International supermodel, Naomi Campbell, has come under criticism in South Africa for blaming former president, Jacob Zuma, for riots in the country. Naomi Campbell said Zuma’s refusal to obey court orders, for which he was sent to prison, had divided South Africa. However; Zuma’s daughter, Jabu, disagreed with the British model that the riots by her father’s…
The International Monetary Fund has allocated the sum of three point three-five billion dollars to Nigeria under its Special Drawing Rights. The allocation is part of about six hundred and fifty- billion dollars approval of a general allocation by the IMF Board of Governors. The IMF allocation announced by the Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, is meant to…
Wike doubts Buhari on credible elections The national leadership of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party has been hit by mass resignation. Seven national officers of the PDP announced their resignation in separate letters to the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja. They are the Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Auditor, Deputy Woman Leader, Deputy…
The Akwa Ibom State government has ordered one million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Governor Udom Emmanuel made this known following the increasing cases of the new Delta variant in the state. Governor Emmanuel advised people of the state to ignore what people are saying about the vaccines and take them to protect themselves. He was speaking at…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has activated the Freedom of Information Act to request details of four hundred persons the Federal Government claims are to face trial for alleged funding of terrorism in Nigeria. Falana made the request to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, nearly three months after he made the revelation in…
One week after newly elected local government chairmen and councilors began a new administration in Lagos State, some residents have made a long list of demands from them. The demands from the chairmen of the twenty local government councils and thirty-seven local council development authorities include clearing of gutters, construction of internal roads, and job creation. Some…