In the first decades of the twentieth century, American citizens went from euphoria to sadness. The Great Depression of 1929 led to the dismantling of the economy and pushed hundreds of people into unemployment. The American way of life, blown to the four corners of the planet as an...
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The Ebonyi State government has condemned the damage caused by suspected hoodlums during the EndSARS protest in the state on Wednesday. Recall that the hoodlums, under the guise of EndSARS protest, had on Oct. 21 attacked and razed some police stations and destroyed government property in the state. Street...
The people of Okpoama Community in the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa have reported an oil spillage at an oilfield operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC). A community spokesman said the pollution was causing untold hardships to the predominantly fishing population in the community. The spokesman, Chief...
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has defined the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) as ‘State-Aided Robbery Squad’. During his Sunday sermon, the cleric claimed that “although the Special Anti-Robbery Squad has been disbanded, the spirit of...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting that Ghana’s fiscal deficit will reach 16.4 per cent of GDP this year, the largest in the country’s history. The record deficit projection comes on the back of the devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic, which caused a huge shortfall in government’s...
I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the period of these protests. My deepest sympathies go to their families and loved ones for none should have been made to pay such a dear price. My career as an active politician spans nearly...
The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has commended youths in the state for exerting their energy on farming to ensure food security rather than engaging in destructive activities.Bagudu gave the commendation during a visit to a cassava farm in Maiyama Local Government area on Monday, as part of government’s...
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says the state will require N5 billion to repair the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) vandalised by hoodlums. Ayade made this known on Monday, while reaffirming the curfew imposed on Calabar and its environs. The hoodlums had on Friday and Saturday took advantage of the #ENDSARS...
The curfew imposed on Port Harcourt and its environs has compelled the Rivers State University and the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education to postpone their on-going examinations No new date has been announced for the resumption of the examinations. The Rivers State government imposed the curfew last week after...
ABDULRAZAQUE BELLO-BARKINDO – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has since the EndSARS demonstrations started, held several meetings to address the underlying concerns and members have aligned themselves with the call for justice leading to the setting up of judicial panels in the States of the Federation against Police brutality....
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has felicitated former Vice President Ebitu Ukiwe on the occasion of his 80th birthday.In a goodwill message issued on Monday, Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District in the Senate, extolled the virtues of Ukiwe, whom he described as a genuine...
The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of e-Learning.” The story catalogues the challenges that erupted out...
Absence of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, stalled the trial continuation of former Chairperson, Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mrs. Ngozi Juliet Olejeme.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had, on July 1, granted an order of...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has restated the commitment of his administration to the provision of basic needs to the people of the state. Sule said these needs were health care, education, water, security and other critical infrastructure. He made the remark when he played host to Adudu...
Laos has recorded 74 more cases of dengue fever, raising the total tally in the country to 7,450 with 12 deaths, the Health Ministry reported on Monday. The latest data from the ministry’s Center of Information and Education showed that the highest number of 1,700 dengue cases were reported in...
Four children aged between four and seven were killed in a home fire in Mongolia, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported on Monday. The fire occurred in a traditional round shaped dwelling in the Songinokhairkhan district of Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator on Sunday afternoon, killing three boys...
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday threatened to impose a second lockdown, if the current spike in coronavirus cases continues. “The situation in hospitals will determine whether a new lockdown is imposed. “No country in the world would allow its intensive medical care to become overwhelmed,’’ Kurz said. In Austria,...
The Kaduna State Bureau for Substance Abuse, Prevention and Treatment has warned against consuming drugs looted by #EndSars protesters at the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Laboratory in Kaduna. Dr Joseph Maigari, the Director-General (DG) of the Bureau, gave the warning in a statement...