U.S. President, Joe Biden told reporters on Friday that he is anxious to see how Republicans will vote in the impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump. “I’m just anxious to see whether what my Republican friends do if they stand up,’’ Biden said. Biden added that he was not going to speak with any of Republican Senators about how they should vote. On Thursday, impeachment managers wrapped up a two-day-long presentation of the case against Donald Trump and called on the U.S. Senate to convict the former president over the Capitol attack and disqualify him from any future public…
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Nigeria’s Islamic scholar, Shiekh Ahmad Gumi has alleged that the military does not want insurgency as well as insecurity in general to end because, according to him, they are benefiting from the huge funds being allocated to it. ASHENEWS recalls that Gumi recently embarked on advocacy visits to bandits in the forests of Zamfara state, purportedly to convince them lay down their arms and embrace peace. Speaking on AriseTV programme on Thursday, Gumi disclosed that from his recent meeting with some of the bandits, they were ready to cooperate if government was ready to make necessary provision for their lives.…
Nigerian Army says its troops killed 31 Boko Haram fighters after they foiled a terrorists’ attack in Askira Uba town in Borno state on Wednesday. Nine of the 11 gun trucks used by the insurgents into Askira Uba, were also destroyed by troops. Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade, headquartered in Chibok local government, played a major role in searching and tracing the terrorists’ hideouts. A military intelligence officer told PRNigeria that Nigerian airforce (NAF) aircraft shelled the Boko Haram gun trucks, while the ground troops pursued fleeing terrorists for elimination. “Aircraft were scrambled from Yola and Maiduguri within minutes…
As news broke on Friday that Melbourne would head into a snap lockdown to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, Serena Williams was already on court at the Australian Open playing potentially her last match in front of crowds at the tournament. It was a distraction neither Williams nor her opponent Anastasia Potapova would have wanted before their third round match at a Grand Slam that has been on high alert since it started on Monday. Williams completed a 7-6(5) 6-2 win in the sunshine at Rod Laver Arena then gushed about her daughter Olympia learning tennis in the on-court interview,…
The Chairman, All Progressives Congress(APC) National Membership Committee for Registration and Revalidation Exercise, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger, says a workable agreement has been reached over the party’s registration impasse that engulfed Delta state. A statement by the spokesperson of the governor, Mary Noel-Berje on Friday said the governor addressed journalists after a meeting with Delta stakeholders of the party and members of the national revalidation and registration exercise committee, which lasted for two hours behind close doors at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja. Sani-Bello commended the stakeholders and committee members who made concerted efforts at resolving the lingering…
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has felicitated with Rabi Umar, the first female officer from the state, to rise to the rank of Commissioner of Police in the Nigeria Police Force. A statement by the spokesperson of the governor, Mary Noel-Berje on Thursday, said Sani-Bello congratulated her when he received her on a courtesy visit at the state Government Lodge, Abuja. He hailed her resilience and commitment in the force, saying they have yielded result not only to her, but to the state by becoming the first indigenous woman from the state to attain the position. He urged her to…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has said that former Lagos State Governor, late Lateef Jakande will forever be remembered as one of the greatest political leaders in the history of Nigeria. Senator Omo-Agege in a statement on Thursday, eulogised the elder statesman for his exemplary political leadership as well as his sterling personal qualities out of office. “Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, a thorough journalist and exemplary politician left a bold imprint with accelerated populist and futuristic projects across Lagos State which he governed from 1979 to 1983. “Later, as Minister of Works between 1993 and 1998, he…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded eight new deaths and 938 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of infections in the country and 143,516 with death toll rising to 1,710, according to the Centre on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The public health agency also confirmed additional eight coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 1,710 in Nigeria. The NCDC added that the fresh COVID-19 infections were reported from 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It stated that Lagos State continued to lead with 236 new infections, followed…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it will put on hold, admittance into its Regulatory Incubation Framework for Fintech firms, all persons affected by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) crytocurrencies circular. The commission made the disclosure in a statement it issued in Lagos on Thursday. It said that assessment of all persons and products affected by the CBN Circular of Feb. 5 would be on hold until such persons would be able to operate bank accounts within the Nigerian banking system. “For the purpose of admittance into the SEC Regulatory Incubation Framework, assessment of all persons (and products)…
By Obike Ukoh Since the release of the 2020 Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceived Index (CPI), in which Nigeria was placed 149 out of 180 countries, there has been mixed reactions on the correctness or otherwise of the rating. Denmark is first in the transparency index table as the most transparent and least corrupt country, while Sudan ranked 180, as the most corrupt country. Expectedly, Nigerian government challenged the rating as the country dropped from the 2019 rating, while other commentators expressed divergent views, but advised that the rating should be critically analysed. Leading the pack, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister…