archiveMay 28, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at May 26 had risen to over 123, 000. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter handle @WHOAFRO. “There are over 123,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the...

  The 2019/2020 Premier League season in England will restart on June 17, according to a media report on Thursday. Howevet, a spokesman for the Premier League, which stopped play in March, declined to comment as the meeting of 20 club officials was ongoing. The season will get under way...

 The Bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday denied asking the bank’s President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina to step down for any probe. The Chairman of the bureau, NIALE KABA in a statement said that the publications trending in the media on purported directive...

  The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate posting and redeployment of new commissioners of police in 11 states. A statement issued by Force PRO, Deputy Commisioner of Police Frank Mba, said CP Undie J. Adie would take over Osun State Police Command while CP...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday reviewed down wards Monetary Policy Rates from 13.5 per cent to 12.5 per cent. It, however, held all other policy parameters constant. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of CBN made this known while reading the communique...

  The Senate on Thursday reconvened to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval of the revised 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper, and revised Appropriation Bill 2020. The bill to amend the 2020 Appropriation Act which scaled second reading on the floor was considered immediately after a letter...

  Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has faulted a demand by the United States Treasury to probe the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, who had earlier been cleared of all allegations by an investigative body. In a letter written to 12 former African Presidents including President Thabo...

  Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has responded (dated April 8, 2020) to the allegations against him. Read below… Allegation No. 1 Not provided   Allegation No. 2: Appointment of Mrs Chinelo ANOHU-AMAZU ADESINA: Ms Chinelo Anohu-AMAZU was recruited through a globally advertised, open and...

  The board of African Development Bank (AfDB) has bowed to pressure from the U.S Government as it has ordered a fresh probe, now an independent probe of its President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. The board of African Development Bank (AfDB) decided to go for an independent probe after the U.S....

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, arraigned one Okoro Chukwudi Goodluck before Justice Charles Ikpe of the State High Court, sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and stealing...