Year: 2020

Many Ethiopians, including soldiers, fled the escalating conflict in the restive Tigray region to neighbouring Sudan on Monday, Sudanese state media and residents said. The flare-up in the northern region bordering Eritrea and Sudan has killed hundreds of people, Ethiopian…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2020 Second Series. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Lagos by the council’s Acting Head,…

DJ Switch who quietly left Nigeria, following death threats, has surfaced in Canada, speaking with parliamentarians about the event of 20 October in Lagos. According to reports, DJ Switch, whose real name is Obianuju Catherine Udeh, told a parliamentary committee…

It was a sad day in Enugu state today November 9, as the state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, joined the Catholic faithful and families of eight pupils of Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, who died in a recent fatal road accident in Awgu…

It has been claimed that Zimbabwean socialite and businessman, Genius Ginimbi Kadungure, who died in a road accident on Sunday, November 8, had bought his own casket a week before his death. According to The ZimbabweMail, a casket was found in one of his…

Former US President, George W. Bush has congratulated president-elect, Joe Biden on his victory at the poll, saying the election was fundamentally fair. Bush, a Republican, in a statement said he just talked with Biden and extended his warm congratulations and…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) urged the Federal Government to leave the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as condition to call off its ongoing strike in the country. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said this in a…

Global COVID-19 cases exceeded 50 million on Sunday, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total. October was the worst month for the pandemic so far, with the United…

An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) died during an attack on a residential building in Yola, the Adamawa capital by gunmen. Recall that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday November 5,  stormed a residence in Mbamba,…