Prince Andrew Denies Close Friendship With Ghislaine Maxwell In US Court Files
Prince Andrew has denied being a close friend of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, in a legal response to the woman who is suing him in the US for sexual assault. Lawyers for the prince also say he wants to go before a jury to contest the claim brought by Virginia Giuffre. The Duke of […]
ECOWAS To Hold Extraordinary Meeting On Friday Over Burkina Faso Coup
The West African bloc ECOWAS will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the crisis in Burkina Faso, where army officers have deposed President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, the group said. The 15 member Economic Community of West African States, which includes Burkina Faso, had already condemned Monday’s coup, which came amid deepening anger about Kabore’s […]
Ukraine Crisis: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Could Be Axed
Germany and the US have warned they could target a key Russian gas pipeline if the country invades Ukraine. A US state department spokesman said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline “will not move forward” if Russia were to attack. The controversial energy project is designed to double gas flow and runs from Russia direct to […]
Reps Charge Tertiary Education, Others 10-year Action Plan To Produce Electric Car
The House of Representatives has charged its committees on Tertiary Education and Services, Land Transport, Environment, and Science and Technology with collaborating with stakeholders to develop a 10-year action plan to improve the research capabilities of Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to improve the automobile industry. This comes as the House has encouraged the federal government to […]
Olu Of Warri Pays A Visit To Buhari At Aso Rock
His Royal Majesty, Tsola Emiko, Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. Five months after his coronation, the first class traditional ruler paid a visit to the President with some of his chiefs. The monarch said at the State House that he came to appreciate […]
Chicago University Confirms Tinubu Did Attend The University
The Chicago State University has affirmed that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu attended the University. Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment, and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, disclosed this in an email response to Punch on Tuesday. “Mr. Tinubu did […]
PSC Orders Further Investigation Into Kyari’s Connections To Hushpuppi
The Police Service Commission on Wednesday directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to look into the connection between the suspended head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, and cyber fraudster Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi. The commission asked the IGP to submit the report of the fresh investigation within two weeks for […]
UN Secretary General Condemns Burkina Faso Coup, Says Celebration on Streets May Be Orchestrated
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has condemned the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, insisting that the celebration on the streets in the country could have been orchestrated to show that it was the wishes of the people. Gutteres, in his reaction to the military take-over, said: “I am deeply concerned with the recent coup […]
ECOWAS, US, France Condemn Military Take-Over In Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, describing it as a step backward. The regional body had in two separate statements on the military take-over of government in the West African countries condemned the action in its entirety. In an early statement when the military had […]
Unvaccinated Man Denied Heart Transplant By Boston Hospital
A US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. DJ Ferguson, 31, is in dire need of a new heart, but Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston took him off their list, said his father, David. He said the Covid vaccine goes […]
