archiveAugust 2020

Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said, on Wednesday, they plan to form a civilian transitional government that will organise fresh elections. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament late on Tuesday, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has criticised the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in the country. Gueterres reacted to the development in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, in New York on Tuesday. The statement said: “The...

 U.S. President Donald Trump will use the White House to deliver a partisan political speech to the Republican National Convention next week. Trump will be formally nominated by the party next week and is due to give his acceptance speech at the end of the four-day convention, which is taking place...

  Democrats on Tuesday officially nominated former Vice President, Mr Joe Biden, to face incumbent President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. Biden’s nomination came on the second night of the party’s virtual National Convention under the theme, “Leadership Matters”. His emergence followed the announcement of votes...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 410 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of infections in the country to 49,895. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle, said four deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency said that a...

  The House of Representatives on Tuesday quizzed management of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over non-remittance of 25 per cent operating surplus out of the N19.355 billion revenue accrued between 2018 and 2020 fiscal years. Chairman, joint House Committee on Appropriations, Finance, Aids, Loans and Debt Management, Hon Abiodun...

  The African Union Commission has reacted to the arrest and detention of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse by mutinying soldiers as it kicked against the arrests of Keita, Cisse and other officials which happened on Tuesday. Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki...

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was detained on Tuesday by soldiers on mutiny in the capital Bamako, two security sources told Reuters. Soldiers had earlier in the day mutinied at the Kati military base about 15 km (9 miles) outside of Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian...

...virtual screening for Oyo State Pensioners in Diaspora *'Bill to upgrade Fire Service Unit to Agency under way' The Oyo State Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved the sum of N800 Million as counterpart fund for Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency. The fund, according to the administration, will...

Mr Sayina Rima, outgoing National President, Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), has advocated investment of five per cent of oil revenue into cocoa production to develop the industry. Rima made the appeal on a webinar by Ships and Ports on the topic:“Maximising the Gains of Nigeria’s Cocoa Export”. According to...