Secretary of State blasted China for not letting the U.S. in to examine the Wuhan lab

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also blasted China for not letting the U.S. in to examine the Wuhan lab

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also blasted China for its conduct related to the virus, and Chinese state media have hit back in highly personal terms.

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$2.1 billion Arms Scandal: Angry Olisa Metuh tears statement he made to EFCC

Those familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES That embattled spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday tore a statement he voluntarily made to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission regarding his alleged involvement in the $2.1billion arms fraud being investigated by the anti-graft agency.

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OFFICIAL: Shocking Revelation Behind The N255M BMW Scandal - Stella Oduah Finally Opens Up

The former aviation minister turned senator Stella Oduah has revealed the truth behind the 255M scandal which made national news and cost her the appointment as a minister under former president Goodluck Jonathan administration.

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How Judges Frustrate Anti-Corruption War – President Buhari

Buhari Accuses Judges Of Delaying Corruption Cases...

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has accused Judges of frustrating his efforts to recover funds stolen by previous government.

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WAR Await EUROPE and US! LEAKED: ISIS join their men with migrants arriving Europe and US - reports Source

LEAKED: Intelligence! ISIS changing PLAN TO RULE THE WORLD BY Missing Isis men with migrants arriving Europe and US - reports Source

WAR Await EUROPE and US .

According to a report from The source, more than 500 intelligence ISIS enter Europe and US THROUGH this miss

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Obama First Visit To Kenya: Grandmother Vowed To Cook Traditional Meal For Her Grandson

Obama To Be Fed By His Grandmother In Kenya...

Ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya, Vanguard has reported that his Kenyan grandmother, Mama Sarah, has vowed to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he arrives.

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SHOCKING NEWS!! 43 Killed In Military Plane Crash

Not less than 43 people have been killed after an Indonesian military transport plane crashed shortly after take-off into a city on Sumatra island, exploding in a ball of flames at a residential area.

Reports say that the Hercules plane hit a hotel and houses in the northern Sumatra city of Medan on Tuesday.

“The latest information we have is that 30 have died…. The number could go up,” Hisar Turnip, a spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, told Reuters.

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Finally!! APC Zones Senate Presidency To North-Central?

The controversies over zoning of position of Senate President continue as the All Progressives Party (APC) denied a published report.

The report contained information that party’s National Working Committee (NWC) met on May 25, Monday and settled to zone the position to the North-Central and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the South-West.

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Bloomberg projects Nigeria among top 20 economies by 2030

Amidst the euphoria of a successful general elections, Nigeria’s economy has been forecast to be amongst top 20 largest in the world by 2030, according to Bloomberg report on new world economic order.

Nigeria is ranked 19th just above Netherlands, which is 20th in the forecast report.

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Group petitions Imo CP over Gov Okorocha’s alleged utterances

A civil society group, Coalition for Defence of Democracy, CDD, has petitioned Imo State Police Commissioner, over alleged utterances of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State,

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Clark Condemns Obama For Awarding Jega

Elder statesman and former federal commissioner for information, Chief Edwin Clark, has condemned the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, for presenting a “Certificate of Commendation” to Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of  INEC.

Professor Attahiru Jega is receiving “Certificate of Commendation”

Speaking to journalists on April 7, 2015 in Abuja, Chief Clark stressed that the award for conducting the presidential and National Assembly elections was too hasty as Governorship and State Houses of Assembly polls are yet to be held.

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Major power outage sweeps Washington, White House

A power outage swept the Washington area Tuesday, hitting the White House, the Capitol and the State Department and knocking out electricity for thousands around the US capital.

Outages stretched from downtown Washington into neighboring Maryland, knocking power out for more than 2,500 people, according to area power companies.

Most outages were brief, but computer systems were downtown offices and access to Metro trains were disrupted.

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President Jonathan condemns killing of 147 in Kenyan university

Nigeria’s outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan condemned Thursday’s attack by Shebab Islamist group on a university in Kenya that left at least 70 students dead, describing it as “heinous” and “barbaric”.

A statement from Jonathan’s office said the president “utterly condemns the deliberate targeting of innocent persons, schools and other soft targets by terrorists.”

“Such atrocious, despicable and barbaric acts of violence ought to have no place in any civilised society,” it said.

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Naira Rises Against Dollar

After the victory of the All Progressives Congress candidate General Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential poll, the naira has begun to stabilize.

It appreciated by 7% to 211 against the United States dollar on the parallel market.

Nigeria’s currency, which sold for 228 against the dollar before the poll, rose to 211 on Wednesday, Bureau de Change operators said.

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Obama calls President-elect, Buhari

US President Barack Obama spoke to Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and outgoing leader Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, praising both for their role in the country’s first democratic transfer of power.

Obama spoke to the men separately to “commend them for their leadership during Nigeria’s election,” the White House said.

Obama’s administration has lavished praise on Buhari and Jonathan following an election in Africa’s most populous country and its largest economy.

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Nigerians React To Jonathan's Phone Call To Buhari

Yesterday history was made when the president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan called his opponent, the president elect, Rtd. Gen. Muhammad Buhari, to congratulate him as the winner of the 2015 presidential election even before the official overall result was announced.

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Nigeria election: Kano's Christian exodus

An exodus from the mainly Christian quarter of Kano, the commercial centre of northern Nigeria, is taking place ahead of elections this weekend, because of fears of violence.

The main bus station in the Sabon Gari suburb is chaotic as thousands of people cram onto coaches heading to the east or west of the country.

"Kano is now closing for business because of the fear of the unknown," says the chairman of the bus station.

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Pope Francis Commends Economy Under Jonathan’s Watch

Only few days ago, Vatican Radio released a letter by Pope Francis to Bishops in Nigeria to express his closeness to them in prayers as well as addressing issues surrounding the country Nigeria.

The 2nd paragraph of the letter, the pontiff spoke highly of the Nigerian economy which has grown to the largest in Africa in “recent years”, under Jonathan’s watch. Pope Francis wrote:

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Breaking news: Plane with 148 on board crashes in French Alps

A German airliner crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday with all 148 people on board pronounced dead, in one of the worst ever plane disasters in the country.

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Obama, ECOWAS seek peaceful polls in Nigeria

United States President Barack Obama and the the Economic Community of West African States have stressed that only fair and transparent elections will guarantee   a true democratic process in Nigeria.

Obama made his comment via a video posted on Monday on the White House official website while the ECOWAS Chairman and Ghananian President, John Mahama, spoke in Abuja.

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