Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio reveals names of National Assembly members linked to NDDC contracts

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has linked some members of the National Assembly to some contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission. Punch reports that Akpabio in a list in which he copied the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, enlisted the former Chairman of the …

Jamie Vardy beats Sergio Aguero and Aubameyang to win 2019/2020 Golden boot award (See full list of awards)

Leicester City and England striker, Jamie Vardy has won the Premier League Golden Boot after scoring 23 goals in 2019/20. Jamie Vardy beat off competition from the likes of Arsenal's Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Manchester City's Sergio Aguero to win the accolade. Man City's Ederson won the goalkeeper of the season while De Bruyne won …

Hushpuppi gets another top rated lawyer in California

Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has gotten another lawyer to represent him in California. Hushpuppi's lawyer, Gal Pissetzky who is only licensed to practice in Chicago will now be supported by Vicki Podberesky of Andrues/Podberesky law firm based in Los Angeles. The law firm specialises in representing individuals in both state and federal criminal matters, as …

US lowers its flag in consulate after the building is shut down and taken over by Chinese authorities

The American flag over the US consulate building in the Chinese city of Chengdu was lowered on Monday morning July 27, after the Chinese government ordered the closure of the building. Beijing ordered the US embassy to close on Friday in a tit-for-tat move amid worsening relations between Beijing and Washington, after the US instructed …

Coronavirus has exposed years of leadership failure in Nigeria – Peter Obi

Former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has stated that Coronavirus has exposed years of leadership failure in Nigeria. The former Vice Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) said this at a virtual event tagged ‘The Global Economy: Adapting to the New Normal' and organised by Bridge Leadership Foundation. Obi who stated that …

China reports its highest number of local Covid-19 infections since March

China recorded 57 local Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the highest number the country has seen since it brought the coronavirus largely under control in March, according to figures released by the National Health Commission on Monday. Out of the new locally transmitted cases, 41 were found in the far western region of Xinjiang, where the …