#EndSARS: Ganduje reinstates media aide suspended for criticising Buhari

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday night, ordered the reinstatement of his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Yakasai. We had reported on October 11, 2020 that Yakasai lambasted the President,…

WTO: Nigerians lambast US for opposing Okonjo-Iweala as consensus candidate

Nigerians have taken to the social media to blast the President Donald Trump administration for opposing Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate for the post of director-general of the…

Pilot killed as Taiwan fighter jet crashes into sea

A Taiwanese pilot was killed Thursday after his fighter jet crashed off the island’s eastern coast during routine training, the air force said, in the second fatal air crash in…

Kidnappers of American in Niger demand ransom —Official

The gunmen who kidnapped an American citizen in southern Niger issued a ransom demand Wednesday for his release, a local official said. The hostage, Philip Walton, described as the son…

Macron imposes fresh lockdown as COVID-19 spreads in France

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday a new coronavirus lockdown until at least December 1, hoping to bring under control an outbreak that is poised to overwhelm hospitals in a…

Senate faults 20 power projects in minister’s LGA

The Senate on Wednesday condemned the proposed citing of 20 projects in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State where the Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, hails from. The Senate…

Okonjo-Iweala favoured for WTO job despite US opposition

Most European Union member states have continued to express their support for Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation. The BBC also…

Prisons reject suspected looters, thugs arraigned by police

The police in Lagos have begun the arraignment of all suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with the mayhem unleashed on the state in the aftermath of the Lekki tollgate shootings…

Buhari divisive, say Ohanaeze, Afenifere as President advises against disunity

Socio-political organisations on Wednesday faulted  the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s  advice to Nigerians at the launch of the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem and Appeal Fund. The…

Lekki shootings: NBA insists on probe, Amnesty releases evidence linking military

• Invading soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching injured protesters – AI • Stop denials, admit errors, NBA tells FG • We demand accountability – #EndSARS protesters The global rights group,…