US Election: Donald Trump nominated for second term by Republican party
U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for a second term on Monday at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, which has been scaled back due to…
BBNaija: Ozo emerges Head of House for Week 6, picks Nengi as deputy
Ozo has won this week’s Head of House challenge in the ongoing Big Brother Naija ‘Lockdown’ reality show. He takes over from Kiddwaya, whose HOH tenure elapsed on Monday afternoon.…
FG releases N14.92bn to pay pensioners
The Federal Government says it has released N14.92 billion for the payment of accrued rights for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme. The National Pension Commission Head of Corporate Communication,…
Student writing WAEC in Akwa Ibom tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Monday said that a student writing the ongoing West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination in the state had tested positive for COVID-19. Emmanuel…
Insecurity: Sultan of Sokoto visits El-Rufai in Kaduna
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III visited Governor Nasir El’rufai of Kaduna State. Okay.ng understands that the Sultan arrived the Kaduna State Government House at 12:20 pm on Monday…
UNILAG Senate picks Folasade Ogunsola as acting VC
The Senate of the University of Lagos has, on Monday, elected Professor Folasade Ogunsola as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos UNILAG. Ogunsola defeated her opponent and a…
Ex-Congo President Pascal Lissouba is dead
Former Congolese president Pascal Lissouba died in France on Monday at the age of 88, his Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UADS) party told AFP. “President Lissouba passed away after…
ASUU vows to continue strike, gives reasons
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it won't call off the ongoing strike until the federal government meets all its demands. President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, said this…