US leader, Donald Trump, talked during a Christmas reception at the White House on Tuesday night, December 1, 2020, about spending four more years in office — whether he was referring to January 2021 or January 2025, he didn’t clarify. Trump lost his bid for a second term in the November 2020 presidential elections but…
A former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has alleged that most weapons used by Boko Haram terrorists are obtained from security operatives. Duke said this, even as he called on the federal government to investigate the security forces and flush out the bad eggs. “Boko Haram insurgents who have been responsible for most…
Senator Ali Ndume has eulogised former President Goodluck Jonathan. At the weekend in Abuja, he apologized for criticising his adminisration strongly. The Borno South lawmaker stated: “Nigerians don’t value what they have until they lose it.” Ndume made the comment at the launch of a book written by Dr. Susana Adams. “I want to appreciate…
The Supreme court of Pennsylvania has dismissed a Republican party lawsuit aimed at invalidating all mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania, a battleground state where President-elect Joe Biden won Trump by 81,000 votes. This new dismissal of yet another legal challenge to the election by supporters of President Donald Trump further reduces Trump’s almost impossible odds of…
Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi commissioner for information and communication, says many people have asked Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, to contest the 2023 presidential race. In a Twitter post on Saturday, Fanwo said the desire of Nigerians for a great country aligns with that of Bello, “so we know the deafening calls will bring about a…
The Child Rights Protection bill initiated by the Katsina Assembly in 2003 has finally been passed into law. Chairman of the Committee on Child Right Act, Alhaji Musa Gafia, told newsmen shortly after the passage of the bill into law the “ Child Protection Bill 2020’’ was re-submitted as an Executive Bill by Governor Aminu…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on Friday said anyone who refused to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) might continue to fast until God answered the prayers. Governor Uzodinma said this while fielding questions from State House reporters after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari again at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the erosion crisis…
An Ebonyi State High Court on Thursday restrained the members of the newly sworn-in State Caretaker Committee of the People Democratic Party (PDP) from parading themselves as such. This followed an ex-party motion brought by the Onyekachi Nwebonyi led State Working Committee of the Party which was earlier dissolved by the National Executive Committee of…
As Nigerians gear up to face the impending hardship as a result of the recession already steering in the face of Nigeria, Niger state government has concluded plans to slash the salaries of civil servants in the state by 50 percent to be able to cope with the present economic reality. But the Organized Labour…
The United States under President Donald Trump has placed Nigeria and other countries on a visa bond ranging from $5,000 to $15,000. The new temporary rule means that tourist and business travellers from a dozen African countries, including Nigeria will pay a bond to visit the United States. The new rule will take effect from…