Spanish football’s international viewing figures have increased by over 48 percent since the season returned after being halted for three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organising body, La Liga, said on Thursday. Citing a study by analytics firm Nielsen Sports of the first round of matches since the campaign resumed on June 11 without fans, La Liga said its biggest audience bounce came in Africa, where it received a 73 percent boost in viewers....
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday in New York elected Nigeria along with 17 other countries into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new ECOSOC members will serve for three years with effect from Jan.1, 2021. Checks by NAN shows that this will be Nigeria’s third time of serving in the important council since 2012. Considered the heart of the UN, the...
Like other crimes that go unreported, rape is almost unreported to formal agencies of social control in Nigeria due to trust gap, associated stigma against victims, fear of re-victimization, cultural barrier, religious sentiments, and powerlessness of the victims in the pursuit of justice. ──Blessing Williams Many would not have thought that the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in China in December 2019 and its subsequent global spread would have devastating effects on the already worsened gender-based...
Maurice Kamto is the leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) and was the main challenger in Cameroon’s 2018 presidential election. He was imprisoned by the government from January to October in 2019. Nearly one year ago, on August 2, 2019, journalist Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe—better known as Wazizi—was arrested and detained by government forces in Buea, located in the South-West region of Cameroon. Since 2017, Buea has been home to unrelenting violence between the government and separatist...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties participating in the Edo and Ondo states governorship elections against nominating ineligible candidates The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the warning on Wednesday during the second virtual consultative meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). The INEC boss warns that parties must adhere to constitutional provisions. Citing the experience in the last two governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states and...
The suspended National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said that the claim of the party’s Deputy National Secretary, Victor Giadom, that he had taken over the acting chairman’s role is against common sense. Oshiomhole who spoke on Channels TV programme, “Politics Today”, said the party is ruled by its guidelines. Oshiomhole added that the Court of Appeal did not suspend the National Working Committee from functioning and the constitution...
The leaders and people of Ihiala Local Government Area have congratulated Governor Willie Obiano on the outstanding performance of Anambra indigenes in the latest Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to the figures published by JAMB, Anambra State indigenes won both the first and second overall results in the 2020 JAMB examination for admission into Nigerian higher institutions. The best performance was posted by Miss Agnes...
The leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), party in Adamawa state, Senator Abdul’Aziz Murtala Nyako has swiftly reacted over Wednesday’s defection of ADC chieftains to the ruling PDP in the state, describing it as mere political propaganda, adding that, “PDP would hear from ADC.” Sen. Nyako in a statement credited to his Facebook wall said, ” ADC Adamawa has created an enabling political environment for the PDP led Government in Adamawa to govern in...
Facebook is planning to play an active role in November’s U.S. presidential election, the platform announced on Wednesday. According to the announcement shared on the platform, the social network will promote participation in the election, with all U.S. users being shown official information on voting rules and procedures. The new information area, dubbed The Voting Information Centre, has the expressed goal of helping 4 million people register to vote in November’s poll. Facebook will also...
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major- Gen. Babagana Mungono (rtd) and Security Chiefs to commiserate with the Katsina State Government and people of the state over the recent bandits’ attacks. Mungono, who led the team on a sympathy visit to Gov. Aminu Masari, said the delegation was dispatched to commiserate with the government and people of the state. He noted that part of their mandate was also to meet with...
