US President, Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, July 11, the very first time the president has been seen in public with the facial covering recommended as a precaution against the novel Coronavirus. Trump went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington to meet wounded…
The presidency has said that the current probe of suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, shows that there is no sacred cow in the Buhari-led administration’s fight against corruption. In a statement released on Saturday, July 11, Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the current probe…
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has denied media reports that he purchased a house for his son, Abdulazeez, who tied the knot on Friday, July 10. SaharaReporters had claimed the Minister purchased a mansion for Abdulazeez as a wedding gift. The reports also claimed the wedding ceremony flouted all NCDC…
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, has predicted that 2022 will be a difficult year for the Super Eagles if they qualify for the Fifa World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations, both happening in 2022. The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the global football calendar forcing the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to postpone several…
Arowolo Olamide Temitope, a Nigerian lady who was barred from boarding an evacuation flight to Nigeria by the Lebanese airport management after receiving orders from her employer in Lebanon, has finally arrived Nigeria. Arowolo who was evacuated from Lebanon by the Federal Government on Saturday July 11, narrated her ordeal while in Lebanon, warning young Nigerian girls…
A Nigerian man, Mathew Oabode, has recounted how he saved the life of an abandoned baby while many people who spotted the child before his arrival were busy taking photos of the baby. Mathew who shared the story on his Twitter handle, @Matoosa, said he had just returned from the hospital where his wife had just…
Gal Pissetzky, lawyer to instagram celebrity Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has continued his social media defence of the alleged fraudster, claiming he was ‘kidnapped’ by the FBI as no legal documents were made for his arrest and no extradition treaty exists between the US and the UAE where Hushpuppi was residing. Hushpuppi was arrested in…
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has faulted the Federal government’s decision to cancel the 2019/2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Recall that the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, had on July 6 announced that the examination, which was earlier scheduled…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and former presidential media aide, Reno Omokri, have kicked against the Federal government’s decision to cancel the West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE for this year. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu had on Wednesday, July 8, announced that the Federal government will be rescinding its decision to…
A 32-year-old man, identified as Yemi Ajayi, was allegedly shot dead by a police officer at the Iwo Road interchange, in Ibadan the Oyo state capital today July 10. According to eyewitnesses, late Yemi and his cousin were driving to work when a team of policemen stopped them. Trouble started when one of…