Newly-elected Joe Biden says first task is to control Covid-19
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, says his first task in office is to get the coronavirus pandemic under control. Biden stated this in his acceptance speech, which he delivered before a crowd of supporters in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday night. “Our work begins with getting Covid-19 under control. “We cannot repair the economy, […]
Faith-based drama “Stepping Into Maggie’s Shoes” goes to cinema
Based on Opeyemi Akintunde’s book of the same title, Stepping Into Maggie’s Shoes (SIMS) is a faith-based film about love, betrayal and scandal. The movie premiered on Wednesday at VIVA Cinema, Jara Mall, by Computer Village, Ikeja. It will debut in cinemas nationwide from Friday, November 6. SIMS tells the story of a young wealthy […]
As his reelection bid collapses, Trump goes golfing
What does a president do when teetering on the verge of electoral defeat, with the entire world watching? If you’re Donald Trump, you go golfing. The president left the White House Saturday morning as the last crucial vote counts were about to come in from Pennsylvania and a few other battleground states. Already trailing Democrat […]
Trump joins ranks of one-term US presidents: Who are they?
With Democrat Joe Biden winning the US presidential election, Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent, becomes a one-term US president. Trump joins the ranks of other commanders-in-chief who did not have a second four-year term in the White House. Some had their presidential careers cut short by death, including John F Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963. His […]
Trade, coronavirus top agenda as Kenyatta meets Italian counterpart
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarrela, met on Saturday in Rome and discussed bilateral trade, tourism, and the fight against coronavirus. Kenyatta, on a four-day official visit to The Vatican, paid a courtesy call on Mattarrella at his Quirinal Palace in Rome. Kenyatta was received by his host and accorded an […]
Resolve dispute with ASUU, students getting agitated – Middle Belt Group urges FG
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Middle Belt Movement for Justice and Peace, MBMJP, has urged the federal government to quickly resolve its dispute with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, before it becomes another reason for protests by the youths The group cautioned that Nigerian students were already getting agitated after losing a session […]
