Rapper Huey has been killed in a double shooting in his hometown of St Louis, according to reports. He was 32. The “Pop, Lock & Drop It” star real name Lawrence Franks Jr. was shot at least once at about 11 p.m. Thursday while in a front yard, according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch Huey […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday that a global initiative to speed up the development and production of COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments will require more than $30 billion over the next year. Providing details of the so-called ACT accelerator, launched in April and aimed at pooling international resources to conquer the pandemic, WHO […]

By Adeola Badru The demise of the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has triggered a wave of shock and grief among leaders cutting across the political spectrum, paying glowing tributes to the astute leader. Among the personalities who visited the Oluyole country home of the late former governor, was a Chieftain of […]

By Lawani Mikairu The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has announced a 100 per cent increase in Passengers Service Charge, PSC. The agency has increased PSC from N1,000 naira to N2,000 naira for domestic travellers and international travellers are to pay $100 dollars instead of $50 dollars effective 1st August 2020. The increment and […]

BENIN CITY – FORMER President of Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) development activist, Dr Chris Ekiyor has called on President Muhammadu Buhar to rejig the service chiefs to curtail the alarming rate of insecurity across the country.

Mr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for summoning the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting towards ending the crisis rocking the party.

Burial date yet to be announced Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, former Minister of Communication, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, and other prominent Nigerians have commiserated with the family of the former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi who died on Thursday at the age of 70. This came just […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A Chinese firm operating in Benin City, Edo state, Yongxing Steel Company yesterday donated several covid-19 management equipments to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital where it said the gesture was to encourage medical doctors and health workers managing covid-19 patients to continue to do their best in managing […]

…Says dissolution of Executive Committee, reduces distraction for Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday said that the alleged threat by some members of the dissolved National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to challenge their dissolution in court was a mere media […]

Thousands of Burundians clad in white gathered Friday in the capital Gitega to say a final goodbye to former president Pierre Nkurunziza at a state funeral after his sudden death earlier this month. The coffin carrying the late president arrived at a stadium in the city, covered in the green, red and white national flag […]