Here is Platforms Africa close up on Idriss Deby’s son and successor, the new leader who should be 37 year-old before the end of this year. The son of Chad’s President Idriss Deby who on Tuesday died of injuries suffered on the frontline while fighting rebels in the north of […]
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India will lock down its capital New Delhi for a week from Monday night to try and control a raging coronavirus outbreak, as the hard-hit the United States passed a hopeful milestone of giving at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to half its adults. There was good news from Australia […]
Buhari, Niger’s new president meet, vow to tackle Boko Haram together President Bazoum of Niger Republic and President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted the new President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, in Abuja. He said that Nigeria and Niger would do all it takes to […]
Blaise Compaoré, former president of Burkina Faso, has been charged with the murder of Thomas Sankara, his predecessor. According to Reuters, Compaoré was charged by a military tribunal on Tuesday with complicity in the assassination, undermining state security, and receiving cadavers. Compaoré, who was charged in absentia, had, in October […]
The 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, has taken to his verified Instagram account to mourn the death of his grandmother, Sarah Obama. His grandmother, fondly referred to as Mama Sarah died at 99 in western Kenya, her daughter told AFP on Monday. Eulogising his grandmother, […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Saturday, said there was no plan to make neighbouring Republic of Benin the 37th State of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Republic of Benin Is Not Aspiring To Be Part Of Nigeria’ which was signed by the ministry’s spokesman, Ferdinand Nwonye. […]
International Monetary Fund says people should exercise caution in the use of cryptocurrencies, describing the trend as a matter of concern. IMF gave this warning during a virtual briefing on the recently published 2020 Article IV IMF Staff Report for Nigeria. Resident Representative of IMF for Nigeria, Ari Aisen, noted […]
Image-of-Kamala-Harris-at-the-swearing-in-2021-for-an-article-on-Firstnews- about-Nigerian-men-and-patriarchy Kamala Harris at the 2021 presidential swearing in So, it’s obvious that Nigerian men derive pleasure from being unfortunate and I honestly don’t blame them. After all, audacity is currently on sale in Lagos market. Nonsense! Since Kamala Harris recently got sworn in as the first female Vice […]
US President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Congress to enact “commonsense” gun law reforms, three years after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Herdsmen took up arms to defend themselves against brutality – Gumi Buhari won’t condone ethnic, religious violence – Garba Shehu “This administration will not wait for […]
Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday shut down for at least three weeks over a surge in cases of Covid-19 among lawmakers and parliamentary staff. The speaker of the house, Alban Bagbin, announced the legislature will be in recess until March 2 to make way for “disinfection and sanitisation of the premises.” […]
US President Joe Biden has made a ‘historic’ phone call to a Nigerian family living in Springfield, Illinois, in appreciation of the $5 donation they made towards his inauguration A video clip of the phone call between President Biden, his wife and Nigerian family members made up of a father […]
United States talk show legend, Larry King, has died at the age of 87. TGNEWS had reported that King was hospitalised with COVID-19 in Los Angeles, US, in late December. On Saturday, the TV star’s death was announced in a statement via his official Twitter handle. “With profound sadness, Ora […]
More knocks appear coming the way of US President, Donald Trump, as Google-owned YouTube temporarily suspended his channel. The media platform, as gathered, also removed a video on Trump’s channel for violating its policy against inciting violence. With the development, YouTube has joined other social media platforms that banned Trump’s […]
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced the launch of a new partnership with the PanaBIOS Consortium , represented by AfroChampions, on the expansion of the scope of what began as a pan- African digital solution to support the safe re-opening of Africa to travel and trade in the wake […]
Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to learn from the post-election remarks of the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, by addressing the divisiveness, nepotism, and marginalisation which have become the hallmarks of his administration. The party stated this in a statement titled, “US […]
Democrat candidate, Joe Biden, has thanked Americans for the honour to “lead our great country”. An excited Biden tweeted on Saturday evening (Nigerian time), saying he will be president for all Americans. He wrote, “America, I’m honoured that you have chosen me to lead our great country. “The work ahead […]
…congratulates new US president, VP Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris over their ‘victory’ in the US election. Obasanjo, in a congratulatory letter by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, described the ‘feat’ achieved by the two Democrats as […]
United States President, Donald Trump, has rejected the victory of the President-elect, Joe Biden. Trump said this in a statement shortly after the media projected the victory of the former Vice-President. The Republican candidate said the election was deeply flawed and he would be heading to court on Monday to […]
Democrat candidate, Joe Biden, has won the US presidency over Donald Trump, major international and US-based TV networks reported on Saturday, a victory sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016. Checks showed that CNN, NBC News, CBS News, BBC and Al […]
Everything you need to know about how the 2020 US electoral system works In the US election, Americans vote for candidates called ‘electors’ in their state who are supporting the candidate they want to become president – this process is called the Electoral College. The more people to live in […]
