Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is leading the African Union Expert Election Observer Team to Tanzania as the country conducts its general elections. Jonathan made this known in a statement shared on his social media pages on Wednesday,…
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reacted to the clash between the Yoruba and the Hausa in the Fagba, Ifako-Ijaiye area of the state. Sanwo-Olu, who visited the scene to assess the level of damage in the area today, however,…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigeria minister of finance has emerged as the new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is according to reports on Wednesday monitored by Naija News on Arise TV. Okonjo-Iweala defeated her fellow finalist, Ms…
Belgium will reach its maximum capacity for Covid-19 patients in intensive care by Friday 6 November if the current rise continues, health officials said during a press conference on Wednesday. “At this rate, we will reach the mark of 2,000…
The map covers EU/EEA and UK but not the candidate countries, credit: ECDC The Commission announced today an additional set of actions to contain the pandemic which has hit the EU in a second wave more severe than the first…
Flanders latest coronavirus measures will enter into force from midnight, instead of Friday evening as was initially announced. The new Ministerial Decree, which lists and updates the rules applicable to the whole country, will be published in the Belgian Official…
Belgium is in partial lockdown now, according to virologist Marc Van Ranst, taking into account the measures announced by Belgium’s different regions. “When you look at the whole package – not only in Flanders, but also in Brussels and Wallonia…
Several mayors in Flanders are beating the regional government to the punch and advancing the entry into force of stricter coronavirus measures, saying there is no time to waste. So far, the mayors of Ghent, Aarschot, Mechelen and Vilvoorde have…
An average of almost 14,000 additional people tested positive for the coronavirus over the past week in Belgium, as hospitalisations and deaths continue to rise, according to Sciensano’s latest figures on Wednesday. Between 18 and 24 October, an average of…
More than 100 people died from the coronavirus in Belgium on Monday alone, pushing the country’s death tally over 11,000. On Monday 26 October, health officials recorded 104 Covid-19 deaths, marking the first time since the first wave in the…
Nigerians have reacted to Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed’s call for the regulation of social media in the country. Recall that the Minister who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, October 29, as a public holiday to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola made this announcement in a press statement released by the ministry’s spokesman, Mohammed…
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest.This coming days after Sanwo-Olu told CNN that the footage of the shooting showed that the Nigerian Army is responsible for the…
NSCDC has dismissed one of its officers, identified as Corps. Assistant Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division, Abuja for partaking in the looting of palliatives discovered in a warehouse in the state. Recall that a mob on Monday, stormed the…
Former Nigerian international, Taribo West, has announced his preparedness to lead a protest against Nigerian football authorities. The former Super Eagles player turn pastor said it’s time for persons with integrity to helm the affairs of Nigeria’s football. His comments…
The presidential campaign of Donald Trump says its official website was defaced earlier on Tuesday and that it is working with law enforcement to investigate the source of the attack. The campaign said in an emailed statement there was “no…
France’s president Emmanuel Macron will give a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening after convening meetings to review the country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the Élysée Palace said. The government is looking at what new restrictions should…
As the 81 Division Nigerian Army denied that soldiers shot at protesters at Lekki Toll Gate last week Tuesday, a survivor has come out to share what she saw in an interview with AFP. She said she hasn’t been able…
The federal government has promised to deliver Nigeria Air, the new national carrier before the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari ends in 2023. This promise was made by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Tuesday while addressing newsmen on…
Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai lied to Nigerians when he claimed on Monday that he never travelled out of the county until he was already over 50 and a general. According to a fresh report gathered by a…