Michigan Certifies Joe Biden’s Win Despite Trump’s GOP Overtures
The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 vote with one abstention Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election. The Board of State Canvassers, which […]
COVID-19 : US Hails Nigerian Who Helped Develop Vaccine
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has lauded a Nigerian-born medical doctor, Onyema Ogbuagu for his role in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in America. Earlier in the month, US drug manufacturing firm, Pfizer announced that the vaccine has an efficacy rate of more than 90 percent, marking a major breakthrough in the fight […]
Court :Senator Ndume To Be Remanded Over Maina’s Disappearance
A Federal High Court has ordered Senator Ali Ndume to be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre for failing to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Ndume, who is representing Borno South, stood as surety for Maina’s bail, who is standing trial on alleged money laundering charges. However, Maina […]
Foreigners, Nigerian Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Oil Theft
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years imprisonment for oil theft. Justice Kolawole Omotosho gave the sentence on Monday after three years of prosecution of the convicts by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]
Biden Poised To Nominate Antony Blinken As Secretary Of State
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state, people familiar with the matter told CNN, elevating a longtime foreign policy adviser as Biden makes his first round of Cabinet announcements Tuesday. Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain said earlier Sunday that Biden intended to begin revealing members of […]
FBN Holdings Reveal Profit After Tax Of $179m In First Nine Months of 2020
FBN Holdings Plc has reported a growth of 31.7 per cent in its profit after tax (PAT) for the nine months that ended on September 30, 2020, raising the hope of investors for a robust dividend at the end of the financial year. The financial group posted PAT of N68.256 billion ($179.03MN), up from N51.747 […]
Trump Ally Chris Christie Urges Him To Accept Election Defeat
A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the president’s legal team a “national embarrassment”. President Trump has refused to concede the election, making unsubstantiated claims of widespread electoral fraud. Christie […]
Former Nigerian Minister:Restructuring, Autonomy Key To Ending Incessant Lecturers’ Strike
A former Nigerian Minister of Education, Professor Tunde Adeniran has said the present system of education in the country is unsustainable as Nigeria will continue to witness situations where the entire system is tied up due to the over-centralization of the system. “Until we have a situation whereby if something goes wrong at the University of Calabar or […]
Labour Leaders Walk Out On FG Over Fuel Hike
Labour union representatives on Sunday staged a walk-out from a meeting with the federal government, barely five minutes after it started. According to the president of the Trade Union Congress, Quadri Olaleye, on the meeting’s top agenda were the issues surrounding the hike in the price of fuel and electricity tariffs, not issues of palliatives. […]
Seven Soldiers Feared Dead In Borno Landmine Attack
At least seven soldiers have been feared dead following a landmine ambush in the northern axis of Borno state on Saturday. The ill-fated soldiers, who were on escort duty en route Baga, came upon the landmines planted by suspected Boko Haram members. The insurgents followed up with heavy gunfire on the convoy. The convoy consisted […]