Joe Biden, presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, has taken the lead in the state of Georgia in the United States. US President Donald Trump was leading in the state from the previous count of votes. But Biden has overtaken him with 917 votes in the state, according to The […]
United States Mission in Nigeria has applauded the feat achieved by 31-year-old Oye Owolewa in the 2020 election. @USinNigeria made this known in a congratulatory tweet on Thursday night, describing it as ‘historic’. It wrote, “DYK – Adeoye Owolewa was the first Nigerian-American elected to Congress?! Historic numbers of young […]
Chinese authorities have temporarily suspended entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our correspondent learnt that the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines and a few others were also affected by the policy. It was gathered […]
Joe Biden’s White House campaign slammed President Donald Trump’s threat to try to stop the election vote count as “outrageous” early Wednesday, saying its legal team was ready to prevent such an “unprecedented” act. “The president’s statement tonight about trying to shut down the counting of duly cast ballots was […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed a parade by his supporters in Nigeria, describing it as a great honour. Trump made this known when he shared a video of the parade on his Twitter handle with a caption, “A parade for me in Nigeria, a great honor!” The video […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godfrey Onyeama, says the landlord of the building where the Nigerian embassy in Hungary is located is threatening to evict the embassy. Onyeama was speaking while defending the ministry’s 2021 budget at the House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday. He said one of the challenges […]
….Biden says, time to end the ‘chaos’ President Donald Trump entered his final day of campaigning for reelection Monday by dismissing polls that show him headed for a humiliating loss, while Democrat Joe Biden urged Americans to draw a line under the “chaos” of the last four years. “I watch […]
No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party, the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state and local levels. NAN reports […]
….Nigeria will never disintegrate – Clement A popular Bayelsa State-based Evangelist and Prophetess, Justina Clement, has predicted a landslide victory for Mr Donald Trump in the United States of America presidential election. The Prophetess, an ex-beauty queen, who was Miss Bayelsa in 2010, also prophesied that despite the clamour for […]
A 2019 presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Adamu Garba, has come under heavy attacks for telling Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, to steer clear of the #EndSARS campaign and threatening legal action against him. Garba came after Dorsey, after the latter tweeted “#EndSARS” in solidarity with […]
Apprehension gripped online and offline protesters against police brutality and extrajudicial killings on Thursday night as Twitter shut down for over two hours. The social media platform used by hundreds of millions worldwide is one of the major information-sharing platforms used for the #EndSARS campaign. In fact, Twitter founder, Jack […]
World Bank Group says it will work with the Nigerian government to strengthen the health and education sectors. President, World Bank Group, David Malpass, made this known on Thursday during a press briefing at the 2020 Annual General Meeting. Malpass said, “For Nigeria, the vital steps are to strengthen the […]
African nations have accused the United Kingdom of “discriminating” against travellers from the continent by failing to open travel corridors. Africa is one of the few continents with no corridor from the UK, meaning that all travellers are forced to quarantine for 14 days. This is despite the fact that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed bilateral air service agreements with USA, India, Morocco, Rwanda. Minister of Aviation, Haji Sirika, announced this on Tuesday. A copy of the agreements uploaded by the minister showed that Buhari signed the instrument of ratification on September 30. “I am glad to announce that Mr […]
White House physician Dr. Sean P. Conley on Sunday said President Donald Trump’s condition, after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, “has continued to improve,” and another medical specialist said he could return to the White House “as early as tomorrow.” He noted that Trump’s condition is being closely monitored, […]
Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden on Friday urged Americans to take the coronavirus seriously, urging everyone to wear face mask in public after Donald Trump’s positive diagnosis. Biden, who shared the debate stage with Trump on Tuesday, tested negative for Covid-19 on Friday. “This is not a matter of politics. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, as his administration and election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency. Trump, 74, will be moved to a special suite at […]
[Abuja: October 2, 2020] Major stakeholders in agricultural mechanization have called for the adoption of a value chain approach to mechanization as one of the best options towards attaining high productivity in agriculture on the continent. Speaking during a webinar organized by AATF, (Monday, September 28) the stakeholders that included […]
US President Donald Trump said Friday he had tested positive for Covid-19 and would quarantine inside the White House during his recovery, cancelling upcoming appearances on the campaign trail ahead of a bitterly fought election. The White House doctor said both Trump and First Lady Melania — who also tested […]
Popular American preacher, Bishop T.D Jakes of the Potter’s House, has said that his ancestors are Igbo, from South-East of Nigeria. He said this in an interview with BBC Igbo. According to him, “Mine was traced back to West Africa, to Nigeria and particularly Igbo. My ancestors were Igbos. It’s […]
