January 11, 2021 – Newsbits NG

Lagos-Ibadan Rail Commissioning: Blame It On COVID-19 – Amaechi

January 11, 2021 AlienMedia

Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the commissioning of the Lagos-Ibadan rail line would be put on hold due to the upsurge of the rampaging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. Since the second wave of the virus arrived, Nigeria has been recording increasing number of new cases on a daily and reporting fatalities almost on a daily as well making the government at some point contemplating a second lockdown. But with an already fractured economy destroyed by previous lockdowns, the move did not crystallise. With…

US Lawmakers Moving Forward With Impeachment, Says Trump ‘Imminent Threat’ To ‘Our Democracy’

January 11, 2021 AlienMedia

United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi The United States House will be moving forward with a resolution to impeach President Trump, according to House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. She referred to the president in a letter to colleagues as an “imminent threat” to both the U.S. Constitution and democracy. In the letter Sunday, Pelosi said the House will act with “great solemnity” with less than two weeks remaining before Trump is set to leave office, reports Fox News. “In protecting our Constitution and our Democracy, we will act with urgency, because…