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Manchester (UK), Aug. 4, 2020 Manchester City announced on Tuesday they have signed Spanish winger Ferran Torres from Valencia, with the 20-year-old putting pen to paper on a five-year deal. Financial details were not disclosed by the English Premier League (EPL) clubside, but British media reported the transfer fee was …

New York, Aug. 4, 2020 New York’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Oxiris Barbot, has resigned over alleged under-utilisation of the department’s “incomparable disease control expertise.” “I leave my post today with deep disappointment that during the most critical public health crisis in our lifetime, that the Health Department’s incomparable disease …

The passage of Apostle Dr. Francis Chukwuemeka Uzonwanne (1971-2020), has elicited lamentations and outbursts of sorrow around the world. The exit of the much loved man of many parts has also led many to give thanks and praise to God for the glorious and fulfilled life that the born again …

The passage onto glory of Mrs. Daina Nwannediya Udensi (nee Oti) has been announced by the family. Aged 89, late Mrs. Udensi, will be buried on August 29, 2020, according to the announcement by Sir Fred O. Udensi and Deaconess Uche V. Igwe on behalf of the family. She is …

Munich (Germany), Aug. 4, 2020  A 74-year-old Armenian woman was stopped at Munich airport and human bones were found in her luggage, German federal police said on Tuesday. Officials found the remains in a wooden box, and subsequently called on customs officers, a doctor and the public prosecutor to examine …

In the past few years, privacy breaches around the world have made technology users conscious about the way their data is being used. You only need to look at the growth of privacy-centric products like search engine DuckDuckGo to see how mainstream privacy awareness has become. But data privacy issues …

By Harrison Arubu New York, Aug. 2, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has flayed an appellate court ruling that overturned the death sentence given to the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In a tweet on Sunday, Trump said that hardly had anyone deserved the death penalty than Tsarnaev. He …

Bern (Switzerland), Aug. 2, 2020 Global football ruling body FIFA says there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its president, Gianni Infantino, who will continue in his role as normal. Swiss authorities said on Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to order President Muhammadu Buhari to “publish details of loans that have been obtained by the government since May 29, 2015, including the interest rate, the total amount of debts that have so far been incurred by …

The 68th Annual Convention (Virtual) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, holds from Monday, August 9, 2020. The first Convention of the Church to hold online, has as its theme: WONDERFUL and can be accessed live through the Mission’s social media platforms and Dove Television. Ministering will be …

Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has explained that the clause ‘waiving sovereignty’ in the loan agreement between Nigeria and China is only a contract term, a sovereign guarantee that assures payback according to the terms and conditions of any loan. Amaechi made the clarification while answering questions …

London, Aug. 1, 2020 Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to help his side secure a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the 2019/2020 English FA Cup final match on Saturday. The win helped them to a record-extending 14th crown in the competition —— and a spot in next season’s UEFA …

289 Nigerians flew from the Newark International Airport, New Jersey, United States of America to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday July 29, 2020. The flight, the 4th evacuation flight from the US, departed on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 and the manifest included: 135 males, 142 females and …

By Harrison Arubu New York, July 27, 2020 A Nigerian, Mr Gabe Okoye, is on the ballot in a forthcoming Democratic Party’s senatorial primary runoff election in the U.S. Okoye, who hails from Enugwu-Aguleri, in Anambra, is seeking the main opposition party’s ticket for the Nov. 3 general election into …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called for unified efforts against the scourge of viral hepatitis, described as an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. Obi who made the call through …

The Nigerian President is different things to different people, depending on the prism from which he is being considered. To some people, Muhammadu Buhari is a father figure. At 77 years old, he qualifies. To some others, he’s the greatest crowd pulling politician the country has seen for some time, …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has instructed its Counsel, Chief Afe Babalola & Co, to take legal actions against SAMANO SA DE CV and its officers for the injury done to the Corporation and its officials by the falsehoods peddled by SAMANO and its agents. The action, according to …

By Yunus Yusuf Lagos,  July 30, 2020 The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) says no injury or fatality was recorded by passengers on the aircraft that collided at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,  Mr Tunji Oketunbi, General Manager, Public Affairs, AIB disclosed in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. According  to him, AIB …

Washington, July 30, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the November presidential election might have to be delayed, citing claims that mail-in voting could result in fraud. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in …

    By Harrison Arubu New York, July 29, 2020 (NAN) The Federal Government has evacuated 289 more Nigerians stranded in the United States due to coronavirus-related border closure. An Ethiopian Airlines plane conveying the evacuees took off from New Jersey on Tuesday night, and is expected to land in …

By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, July 29, 2020 The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has observed that the investigations of loans taken by the Federal Government could send wrong signals to the lenders. Amaechi made the observation at an investigative hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Treaties, …

The exoneration of African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, by an Independent Review Panel set up to investigate allegations of ethical wrongdoings leveled against him, is a welcome development which paves the way for his second term as President of the Bank. Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic …

By Harrison Arubu New York, July 28, 2020 A Nigerian-born and trained physician, Dr Stella Emmanuel, is trending on social media after delivering an impassioned COVID-19 speech in the U.S. on Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Emmanuel claimed that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, July 27, 2020 The United Nations says it has identified and placed on administrative leave without pay another staff member involved in a recent viral sex video in Israel. Mr Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, disclosed this during the daily news briefing held …