BREAKING : TRIBUNAL NULLIFIES BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

The Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri. The Justice Mohammed Sirajo-led three-man panel ruled that the election was unlawful…

INVESTORS FROM SINGAPORE IN ‘ADVANCED’ TALKS TO BUY NEWCASTLE

Three Singaporean entrepreneurs behind a Paris-based congolomerate are in “advanced” talks to buy English Premier League football club Newcastle United, the company said Monday, just weeks after a Saudi-backed bid…

GERMAN PILOT DIES IN HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH

A German pilot of a hot air balloon died and two passengers were severely injured after it crashed near the banks of the River Rhine in Germany, police said on…

COVID-19: PHILIPPINE MINISTER TESTS POSITIVE FOR SECOND TIME

A Philippine government minister has tested positive for coronavirus five months after an initial diagnosis, authorities said Monday, as experts investigate whether he had been re-infected. Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano,…

REPS: REPORT ON NCDC BILL READY IN SEPTEMBER

THE House of Representatives has said the committee report on the controversial the Quarantine Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2020, also known as the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020…

GOVT URGED TO CREATE PLATFORM FOR YOUTHS

A non-governmental organisation, Strategy for Mentoring Initiative and Leadership Empowerment, has urged government at all levels to create a platform for the youth to excel. The founder of the NGO,…

US election: Biden leads Trump in poll ahead of Democratic convention

A day before the start of the Democratic national convention where Joe Biden is expected to be formally nominated presidential candidate, an NBC news and Wall Street Journal poll on…

LAGOS EMPOWERS DISTRICT OFFICERS , EASES PLANNING APPROVAL PROCESS

The Lagos Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, says the state has secured the commitment of ethical and professional conduct from 30 district officers. The officers…

OIL PRICES ADVANCE AS CHINA INCREASES U.S. CRUDE IMPORTS

Oil prices rose on Monday as China’s plans to ship in large volumes of U.S. crude in August and September outweighed concerns over a slowdown in demand recovery after the…

TASK FORCE RAIDS JOS DRUG MARKET, ARRESTS 16 SUSPECTS

Sixteen persons suspected to be illicit drug dealers were on Sunday in Jos paraded by operatives of the Plateau State owned security outfit, Operation Rainbow. It was learnt that the…