The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum, has revealed why the party is confident of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The PDP Governors Forum said Obaseki’s good works in embracing the vulnerable and downtrodden in Edo State have endeared him to the party. Aminu Tambuwal, leader of the Forum and Governor of Sokoto State said this in a statement while felicitating with Obaseki on his 63rd birthday. The statement signed by the Forum’s Director-General, Cyril Maduabum, said governors on the PDP platform have vowed to support Obaseki in clinching a second term. They also urged the governor to continue…
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Ten private schools have been put under lock by the Lagos State Government for flouting the closure order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, especially among the students. The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, who led the Monitoring and Investigation team of the office, disclosed this during the second and third phase of the massive monitoring of private schools compliance to the directive. According to her, a large number of private schools visited across the state were found to have complied, but those who did not comply were sealed. She said they were holding…
Bayern Munich have signed German international winger Leroy Sane from Manchester City for at least five years, the German club said Friday. “The 24-year-old has put his name to a five-year contract until 30 June 2025 and will start preparing for the upcoming season in Munich next week,” Bayern Munich said in a statement. The multiple Bundesliga winners did not give a transfer price.
Panama’s last two presidents, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, were charged Thursday with money laundering, as two separate scandals tarnished the political legacy of the former allies turned enemies. Martinelli was charged with money laundering over the so-called “New Business” case in which a publishing group was allegedly purchased with government funds during his 2009-14 term. Martinelli, 68, was in a combative mood as he departed the public prosecutor’s office in Panama City. “I’m going, to be frank with you, this pisses me off, this political persecution that has no end… they want to involve me (in the case)…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described the death of the State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro as a painful loss. Dr Adegbenro died on Thursday and was, before his death, in the forefront of the State’s battles against the ravaging pandemic. While reacting to the demise of the Ondo State Health Commissioner, Governor Akeredolu in a video on his Facebook page said Dr Adegbenro was a “dependable ally.” “Dr Wahab Adegbenro, the Honourable Commissioner for Health was a reliable colleague and compatriot,” he said. “A great General in the forefront of our battles against COVID-19. According to the…
China on Wednesday slammed international criticism over a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, saying other countries should keep quiet. Western governments and critics have warned the new law will curb the city’s autonomy and undermine the “One Country, Two Systems” policy meant to protect freedoms unseen on the mainland. But Beijing officials have rebuffed the criticism. “What’s this got to do with you?” said Zhang Xiaoming of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council at a press conference. “It’s none of your business”. Officials insisted there had been wide consultation with members of…
China on Wednesday ordered four US news outlets to disclose details of their staff and financial operations in the country within seven days, as a media row escalates between Washington and Beijing. The Associated Press, United Press International, CBS and NPR must report the information — as well as details of any real estate they hold in China — in retaliation for Washington’s crackdown on four Chinese state media outlets, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said. China’s actions are “entirely necessary countermeasures against the United States’ unreasonable oppression of Chinese media organisations in the US”, Zhao said at a regular…
The Nigerian Government has ordered the management of MultiChoice, to suspend the implementation of its new hiked tariffs on different bouquets on its DSTV. The Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, gave the order on Tuesday. Also, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said there is government’s plan to break the Sporting rights monopoly of DSTV. Idachaba and Lai Mohammed spoke at the National Assembly, while briefing members of an Ad Hoc Committee looking into the hike in tariffs. Idachaba said, “I want to agree with the Committee and call on DSTV to…
Peace Mass Transit (PMT) Limited, is gearing up for the resumption of operations on July 1st, 2020, following the relaxation of interstate lockdown announced by the Federal Government on Monday. The company was the first to suspend operations early March at the escalation of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe, and consequent devastation of lives and businesses. The PMT management, in making the decision to resume, has also mandated its staff across the nation to adhere to, and indeed, strictly enforce recommended international/national protocol on control of COVID-19, including handwashing with soap and water at entry points, social distancing, use…
President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken about his administration’s plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty within the next 10 years. Buhari stated this while speaking in a video message to a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. During the meeting, the Alliance for Poverty Eradication (APE) an initiative aimed at supporting actions to eradicate poverty, was launched. Buhari expressed his government’s determination to invest more in education, especially of the girl-child. “Nigeria attaches great importance to poverty eradication. “It is for this reason that in May 2019, on my inauguration for 2nd term in office,…