Schools reopened in France on Tuesday after the summer break, with face masks obligatory for teachers and for all children aged 11 or over. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said that all children would have to go back to school unless they had a good reason, and parents should not be afraid. France already opened almost […]
….Obaseki condoles with Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu over crash, death of security aides, others …..Campaign cancelled Two policemen attached to former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, were confirmed dead on Tuesday when an articulated vehicle lost control and ran into the former governor ’ s convoy near Oluku junction in the Ovia North- […]
Singer Akon has set his sights on building a sprawling $6 billion city in his Senegal homeland to welcome Africans of the diaspora to their “home back home”. The R&B star, who boasts two multi-platinum albums, told a news conference Monday he had laid the first stone for the city in the Atlantic Ocean village […]
The Presidency on Tuesday, finally reacted to insinuations by some Christian leaders that the Companies and Allied Matters Act recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari was aimed at stifling the growth and development of churches in Nigeria, describing the claim as false and untenable. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger […]
The spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party in Gombe State has been remanded in custody by a Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defaming character of some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). 5:18:40 PMHaruna Gimba Yaya, GombeThe spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party in Gombe State has been remanded in custody by a […]
In a surprise move , the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved an increase in electricity tariff with effect from September 1, 2020 ( today) . This comes three months after the tariff hike implementation slated for July 1 was halted by the National Assembly , which prevailed on the distribution companies to shelve the […]
President of the African Development Bank , Dr Akinwunmi Adesina , has been sworn- in for the second term in office . The ceremony held virtually and broadcast online on Tuesday. The Chairperson of the AfDB board of Governors and Ghana’ s Finance Minister , Kenneth Ofori -Attah , administered the oath of office. Adesina, […]
A Sudan court on Tuesday began the trial of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir for leading a military coup that brought him to power 31 years ago. Al-Bashir and 26 other defendants gave brief introductory statements at the Supreme Court in the capital, Khartoum. A judge then rejected the defence’s appeal for a postponement, filed on […]
The Kano State Fire Service has rescued four persons trapped in a collapsed building along BUK Road at Kofar Kansakali in Gwale Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano. Malam Saidu Mohammed, spokesman for the service said in a statement that the building collapsed at about 05:24 a.m., on Tuesday. We received a distress call at […]
U.S. Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden is a puppet figure, who, if elected in November, will ignite a “revolution” in the U.S., President Donald Trump said. “Biden won’t calm things down,” Trump said. They will take over. They will have won. If Biden gets in, they will have won. He’s a weak person. “He’s controlled […]
