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Masari

Heavy Downpour Claim Lives, Properties In Three Katsina LGAs

No fewer than 1,500 houses were affected by the heavy downpour experienced in 3 Local Government Areas in Katsina State on Monday. Alhaji Umar Mohammed, The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday, in Katsina disclosed
July 28, 2021
Seyi Makinde

Governor Mourns As Top Ibadan Varsity Virologist Dies

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, extolled the virtues of renowned Virologist and Professor of Virology at the University of Ibadan, Professor David Olaleye, who passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. He described the death of Prof. Olaleye as
July 27, 2021
Aso Rock

Disclose Presidential Secrets At Your Peril, Aso Rock Warns Staff

Disclosing secrets of the Presidency now attracts severe sanctions. Permanent secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar, Tuesday, warned staff that disclosing confidential information without authorisation would be met with penalties under the public service rules. The Permanent Secretary stated this at the
July 27, 2021
Tunisia

Tunisia President Fires Prime Minister Over Mass Protest

President Kais Saied of Tunisia has sacked the country’s Prime Minister, Mr. Hichem Mechichi over the nationwide violent protest that occurred on Sunday. Tunisian citizens took to the streets in anger over the government’s handling of the massive recent spike in Covid-19
July 27, 2021
Amazon scaled

Amazon Debunks Accepting Bitcoin Payment

E-commerce giant, Amazon will not be accepting cryptocurrency as payments by the end of the year as some media reports had claimed. Amazon debunked the reports on Monday. “Notwithstanding our interest in the space, the speculation that has ensued around our specific
July 27, 2021
Oil Price

Oil Price Gains 0.54%, Closes At $75

Brent Crude on Monday gained 0.54% to close at $74.5 per barrel, with WTI also recorded a 0.31% increase in price and Bonny Light growing 1.27% to close at $72.8 per barrel. However, Natural gas recorded a decline of 0.07% to close
July 27, 2021
Ebeano 2

Reactions Trail Ebeano Arson Incident

The reported arson on Ebeano Supermarket at Lokogoma district in Abuja has been generating reactions from Nigerians. Prime Business Africa reported yesterday that the fire incident which razed the popular supermarket earlier this month was set up by a nine-year-old girl as
July 27, 2021
Nigerian police

DPO Killed In Gun Battle With Bandits In Imo

The Divisional Police Officer of Omuma police Division in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State lost his life during a fierce gun duel on Monday night between unknown gunmen and men of the Police force, with six of the bandits
July 27, 2021

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