by Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately forward to the National Assembly an amendment bill to the new Petroleum Industry Act. The party gave the advice in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday in Abuja in reaction to the signing of…
Ethiopia registered 688 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 289,962 as of Monday evening, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The ministry reported 11 new COVID-19-induced deaths and 218 more recoveries during the same period, bringing the national death toll to 4,489 and total recoveries to…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday confer with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The President returned to Abuja last Friday after 18 days in London, during which he attended an education summit and…
The United States government opened a formal safety probe into Tesla’s partially automated driving system on Monday after a series of collisions between the firm’s electric cars and parked emergency vehicles over the past several years sparked concerns. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has identified 11 crashes since January 2018…
Zakia Khudadadi would have been the first woman to represent Afghanistan at a Paralympic Games when they start in Tokyo this month, but her dream has been shattered amid the country’s turmoil. Just two Paralympic athletes from Afghanistan were scheduled to compete in the Games set to commence on August 24 – taekwondo athlete Zakia…
Ivory Coast is set to roll out vaccinations against Ebola after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994, the health ministry said. “Health workers, close relatives and contacts of the victim” will be vaccinated from Monday afternoon, using 5,000 doses sent from Guinea, spokesman Germain Mahan Sehi told the AFP…
United States President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Monday that it has approved the largest permanent increase to food stamp benefits – a boost that the White House and proponents of the move hope will help low-income families afford healthier food choices when stocking their fridges and pantries. Starting in October, average benefits for food…
Former NPFL hotshot Sunusi Ibrahim has expressed his excitement after he opened his goals account in the MLS for his team to halt a five-game run without a win. The bull-like forward scored the equaliser to help CF Montreal defeat New York Red Bull 2-1.Sunusi, who was introduced in the 68th minute, scored three minutes…
Nigeria Professional Football League Champions, have secured the signing of Isaac George and Austin Osayande from local rivals Dakkada FC. The deal was completed on Monday and the players will team up with Promise Keepers ahead of the 2021-2022 Campaig The arrival of the players increased the numbers of new faces at the Club to…
