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AbdulRasheed Bawa : Setting The Pace In Fight Against Corruption | Wole Arisekola
The appointment of 40-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Muhammadu Buhari as the head of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), no doubt ushers in a new dawn at the anti graft agency that has over the years been riddled with leadership crisis since its establishment many years ago during the second term of Chief …
Full list of countries on the UK’s new quarantine ‘red list’
Full list of countries on the UK’s new quarantine ‘red list’ The UK government has published a full list of countries A new ‘red-list’ of high risk countries has been laid out by Downing Street, in a bid to keep mutant strains of coronavirus at bay. UK nationals and residents returning from these destinations …
VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to White House.
VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to the White House. U.S President Elect Joe Biden called a Nigerian family to thank them for supporting his election campaign. In the 12-minute long call, he noted that they were randomly selected from a list of campaign donors which included …
Mobo Awards Winners 2020: Nigerian Wizkid, Burna Boy winning streak
Nigerian music stars conquered the 2020 MOBO Awards with Burna Boy winning Best International Act and Wizkid scoring Best African Act (in association with Afrozons Hosted by Maya Jama and Chunkz (the comedian-musician who was also voted best media personality by the public), the livestreamed ceremony featured performances by Headie One (featuring M Huncho) and Young T & Bugsey, plus …
Mobo Awards 2020 Nominees List: Showing support and love for TSB as Best Producer
KBJOJO seeks your support and love for TSB as his cousin nominated for Mobo Award’s Best Producer, please ❤ 🙏 💜
Billionaire Chief Harry Ayoade Akande died at 77
Chief Harry Akande, the Agba Oye of Ibadanland and one-time Presidential Aspirant was born in 1943 in Ibadan. He was aged 77. According to a statement by a member of the family, Olumide Akande, Chief Akande died, “in the early hours of Saturday, December 5, 2020. “Our patriarch Chief Harry Ayodele Akande passed away …
Breaking: Covid-19 vaccine immunisation to be rolled out next week, as UK approve Pfizer/BioNTech
The UK has become the first western country to license a vaccine against Covid, opening the way for mass immunisation with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to begin in those most at risk next week. The vaccine has been authorised for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA), ahead of decisions by the …
Untold story of sex for passport saga at Nigeria Embassy in Germany. By Charles Dick
The recent news which gone viral with a video clip alleging that a Nigerian Embassy staff in Berlin, Germany, one Mr Martins, was engaged in sex for passport / visa racketeering and fraud has been found to be maliciously subjective and a deliberate attempt to cast aspersion, dent the image of the Embassy and intimidate …
Breaking: Chinese Govt Suspends Nigerians, Others From Entering China, See Reasons
Chinese President Xi Jinping The Chinese government has temporarily suspended entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits. This new order is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Embassy of China and Consulate in Nigeria announced this in a public notice on Thursday, adding that …
Lockdown: Full list of all places that will be shut in England.
In a bid to reduce social contact, the government has ordered that households do not leave or go outside of their homes except for specific purposes. It also means that certain businesses will be forced to close as officials desperately try to slow the spread of infections. The general public, employers and employees across England …
WTO: US’ objection stalls Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as Director General
A former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday won the overwhelming support of the World Trade Organisation’s 164 members. However, Mrs Okonjo-Iweala’s chances of being declared the next director general of the trade body suffered setbacks as the United States failed to endorse her for the top job. The UK Guardian reported that …
#EndSARS: Makinde approves 5000 immediate employment for youths, earmarks N500m compensation fund for #EndSARS victims
Earmarks N500m Compensation Fund For #ENDSARS Victims, To Employ 5000 Youths They Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde remarks at the post-protest meeting with traditional rulers and other stakeholders in Oyo state. In his statement, He said, “This is the first time we will be meeting like this after the events of the …
Nigeria faces most severe economic recession worst in 40 years, World Bank predicts
As World Bank predicts Nigeria’s impending recession will be worst in 40 years WATCH (video): HOW TO SURVIVE RECESSION |12 Realistic Ways To Thrive & Survive Economic Downturn. | watch this video: Share and subscribe for more….. https://youtu.be/m_yZH2DoaD0 A new world bank report has painted a very grim picture of the economy today and …
Breaking: Black Panther’s Wakanda dies at 43!
Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist …
How Akinwumi Adesina got re-elected as AfDB’s President
Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), for another five-year term. The re-election took place electronically during AfDBs’ 2020 Annual Meeting. It was reported Mr. Adesina disclosed his intentions to run as the multilateral bank’s President for a second time yesterday. Mr. Adesina stressed the need for unity …
