EDO: Obaseki fights back, as Oshiomhole’s men, Ize-Iyamu join forces
THE emergence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as consensus candidate of a faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State loyal to the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has increased the stakes in the governorship race in the state.
The fruitless effort to demolish Akpabio
Last week, a report was published online by Vanguard, Sun, The DEFENDER and five other Nigerian newspapers titled, “NDDC: Corruption cartel angry with Buhari: Why they struck”.
Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries — including Russia — to join the meeting. “I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of countries,” Trump told […]
RENEWED KILLINGS: How Katsina, bandits’ peace deal collapsed
Following renewed killings by bandits, Katsina State government has said the peace deal negotiated with armed groups has been canceled, warning repentant bandits to leave Rugu Forest.
AfDB: Why US wants Adesina out — Akinterinwa, ex- NIIA DG
A new perspective into the travails of the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, was offered, yesterday, by a former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Professor Bola Akinterinwa, who described Adesina as a victim of colonial repression.
Russian COVID-19 cases exceed 390,000
Russia confirmed 8,952 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising its total infections to 396,575, its coronavirus response centre said in a statement Saturday. The death toll increased by 181 to 4,555, while 167,469 people have recovered, including 8,212 over the last 24 hours, according to the statement. Moscow, the country’s worst-hit region, […]
