US senators tasted positive for Covid-19

U.S. Representative Ron Wright died after testing positive for COVID-19 last month, his office said on Monday, making him the first member of the U.S. Congress to die from the pandemic disease that has claimed nearly 464,000 American lives. Wright, a 67-year-old Texas Republican, had also been battling cancer. He was elected to Congress in … Continue reading US senators tasted positive for Covid-19

Buhari send four ministers ahead of son’s wedding

President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched a high-level delegation to Kano State, ahead of the wedding fathia between his son, Yusuf and Zahra Bayero, the daughter of the Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado Bayero. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Garba … Continue reading Buhari send four ministers ahead of son’s wedding

Bandits may soon take over stock exchange ~Atiku

Atiku Atiku spoke when he chaired the launch of a new book by journalist Chido Onumah in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. ‘Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices,’ was unveiled at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. The book collected critical voices from across the country to reflect on the country’s journey since Independence and suggest … Continue reading Bandits may soon take over stock exchange ~Atiku

South-West residents paid N3billion to bandits in two years

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, had said that the South-West region had paid about N3billion as ransom to kidnappers in the last two years. Adams stated this on Thursday at the South-West Security Stakeholders’ Conference organised by the South West Security Stakeholders’ Group, with the theme” “Stemming the tide of insecurity in … Continue reading South-West residents paid N3billion to bandits in two years