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Workers Day: Nigerian Government declares Monday 3rd as public holiday

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021Ayo Fashanu

Nigeria’s Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day Celebration. The country’s Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerian Workers for witnessing this year’s celebration. He commended them for their patience, understanding and support in driving the policies and programmes of the […]

Reps urge President Buhari to declare state of emergency in security sector

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021Ayo Fashanu1 Comment

House of Representatives on Tuesday requested President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency in the security sector to effectively tackle the raging and ravaging insecurity in the country. The House also invited the National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Mongunu, the Service Chiefs and the paramilitary heads to appear before the institution and […]

Buhari meets northern governors, pledges to put an end to insecurity in the region

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021Ayo Fashanu

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has told the Northern Governors Forum of his commitment to end all forms of insecurity in the country. The president had given the assurance when he met with governors from the region at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting was attended by the Chair of the Northern Governors […]

Son of late Chad President takes over as military head

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021Ayo Fashanu

A four-star general who is a son of Chad’s late president Idriss Deby Itno will replace him at the head of a military council, the army announced Tuesday. “A military council has been set up headed by his son, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno,” the army’s spokesman, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, said on state radio, […]

JUST IN: President of Chad, Idriss Déby dies during clash with rebels

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021Ayo Fashanu

President of Chad, Idriss Déby has died in a clash with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. Kokomansion understands that the President’s death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. […]

Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip dies at 99

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021Ayo Fashanu

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is dead, kokomansion understands. The Duke of Edinburgh was confirmed dead on Friday at Windsor Castle in England. According to Nytimes, the Buckingham Palace said he passed away peacefully. Recall that Philip had been hospitalized several times and recently in February. The 99-year-old also had a successful surgery for a […]

Six lions and eight vultures found dead

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021Eben Tanimola

Six lions were found dead in Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda, a national conservation agency said on Saturday. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said the lions are likely to have died of poisoning. “The carcasses of the lions were found last evening at Ishasha sector with most of their body parts missing,’’ UWA said […]

US: Donald Trump list achievements of his administration

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021Ayo Fashanu

Immediate past President of the United States, Donald Trump, has asserted that he handed President Joe Biden government a modern-day medical miracle in terms of vaccines for COVID19. Trump said while listing out some of the key achievements of his administration as he addressed conservatives in his first speech since January 20 when he left […]

Poor countries could face grave death toll from lack of access to Covid-19 vaccines

February 26, 2021Ayo Olowo

Poorer countries will most likely “bear the brunt of hundreds of thousands of needless deaths” from inequalities in access to Covid-19 vaccines. This dire warning was given by the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland in a video address to the High-Level Segment at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 23 […]

Emirates operates flight with fully vaccinated frontline teams

February 22, 2021Ayo Olowo

Honouring its commitment to the health and safety of its employees and customers, Emirates today has become one of the first airlines in the world to operate a flight with fully vaccinated frontline teams servicing customers at every touchpoint of the travel journey. On Sunday morning, the full airport and onboard customer experience for flight […]