Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government
Israel’s president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader, is fighting Read more…
2027: Wike’s Rainbow Coalition Rattles APC In Three States
Imo, Kwara, Gombe political realignments raise stakes | Analysts warn of party fragmentation The emergence of the Rainbow Coalition associated with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has generated political tensions within the All Progressives Congress Read more…
WEEKEND MUSINGS
2027: NIGERIA MAY BE HEADING FOR ITS MOST VIOLENT ELECTION IN HISTORY — THE WARNING SIGNS ARE ALREADY HERE! There is a gathering storm over Nigeria’s electoral landscape, and unless the ominous indices of violence presently manifesting across the country Read more…
Market crisis : Traders urge Soludo to sack Commissioner over incompetence to restore peace .
.case in court-Commissioner By Chukwudi Ebele Traders in Onitsha, under the aegis of Onitsha South Traders Forum, Anambra State, Friday urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo to sack the state Commissioner for Commerce, Hon. Nomso C. Ebonwu, over his alleged incompetence to Read more…
2027: You created the hunger you complain about, Tinubu blasts Atiku
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of being one of those who caused the hunger in Nigeria. Speaking in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during his presidential campaign rally, Tinubu charged Atiku Read more…
Pope in Uruguay: ‘Other people are a blessing, not a threat’
Pope Leo XIV visits the Catholic University of Uruguay in Montevideo, and urges everyone involved in education to reject the temptation to belittle others but to listen with respect. On the second day of his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Pope Read more…
NLC Anambra Holds Day Of Tributes For Late NLC General Secretary, Ugboaja, Eulogizes His Legacies
By Uzo Ugwunze Nigeria Workers in Anambra State led by Comrade Humphrey Emeka Nwafor KSJI yesterday had a solemn assembly day of tributes on life, times and legacies of Late Comrade Emmanuel Okechukwu Ugboaja,Esq,mni, former General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC),with Read more…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
AT APC PRESIDENTIAL RALLY IN AKWA IBOM, PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF IBOM DEEP SEA PORT, SAYS IT IS A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT On a state visit to Akwa Ibom State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday approved the request Read more…
Putin confirms date for trilateral Ukraine talks
Russian, American, and Ukrainian delegations are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi next week A new round of trilateral negotiations aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict is expected to take place in the United Arab Emirates next week, Russian President Read more…
Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe reacts to viral video of Tinubu stumbling after campaign in Akwa Ibom
Paul Ibe, media aide to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to a viral video showing President Bola Tinubu appearing to lose his balance after the Akwa Ibom State presidential rally. The video, Read more…
Tinubu orders release of 300 power equipment seized 20 yrs ago
Electricity consumers across Nigeria are set to benefit from a stronger, more dependable grid as the Federal Ministry of Power, has secured the release of 98 out of 300 transmission equipment stranded at the nation’s ports for up to 20 Read more…
Fani-Kayode rejects ‘Blue Silk’ title, disowns Nigerian Law Society conferment
Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, has disowned the purported conferment of the Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) designation, also known as Blue Silk, on him by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS), saying he neither authorised nor Read more…
Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government
Israel’s president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader, is fighting Read more…
2027: Wike’s Rainbow Coalition Rattles APC In Three States
Imo, Kwara, Gombe political realignments raise stakes | Analysts warn of party fragmentation The emergence of the Rainbow Coalition associated with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has generated political tensions within the All Progressives Congress Read more…
WEEKEND MUSINGS
2027: NIGERIA MAY BE HEADING FOR ITS MOST VIOLENT ELECTION IN HISTORY — THE WARNING SIGNS ARE ALREADY HERE! There is a gathering storm over Nigeria’s electoral landscape, and unless the ominous indices of violence presently manifesting across the country Read more…
Putin confirms date for trilateral Ukraine talks
Russian, American, and Ukrainian delegations are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi next week A new round of trilateral negotiations aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict is expected to take place in the United Arab Emirates next week, Russian President Read more…
Ronaldo Calls Time On Portugal Career As 5-Time World Cup Dream Ends
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football, bringing an extraordinary Portugal career to an end and ending his hopes of featuring at a record sixth FIFA World Cup. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s decision marks the end of Read more…
Ukrainian air alert app hacked with fake nuclear warnings
Users received bogus radiation and chemical attack alerts before the authorities disabled the app over a suspected cyberattack Ukraine’s government-backed mobile air alert app sent out false warnings of nuclear and chemical attacks on Sunday night, Ukrainian media reported. At Read more…
FG hails Adamu’s confirmation as CAF secretary-general
The Federal Government has congratulated Samson Adamu following his confirmation as the substantive General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football. The National Sports Commission, in a statement, described the appointment as recognition of Adamu’s experience and progress within the Read more…
Ronaldo Beats Messi To Win Ballon d’Or Of All Time Award
Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten long-time rival Lionel Messi to be recognised for the greatest Ballon d’Or triumph in history, with his 2008 victory named the Ballon d’Or of All Time (B.O.A.T). The Portuguese forward claimed the first of his five Read more…
Market crisis : Traders urge Soludo to sack Commissioner over incompetence to restore peace .
.case in court-Commissioner By Chukwudi Ebele Traders in Onitsha, under the aegis of Onitsha South Traders Forum, Anambra State, Friday urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo to sack the state Commissioner for Commerce, Hon. Nomso C. Ebonwu, over his alleged incompetence to Read more…
2027: You created the hunger you complain about, Tinubu blasts Atiku
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of being one of those who caused the hunger in Nigeria. Speaking in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during his presidential campaign rally, Tinubu charged Atiku Read more…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
AT APC PRESIDENTIAL RALLY IN AKWA IBOM, PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF IBOM DEEP SEA PORT, SAYS IT IS A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT On a state visit to Akwa Ibom State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday approved the request Read more…
Tinubu orders release of 300 power equipment seized 20 yrs ago
Electricity consumers across Nigeria are set to benefit from a stronger, more dependable grid as the Federal Ministry of Power, has secured the release of 98 out of 300 transmission equipment stranded at the nation’s ports for up to 20 Read more…
World fights costly petrol, Tinubu defends it
Something extraordinary is happening across the world. Governments are losing sleep over the intolerably rising prices of petrol and diesel. They are cutting taxes, subsidizing fuel, capping prices, releasing strategic reserves, relaxing regulations and strong-arming oil companies. Where relief has Read more…
Anambra Declares October 3 Statewide Clean-Up Day
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State Government has declared Saturday, October 3, 2026, as a statewide sanitation and clean-up exercise to commemorate the World and National Clean-Up Day. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Clem Aguiyi, said the exercise is aimed at Read more…
OBI-SOLUDO FEUD: CLO DECLARES PRESS WAR UNHEALTHY, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND ELDERS’ INTERVENTION*
By Uzo Ugwunze The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Anambra State Branch, has expressed deep concern over the escalating war of words, vitriolic attacks and unsubstantiated accusations between two of Anambra’s most respected sons and former Governors, His Excellency Mr. Peter Read more…
Iran says it’s ready for new U.S. sanctions, has 2-year plan
What to know about the Iran war today: Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said Monday that Tehran has been preparing for the new sanctions announced by the U.S. “for a long time” and that it is ready to face them. U.S. Treasury Secretary Read more…