Former Commissioner for Information in Edo State, Mr. Kassim Afegbua said Governor Godwin Obaseki has destroyed "Edo collective interest" in the last four years of his administration, noting voters in the state will punish the Governor at the September 19 governorship poll. Afegbua, a Chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo and spokesperson…
In a strong diplomatic move aimed at securing the re-election of Akinwumi Adesina as the President of the African Development Bank, AfDB for a second term, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched a special envoy to President Donald Trump of the United States. Mustapha Chike-Obi was dispatched as the Special Envoy on a mission to…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said new evidence has indicated Covid-19 infection can be air-borne. NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu said it is becoming difficult to relate only the droplets transmission in communities to the increasing clusters of infections in the country. Ihekweazu made the disclosure in Abuja during the briefing…
With Agency Report -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G community in a landmark resolution that can anger Beijing. Johnson, however, win applause from President Donald Trump as the U.S. grapples with China’s rising financial and technological clout. The U.S. has pushed Johnson to reverse his January decision to…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Mrs. Hassan Amoke known as (Mama Arsenal) has just been offered an all expense paid trip to the United Kingdom where she will have the honour to tour the beautiful Emirates stadium, home ground of Arsenal football club of England. The 77-year-old grandmother made the…