Italy prosecutors seek jail term for Eni, Shell executives in Nigeria case
Italian prosecutors in a Milan court have asked for oil majors Eni and Shell to be fined 900,000 euros ($1.04 million) each and sought to confiscate a total of $1.092…
Insurgency: UN condemns execution of 5 aid workers in Borno
The United Nation (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. Kallon, in a statement released…
COVID-19: WHO working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, says first use not expected until early 2021
Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization…
Buhari to depart for Mali on peace mission Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck…
Suspected Boko Haram fighters execute five aid workers in Borno
A video has surfaced online showing the execution of five persons by masked men in military camouflage, suspected to be Boko Haram fighters in Borno. A voice was heard speaking…
Buhari, most followed African leader on Twitter ahead of Paul Kagame, Ramaphosa – BCW Twiplomacy report
President Muhammadu Buhari has been ranked as the most followed Sub-saharan African leader on Twitter with 3,121,169 followers. This is according to Burson Cohn and Wolfe (BCW), a global communications…
Y2020 Promotion Exercise: LASG promotes 3,756 Civil Servants
The Lagos State Civil Service Commission has announced the promotion of 3,756 Civil Servants who are statutorily due for elevation to the next level after the successful completion of the…
US acquires 100m doses of potential coronavirus vaccine for $1.95bn
The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion (1.68 billion euros) to secure 100 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and…
Security guard bags 9 year jail term for raping a 7-year-old girl in Edo
An Magistrates’ Court in Igarra, Edo on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old security guard, Sunday Akpeji, to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a seven-year-old girl. The police charged…
Eid el Kabir: Kano State Govt. cancels celebrations, says congregational prayers would be under strict observance of safety protocols
The Kano State Executive Council, has cancelled all traditional Eid el Kabir festivities, to consolidate the successes it had recorded in the war against COVID-19 in the state. The state’s…