Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon’s Christian heartland
The day after a deadly Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon – far from Hezbollah’s main area of influence – the militant group’s acting leader said it would aim rockets into more areas of Israel. Naim Kassem said Hezbollah is focused on “hurting the enemy,” Read more…
Yoruba groups divided over Akintoye, Igboho’s call for breakup
The echoes of the separation of the Yoruba Nation from Nigeria, again, reverberated as the visible proponents of the call, Professor Adebanji Akintoye and Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho have submitted a petition to the United Kingdom Read more…
NAU: Resident doctors kick against alleged exclusion from VC race
Resident doctors at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, have urged the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, to reverse the alleged exclusion of clinical lecturers from contesting for the institution’s vice chancellor. The doctors, under the aegis of Read more…
Senate Committee: Kano NNPP Senator named Ifeanyi Ubah’s replacement
The Senate on Wednesday named a replacement to take over the legislative assignments of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who passed away on July 24 in London. Ubah, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC, Anambra-South), was the Read more…
No vacuum in governance with Tinubu, Shettima outside Nigeria — Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday assured that despite President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima being out of the country simultaneously, there is no vacuum in the administration of the country. The president is on a two-week leave which has Read more…
Impeachment Threat Against Akpabio Unsettles Lawmakers
Rumours of a planned impeachment of Senate President Godswill Akpabio have unsettled lawmakers, prompting the establishment of an investigative committee. Various online platforms have suggested that some lawmakers aim to initiate a leadership change in the Senate, but this has been dismissed Read more…
Save Us From Kidnappers, Imo Town Union Leaders Urge Uzodimma, Njaba LG Boss
.. Loud Obi Ugochukwu on Election Victory By Uzo Ugwunze Worried by the spate of kidnapping in Njaba Local Government Area, Imo State, the President General, PG, of Egwedu autonomous community, Chief Eric Nduka Uwaoma, Sunday, urged Governor Hope Uzodinma Read more…
Russia retakes half of lost Kursk territory in blow to Zelensky
Russia has recaptured half of the territory it lost to Ukraine in Kursk, a region central to Volodymyr Zelensky’s plan to defeat Vladimir Putin. A senior Russian commander from Chechnya said that an estimated 50,000 troops were pushing back Ukrainian forces, who Read more…
National grid collapse: TCN restores power to 90 per cent substations
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the national grid has successfully restored about 90 per cent of bulk power supply across its substations nationwide, following a system collapse that plunged the country into a blackout. TCN spokesperson Read more…
Party Crisis: PDP Govs Back Damagum To Avoid Legal Battle
After two days of deliberation on the leadership crisis rocking their party, governors of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) yesterday asked the warring camps within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to return to the status quo and squash the suspension Read more…
Naira among worst performing currencies – World Bank
The naira has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024. This is according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a new report by the World Bank. As of the end of August 2024, the naira Read more…
Pro-Fubara lawmakers insist on vacant seats of Amaewhule, others
The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its stance that the legislative seats of factional Speaker Martin Amaewhule and 24 others remain vacant following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, Read more…
Yoruba groups divided over Akintoye, Igboho’s call for breakup
The echoes of the separation of the Yoruba Nation from Nigeria, again, reverberated as the visible proponents of the call, Professor Adebanji Akintoye and Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho have submitted a petition to the United Kingdom Read more…
No vacuum in governance with Tinubu, Shettima outside Nigeria — Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday assured that despite President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima being out of the country simultaneously, there is no vacuum in the administration of the country. The president is on a two-week leave which has Read more…
Impeachment Threat Against Akpabio Unsettles Lawmakers
Rumours of a planned impeachment of Senate President Godswill Akpabio have unsettled lawmakers, prompting the establishment of an investigative committee. Various online platforms have suggested that some lawmakers aim to initiate a leadership change in the Senate, but this has been dismissed Read more…
Party Crisis: PDP Govs Back Damagum To Avoid Legal Battle
After two days of deliberation on the leadership crisis rocking their party, governors of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) yesterday asked the warring camps within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to return to the status quo and squash the suspension Read more…
Heroic Eagles return home after 17 hours Libyan ordeal
It was a show of shame at the Al Abraq Airport in Al Abraq, Libya, from Sunday to Monday as players and officials of Nigeria’s senior men’s national team were held hostage by Libyan authorities upon their arrival in the country Read more…
LeBron James and son Bronny make NBA history by playing together
LeBron James and his eldest son Bronny James have claimed a piece of NBA history, making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together on Sunday at the start of the second Read more…
Medvedev calls for ‘sinking’ of Great Britain
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and former president, has suggested ‘sinking Great Britain’ as a way to solve the country’s problems with London. The former president was responding to a statement made late last month by Read more…
Cristiano Ronaldo makes history, becomes first player to score 900 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, reaching his latest milestone in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo secured the historic goal with a volley Read more…
Senate Committee: Kano NNPP Senator named Ifeanyi Ubah’s replacement
The Senate on Wednesday named a replacement to take over the legislative assignments of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who passed away on July 24 in London. Ubah, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC, Anambra-South), was the Read more…
National grid collapse: TCN restores power to 90 per cent substations
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the national grid has successfully restored about 90 per cent of bulk power supply across its substations nationwide, following a system collapse that plunged the country into a blackout. TCN spokesperson Read more…
Naira among worst performing currencies – World Bank
The naira has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024. This is according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a new report by the World Bank. As of the end of August 2024, the naira Read more…
SON Emphasizes Commitment to Standardization, Quality assurance, Celebrates World Standards Day
By Uzo Ugwunze The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has joined the global community in celebrating World Standards Day,l emphasizing its commitment to standardization, quality assurance, and conformity assessment. According to a press release made available to newsmen, the Director Read more…
Operation ‘wetie’ in Rivers State: Genesis to Revelation
Since the return to civil rule in 1999, Rivers State, the acclaimed treasure base of Nigeria, has had five governors namely Peter Odili, Celestine Omehia, Chibuike Amaechi, Nyesom Wike, and now Simnalayi Fubara. The first major political crisis in the Read more…
SOLUDO COMMENCES FREE EDUCATION FOR SENIOR STUDENTS IN ANAMBRA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BEGINS PAYMENT OF MINIMUM WAGE IN OCTOBER
By Christian ABURIME Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has announced the new policy of free education for senior secondary students in all public schools in the state. Governor Soludo gave the disclosure at Professor Dora Akunyili Women’s Read more…
Soludo and the challenges of transforming Anambra
Opinion The genuinely exceptional leaders in the world are often those who possess the foresight to anticipate future trends and challenges. They are not merely content with the status quo but actively seek to shape it, often in ways that Read more…
War brews over constitution
The recent call by The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, on President Bola Tinubu, to set up a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution for the Read more…