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US President Donald Trump is furious at the number of top celebrities billed to perform at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, Independent reports. Some of the top celebrities billed for the night include Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Tom Hanks. This is quite unlike it was …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) at the weekend said the nation’s inflation rate had risen from 14.89 per cent in November, 2020 to 15.75 per cent in December. The new rate contained in the data titled “Consumer Price Index December 2020” and posted on NBS’ website represents the highest …

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first US president to be impeached for a second time, when a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to charge him with inciting last week’s attack on the US Capitol. One week before Trump is to leave office, a total of 232 …

The Presidency said the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah has greatly offended many with his controversial remarks against the government and the person of President Muhammadu Buhari, with some even accusing him of voicing anti-Islamic rhetoric. A statement on Wednesday signed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special …

The Nigerian government through its Ministry of Education has said the January 18 date for schools to resume is not sacrosanct. The government said a new date might be announced depending on the nation’s COVID-19 indicators.The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, gave the hint on Monday in Abuja, at the …

Facebook has shut a slew of accounts belonging to Ugandan government officials accused of seeking to manipulate public debate ahead of elections Thursday, the internet giant told AFP on Monday. The East African nation is holding presidential and parliamentary elections after a tense and bloody campaign, with President Yoweri Museveni, …

Non-teaching staff in the universities under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee, will on Tuesday, embark on three-day nationwide protests over the government’s handling of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, sharing formula of the N40 billion earned academic allowances and non-payment of arrears of the new minimum …

US President Donald Trump has, on Friday, said he will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. He said this a day after Biden’s Electoral College win was certified by a joint session of the US Congress. “To all of those who have asked, I …

President Donald Trump has promised “an orderly transition” to Joe Biden’s new administration on January 20, following affirmation of Biden’s electoral votes victory. Mr Trump is currently unable to tweet after Twitter suspended his account for 12 hours, however he released a statement through White House staffer Dan Scavino. “Even …

The United States Congress has affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump. The counting of Vermont’s three electoral votes put Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over the 270-threshold needed to win the presidency. The certification comes after Pro-Trump rioters invaded the US Capitol on Wednesday. …