One of Nigeria’s foremost insurance companies, Post Assurance Brokers, has donated up to 45,000 study items to support the Lagos State Government as it commemorates its inaugural Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Week. The study items, which include notebooks, pens, erasers, sharpeners, and school bags, are meant to promote quality education in the state in […]

Youths under the aegis of Anambra Youth Diaspora Initiative, C branch on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to urgently address the rising effects of gully erosion in Anambra. President of the group, Mr Augustine Udoba, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as he described the current situation […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja Reps Ephraim Nwuzi and David Abel, from Rivers and Taraba States respectively, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced the defections on the floor on Wednesday. Vanguard News Nigeria.

The founder of Greece’s neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, Nikos Michaloliakos, who was handed a criminal conviction in a landmark five-year trial verdict on Wednesday, is a dictator’s disciple, Hitler admirer, and one of the longest-running party leaders in the country. The 62-year-old mathematician and Holocaust denier rode a wave of popular anger over austerity to […]

Arkansas real estate has been heating up over the last several years. According to local Realtors, real estate markets across the state are strong and show no signs of slowing down. After the 2008 financial collapse, housing markets throughout the nation ground to a halt as potential buyers put their housing plans on hold. Houses […]

By Juliet Ebirim Once upon a time, there was a boy called Ahanna. After his father’s death, he joined a gang of robbers to escape the constant family troubles that befell him. This was the story of the Nollywood blockbuster, Rattlesnake that captivated audiences in 1995. Fast forward to 2020, the Ahanna story is being […]

Cristiano Ronaldo and other top Juventus players could face legal action for rejoining their national teams despite coronavirus rules after two positive cases at the Italian champions, local health authorities in Turin said on Wednesday. As well as the Portuguese star, several South Americans including Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado, Danilo and Rodrigo Bentancur also left […]

…awarded $660K arbitration cost By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The International Centre for Settlement of  Investment Dispute, ICSID, based in the United States of America, has ordered Interocean Oil Development Company and Interocean Oil Exploration Company, to pay a cost of $660,129.87 to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister […]

The Centre for Peace, Transparency and Accountability (CPTA) has lauded the effort of the Bursar of the University of Calabar, Mrs Beatrice Igwe for Her diligence, hard work and effective commitment to Her duties. The Executive Director of the Centre, Comrade Ogheneyero Patrick, in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, described […]

The UN refugee chief said Wednesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, after leading the first day of the agency’s main annual meeting in person. Filippo Grandi, who kicked off UNHCR’s week-long Executive Committee meeting in Geneva on Monday, told participants via video-link that he would need to continue following the event from home. […]

As the campaign and other electioneering activities in the October 10 gubernatoroal election in Ondo State come to a close, I find it compelling and apt to write this final note to the good people of the Sunshine State on why the the incumbent Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, deserves to be re-elected.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recorded 646 convictions and recovered more than N11 billion in monetary assets this year, despite the restriction imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Umar Abba, disclosed this while addressing the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes in Abuja on […]

By Perez Brisibe – Ughelli Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has asked the Delta State Police Command to release the videographer behind last Saturday’s viral video alleging the killing of one person by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta […]

Mr. Ade Adetimehin, the Ondo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in this interview, expressed optimism that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu will defeat those contesting against him in the October 10, governorship election adding that the APC has what it takes to win the poll.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin faced a quieter day than usual on Wednesday after handing power to a 16-year-old as part of a campaign to promote girls’ rights. Aava Murto, from Vaasky in southern Finland, said she was having an “exciting day” as she faced media on the steps of parliament after meeting with the […]