Chief Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2020 Governorship Election in Edo on Monday congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki, on his victory at the Supreme Court. Ize-Iyamu in a letter to the governor said that Friday’s judgment of the apex court has put an end to the …

Israeli far-right politician Naftali Bennett joins hands with centrist leader Yair Lapid to form a coalition to unseat Netanyahu as Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year run as Israeli Prime Minister could be coming to an end, with his political rivals joining forces to form a coalition after the country’s fourth elections …

By Steve Oko Streets in Umuahia the Abia State capital are virtually empty and deserted as residents remain indoors in total compliance with the sit-at-home order given by the leadership of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB to mark this year’s Biafra Day. Unlike previous years when the exercise recorded …

The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, says no fewer than 1.2 million people die annually due to exposure to tobacco smoke. Moeti said this in her message to mark 2021 World No Tobacco Day with the theme, “Commit to quit.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that …

Vice President of Kenya, William Ruto’s daughter got married to a Nigerian man.   June Ruto and her Nigerian man, Dr Alexander Ezenagu had their wedding last Thursday, May 27, in an invite-only ceremony held at the Kenyan Vice President’s private residence in Karen.   During the ceremony, VP Ruto …

Footage shows Olga Volkova and Yevgeny Karlagin, both 35, struggling on the balcony of their second-floor home in St Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday morning, May 29.     While the pair were arguing, they smashed into the balcony railings which suddenly broke and caused the couple to fall onto the …

Simon Cowell has canceled his scheduled appearance as a judge on the upcoming season of “X Factor Israel.”   The veteran producer and reality TV judge, had signed a deal to serve as one of the judges on next season of the Israeli musical reality show which is slated to begin filming this …

Chelsea’s win over Manchester City in the Champions League final on Sunday night, was worth more than £95m in prize money to Thomas Tuchel’s men, with the squad set to share a £10m bonus after becoming the kings of Europe for the second time in the club’s history. The 1-0 …

TENSION is mounting in the five states of the South-East zone of the country as the sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), a self-deterrmination group, takes effect today. IPoB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, had issued the no-movement directive to mark what it termed the Biafra …

The immediate past vice-president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has emerged as the new president of the union. Mr Osodeke, a professor of soil science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, was elected early Sunday morning during a three-day conference of the …