Biden Touts Big Infrastructure Plan In GOP Stronghold Of Louisiana
With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan – and yet express a willingness to compromise on the corporate tax hikes he’s recommending to pay the cost. Biden leaned into the stagecraft of the […]
Buhari Suspends Nigeria Ports Authority MD Bala-Usman Following Transport Minister Amaechi’s Request
Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi’s two-year plot to shove aside Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, Thursday night as President Muhammadu Buhari approved his request to suspend her with immediate effect. A late-night statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said […]
Covid-19: Concern Increases Over India Variant In UK
Public health experts have recommended a version of the Indian Covid variant found in the UK to be made a “variant of concern”, the BBC has been told. Public Health England (PHE) has been tracking a variant known as B.1.617.2, which appears to have been spreading more quickly in the UK than others. Scientists believe […]
Several IPOB Members Killed In Attempted Attack On Imo Police Station
Several members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been killed in an encounter with the police in the Orlu area of Imo State. A confirmed police source told Channels Television that members of the proscribed group were on their way to attack Orlu Police Station. They were however ambushed and killed on Thursday in a […]
EU, UNICEF, NOA Warns Parents Against Girls Exploitation
European Union (EU), United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF, and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Ebonyi State have condemned the use of girls by their parents to gain wealth. They said many parents in a bid to amass wealth sell their girls to the highest bidder and groaned that such girls are often exposed to […]
Leadership Failure Over The Years, Responsible For Insecurity: Peter Obi
Vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Peter Obi, has complained about the current nationwide insecurity, warning that unless drastic action is taken to prevent it, the situation would degenerate into anarchy. The former Anambra State governor blamed what he described as cumulative years of leadership failure for the […]
Ransom Payment Won’t Solve The Problem Of Banditry And Abductions, Says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he does not believe in the payment of ransom to bandits or kidnappers as a solution to the problems they constitute. Obasanjo lamented that President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, had paid ransom to kidnappers and bandits. The elder statesman spoke yesterday at his Penthouse residence […]
COVID19: India Records 3,780 Deaths In One Day
India has recorded its highest single-day death toll caused by the coronavirus since the pandemic began, as hospitals in the country continue to struggle with the massive patient load. The confirmed new infections have reached 382,000 in India. Experts believe that the actual number of victims is significantly higher than the official figures. In parts […]
Abuja Residents In Apprehension As Hundreds Of Niger Republic Herders Migrate
Abuja residents living in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory were yesterday shrouded in apprehension as hundreds of migratory herders traversed Abuja-Kaduna highway into Sabon-Wuse in Niger State to camp there. This outcome urged some residents of Sabon-Wuse, a few kilometers away from Bwari Area Council, to stay at home in the […]
Labour Rejects Plans To Cut Down Workers Salaries
Governed Labour yesterday criticized and rejected plans by the federal government to cut down workers’ salaries, cautioning that such a careless declaration could set the nation in chaos. In a statement by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Minister of Finance to order before she […]
