked Adeyemo when he unveiled his economic team, nominating …

By Muhammad Bello Sokoto, Nov. 30, 2020 Muhammed Maidoki , Sokoto State Chairman, Association of Date Farming, Processing and Marketing of Nigeria (ADAFPAM), says the projected production of date palm in the state will hit 100,000 tonnes by 2024. Maidoki stated this on Monday at a news briefing, to mark …

As the country continues to battle the economic recession that recently engulfed it, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given out what can be described as a pathway to economic recovery. Obi, who spoke on Arise TV on …

By Emmanuella Anokam Abuja, Nov. 30, 2020 The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent action as Ghanaian Authorities embarked on another round of closure of shops belonging to Nigerian traders on Monday. The National President of NANTS, Dr Ken Ukaoha, who …

On the 18th of November 2020, Cable News Network (CNN) released a disturbing mini documentary on the now infamous #EndSARS incident at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos on the late hours of the 20th of October, 2020. CNN stated that the report was an outcome of a meticulous investigation conducted by …

London, Nov, 30, 2020 The British government, on Monday said that it would ban providers from installing Huawei equipment in the country’s 5G network beginning from September 2021. Oliver Dowden, the secretary of state for the Department of Media, Culture and Sport, gave the new deadline ahead of the Telecommunications …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Nov. 30, 2020 The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has condemned the killing of over 40 rice farmers in Garin Kwashebe, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The forum, in a statement by its Chairman and the Governor of …

Los Angeles, Nov. 29, 2020 Mike Tyson showed age has not robbed him of his power as the former heavyweight champion, in his long-awaited return to the ring, dominated Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition fight on Saturday in Los Angeles that was surprisingly ruled a draw. While there were …

Tokyo, Nov. 29, 2020 This year’s postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the novel coronavirus cost about 200 billion Yen ($1.9 billion), organisers have estimated, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing people involved with the event. The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government were forced to put …

By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Nov. 29, 2020 Mixed reactions have continued to trail plans by the private sector Coalition Against COVID -19 (CACOVID), to spend N100 billion in rehabilitating all the 44 damaged and destroyed police stations nationwide, during the EndSARs protests. Some respondents, who spoke with the News Agency …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Nov. 29, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the killing of farmers on rice fields at Zabarmari in Jere Local Government of Borno, describing the terrorist killings as insane. The president made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed “to probe false posting on the Ministry’s official Twitter handle of court proceedings in a lawsuit against him and the National Broadcasting Commission [NBC], asking the court to declare arbitrary, illegal, and unconstitutional …

Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at Zabarmari early morning on Sunday, to lead kinsmen and other residents, still in shock, for the funeral of 43 farmers slaughtered by Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari, a farming community in Jere local government area, famous …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has stressed how important it is for the public to always support their political leaders with good words of advice to enable them deliver better governance to the …

Accra, Nov. 29, 2020 West African gold producer Ghana is preparing to elect a president on Dec. 7, in a race dubbed the “battle of two giants.” Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will face former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic …

By Deborah Coker Benin, Nov. 28, 2020 SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc (SEPLAT) on Saturday in Benin inaugurated a science, arts and mathematics programme for teachers to improve the standard of education in the Country, particularly in its host states. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the educational …

The lingering tussle over who owns the Aba ring-fenced area between Geometric Power and Interstate Electric( Owners of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has finally been laid to rest with the signing of the Asset Sale Agreement (ASA) between the two companies. At the signing ceremony on Wednesday, November …

By Alex Anayo Enebeli Abuja, Nov. 28, 2020 Nigerian Female music icon, Tiwa Savage’s “CELIA” has been selected among the top ten kn2020 album by Time Magazine. Describing the album, Time Magazine says “the latest album from Savage, a Nigerian singer-songwriter who many call the “Queen of Afrobeats,” is characterised …

By Chukwuemeka Opara Abakaliki, Nov. 28, 2020 Senator Sam Egwu (PDP-Ebonyi North) has asked security agencies to arrest him if it is proved that he, alongside other leaders, are planning to instigate violence in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov. David Umahi in a broadcast …

By Ariwodola Idowu Ado Ekiti, Nov. 28, 2020 The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Saturday lamented the killing of a first-class Oba in Ondo State by unidentified gunmen, describing it as both worrisome and against the Yoruba tradition and custom. The council, in a statement made available to …

William Attah, Gombe Member Representing Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Victor Mela Danzaria says he is not in jail or any correctional centre. Mr. Victor Mela was reacting to reports that circulated that he has been sentenced to a correctional centre in Abuja by a Chief …

The Dodo River Communities Development Association in Ekeremor Local Area of Bayelsa on Thursday said it spent a total of N77.87 million on community development in 2019 fiscal year. Mr Francis Amamogiran, Chairman of the association who spoke at the 8th Annual General Meeting of the group said the fund …

Transcorp Power Consortium has paid an equivalent of N26.25billion being 25 percent of the N105.3billion winning price for the Afam Power Plc to formally takeover the assets of the company. Announcing the payment at the formal handover of the company to the new owners on Thursday, November 27, 2020, Director …

Washington, Nov. 28, 2020   A federal appeals court in Pennsylvania has rejected an appeal by U.S. President Donald Trump in a lawsuit alleging massive voter fraud, saying that his campaign’s fraud claims “have no merit.” “Calling an election unfair does not make it so. “Charges require specific allegations and then …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Nov. 27, 2020 Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo says the state needs N75billion to remedy 360 identified erosion sites in the state. Uzodinma stated this to State House Correspondents, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on Friday. The …