A staff member in US Vice President Mike Pence’s office has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesperson for Pence announced on Friday evening. Though Pence’s office did not identify the individual or provide other information about the person or the…
‘Ordinarily, the overall conduct of the speaker in this matter would be deserving not only of a punitive cost order, but also personal costs,’ read Mkhwebane’s affidavit. The number of reports successfully reviewed cannot be used to determine her competence…
An official of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Mr Paul Akali, told the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday that Access Bank owed the now-defunct Intercontinental Bank N14.2bn as of the time it went under. Akali, a member of…
The Central Bank has technically devalued the naira to exchange to the dollar at N380. The apex bank took this decision after all interventions in the market, such as imposing sanctions on errant operators and use of moral suasion to…
Soldiers were being drafted in to help enforce the lockdown in Italy on Friday as officials announced 627 new deaths, the largest single-day toll anywhere in the world since the coronavirus outbreak began. Desperate scenes have unfolded in the north…
The World Cup winner’s club future remains up in the air and his agent has once again been hinting at a move to Real Madrid ahead of the summer. Coronavirus may be bringing the world to a standstill but that…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has postponed the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020, until further notice. It was earlier scheduled to commence on April 6, 2020. A statement…
It was seven long months of tension as a result of the standoff between Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and some obas under the aegis of the Alademerindinlogun (meaning 16 crowned obas) or the 16 Pelupelu Obas. But the…
Two members of a human trafficking syndicate based in Kano State have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of women from Nigeria to Niger Republic and Libya. The suspects–a commercial driver, Abudulahi Umaru, and one Abubakar Suleiman,…
Barca are prepared to sanction the Croatia international’s departure when the transfer window opens, with the Julen Lopetegui’s side interested. Barcelona have set Ivan Rakitic’s price tag as they prepare to cash in on the midfielder this summer, with Sevilla…