February 21, 2019

NANS President Sunday Adedayo addressing journalists in Sokoto on Monday, February 21, 2022.   The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve its disagreement with the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) or face a national mass action by Nigerian students across the country. President […]

In this handout picture released on February 16, 2022 from the Burkina Faso Presidential Office, Burkina Faso strongman Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba stands during the swearing-in ceremony as the country new President in Ouagadougou.Burkina Faso Presidential Office / AFP   Two civilians were killed and a dozen injured in last month’s coup in Burkina Faso, […]

A handout picture made available by the press office of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship on February 20, 2022 shows Serbian Tennis player Novak Djokovic holding a press conference ahead of the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. (Photo by jorge ferrari / Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship […]

This handout grab video taken and released by Guardia Costiera on February 18, 2022, shows the liner “Euroferry Olympia” of the Italian company Grimaldi, flying the Italian flag, and carrying 239 passengers and 51 crew members as well as vehicles, which was on fire, for more than four hours.     Greek firefighters and coastguards […]

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 3, 2014 shows Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli (top) walking past China’s President Xi Jinping as they arrive for the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo by AFP)   After staging both a Summer […]

Moroccans raise placards as they gather in front of parliament in the capital Rabat to protest against rising prices, on February 20, 2022. STR / AFP   Protests broke out in several Moroccan cities on Sunday as people rallied against rising prices and to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of demonstrations that called for reform.  In […]

A file photo of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.   Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says Nigerians have rejected the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and are ready to kick the party out of office. Wike stated this on Saturday in Calabar where he attended the inauguration of the Cross River State PDP campaign team […]

A photo combination of US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin   US President Joe Biden is willing to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin “at any time” to prevent a war in Ukraine, according to his top diplomat who said Sunday Russia appeared on the verge of invading its neighbor. In a rapid-fire round […]

Kwara is a state in the north-central region of Nigeria.   Tragedy struck in Ilorin on Saturday as a 29-year-old petrol tank installer identified simply as Ahmed suffocated and died while working on a petrol tank at a filling station along Offa garage road in the Kwara State capital. In a statement issued on Sunday, […]

Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Pedri (C) celebrates with teammates Barcelona’s French forward Ousmane Dembele (L) and Barcelona’s Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (R) after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on February 20, 2022. JOSE JORDAN / AFP   Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang marked […]