Trump Condemns Capitol Riot, Says Transition With Joe Biden Will Be Orderly
For the first time since losing the election to President-elect Joe Biden, President Donald Trump acknowledged he lost. A new administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, he said. “My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power,” Trump said in a video Thursday night. Trump also spoke directly to […]
Betsy DeVos, other staff resign amid DC, Capitol Hill protests
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy. She says, “There is no mistaking the impact your […]
US Capitol Police Officer Dies From Injuries Sustained During Riots, Officials Say
A police officer has died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, a violent siege that is forcing hard questions about the defeated president’s remaining days in office and the ability of the Capitol Police to secure the area. The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. […]
Breaking News:40,000 Litre Oil Tanker On Fire In Lagos
An oil tanker is on fire at Toyota bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa expressway in Nigeria`s commercial capital Lagos. The tanker was conveying more than forty thousand litres of fuel. Eye witnesses say the tanker was in motion when it fell sideways thereby discharging its content. Dampening of the area has commenced as the inferno […]
Protests Erupt In Senegal Capital Dakar Over COVID-19 Curfew
Youths protesting a coronavirus curfew clashed with security forces overnight in the Senegalese capital, burning tyres and erecting barricades as police fired tear gas in Dakar’s Ngor district, an AFP photographer reported. Incidents were also reported in other parts of the capital overnight Wednesday. President Macky Sall called a state of emergency on Wednesday as […]
Lagos NIMC Workers Embark On Strike
Members of staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos State have gone on strike. While hundreds of residents were seen as early as 8am, NIMC workers there said they had downed tools. One of the workers, explained that the staff of the agency took the decision to go on strike to demand […]
Electricity Tariff Hike,Nigeria Government Calls For A Meeting
Nigeria’s federal government has summoned a meeting of the Committee on Review of Tariffs and Charges in the Electricity Sector to consider the new pricing of electricity by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), rejected by the organised labour. Already, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have asked the federal government […]
Hands-off Power Sector Chukwueloka Umeh Asked FGN
The Nigerian government has been advised to hands-off the country’s power sector and should only provide the enabling regulations that will allow private individuals to run the power sector. Chukwueloka Umeh, a Chief Executive of Century Power Generation and a key player in the power sector said the federal government’s move to protect the citizens […]
Trump’s Instigated Invasion Of Congress An Act Of Treason-Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
A former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs Bolaji Akinyemi has described the attempted insurrection by protesters loyal to President Donald Trump and instigated by the US President an act of treason. Akinyemi, a professor of political science on ARISE Morning Show said the actions of protesters on Wednesday calls to question the role of the […]
Trump Pledges Orderly Transfer of Power On January 20,Still In Denial
US President Donald Trump has pledged an orderly transfer of power, saying the formal affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory “represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history.” “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an […]
