By Michael Garang (Newsleader East Africa Bureau Chief)

The African Development Bank, at the weekend, approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rehabilitation work is expected to begin in earnest, as the federal government has announced a partial closure of the lagos Third Mainland Bridge from midnight on Friday.

By Mike Agunwa, Abuja.

Mpape is one of the informal settlements in the Federal Capital Territory. It was originally inhabited solely by the native Gbagyi tribe. Following the influx of people into the Federal Capital Territory in search of greener pasture and consequent upon security challenges which has engulfed some parts of the country especially the north east, Mpape became a

Barely four months to the United States of America Presidential election, incumbent President Donald Trump, has called for the outright postponement of the US Presidential poll, billed for November 2020.

Apparently peeved by the tell-all disclosure by her niece, Mary Trump, United States President, Donald Trump, has attacked Mary in a series of tweets on Friday, claiming that she is a liar but also that she is revealing information that violates a non-disclosure agreement.

• * As FG Expresses Satisfaction With Project's Progress

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

In yet another major step towards boosting nationwide gas supply to drive industrialization and economic growth, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is set to deliver the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline project.

By Agency Reporter

Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, on Thursday, urged the European Union (EU) to take responsibility to manage the skyrocketing energy prices that had reached an unsustainable level in recent weeks.

• * As Former Minister Pushes For An Interim Leader
• Embattled Premier Described As "Always Unfit For Office"

By Bertrand Finecountry (Foreign Affairs Editor)

Head of the British Government, Boris Johnson, has agreed to resign his job today as Prime Minister, bowing to pressure to quit amidst flurry of allegations against him which has led to the resignation of most key government officials.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Sunday, ordered his defence chiefs to put the country’s nuclear “deterrence forces” on high alert and accused the West of taking “unfriendly” steps against his country.

By Vladimir Putin (President of Russia)

" Dear citizens of Russia! Dear friends!

"Today, I again consider it necessary to return to the tragic events taking place in the Donbass and the key issues of ensuring the security of Russia itself.

"Let me start with what I said in my address of February 21 this year. We are talking about what causes us particular concern and anxiety, about those fundamental threats that year after year, step by step, are rudely and unceremoniously created by irresponsible politicians in the West in relation to our country. I mean the expansion of the NATO bloc to the east, bringing its military infrastructure closer to Russian borders.

• * Capital City, Kyiv, Still Under Ukrainian Control
• West Halts Moscow With Sanctions

By Correspondent Reports

Russian forces have continued to pound Ukrainian cities with artillery and cruise missiles this Saturday for a third day running but a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the capital Kyiv remained in Ukrainian hands.

By Yosef Perez (NewsLeader Middle East Correspondent, in Tel Aviv)

News Report on Sunday, said Leaders of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas movement, both enemies of Israel, have met to discuss the recent diplomatic normalisation between the Jewish state and Arab countries.