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Five likely successors as Japanese PM, Shinzo Abe resigns

Written by 28 August, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe resigned on Friday.Abe cited health reasons for his decision.Dpa reports that there are five possible successors in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).Number one is Deputy Prime Minister, Taro Aso.The 79-year-old serves as Finance Minister, is expected to succeed Abe as interim premier.Number two is Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.Since 2012 when Abe assumed power, Suga has been the government spokesperson.Only Aso and Suga have retained their positions since the start of Abe’s administration.Number three is Defence Minister, Taro Kono.The 57-year-old served as Foreign Minister for over one year, before taking the current post.Number four is former Defence Minister, Shigeru Ishiba.The media has for long named the 63-year-old as a possible successor to Abe.He served as the ruling party’s Secretary General and Chairman, Policy Research Council.Number five is former Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, 63.He held the position for more than four and a half years and…

Accident claims eight lives in Jigawa

Written by 28 August, 2020
Eight persons have been killed in a ghastly motor accident in Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

Inmates on Lagos Criminal Information System reaches 30,107, Ibeju Lekki, Alimosho, others top list

Written by 28 August, 2020
The total number of inmates so far captured on the Lagos Criminal Information System (LCIS) has increased to 30,107 as at March 2020, as indicated by the quarterly report of the LCIS.

US 2020: Biden explodes as Trump calls his agenda ‘made in China’

Written by 28 August, 2020
President Donald Trump’s labeling of Joe Biden’s agenda as “made in China” has provoked a salvo of disparaging responses.

Two feared dead as Helicopter crashes into building in Lagos [VIDEO]

Written by 28 August, 2020
Two persons have been feared dead after a helicopter crashed into a building in Opebi Lagos.

Yobe commercial driver rewarded for returning lost N1.3 million to owner

Written by 28 August, 2020
Malam Umar Kiri, a commercial driver was rewarded by the Yobe State government for honestly returning the sum of N1,380,000 to its rightful owner.

Lagos govt reacts as helicopter crashes into residential building

Written by 28 August, 2020
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the helicopter crash in Opebi, Ikeja Lagos State.

Mali coup: Again, Buhari, ECOWAS leaders in emergency meeting over military takeover

Written by 28 August, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has again joined other Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, in an emergency virtual extraordinary summit over the ongoing political crisis in Mali.