Iran complains to UN nuclear watchdog about Israeli threats to its atomic sites, spokesman says
Iran has written to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to complain about Israeli threats to strike its atomic energy sites, its foreign ministry spokesman said at a weekly news conference on Monday.Israel has vowed to attack Iran in retaliation for a Read more…
Tinubu interested in judiciary’s independence — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu is interested in the independence of the judiciary. Wike said Tinubu’s administration is committed to protecting Nigeria’s judiciary from all forms of manipulation and inducement. The Read more…
LG autonomy: ICPC partners NUJ to expose corruption
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC Dr. Musa Aliyu, SAN, said yesterday that the recent Supreme Court decision granting financial autonomy to local governments has presented new opportunities for the commission to partner with Read more…
FG approves $1.28bn Seplat-ExxonMobil deal
The federal government has granted official approval for Seplat Energy’s acquisition of Exxon Mobil’s onshore assets, which are valued at $1.28 billion. Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), confirmed the approval during Read more…
Fed Poly Oko Refutes Report Alleging Attempts To Manipulate Selection Process of a New Rector
By Uzo Ugwunze The Management of the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Orumba North LGA, Anambra State has released a rejoinder on alleged attempts to manipulate the selection process of a New rector reportedly published by News Mirror on social media. According Read more…
Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha is a blessing and rare gift to humanity-Controller Nigeria Correctional Centre Anambra State
Eche NwaobasiNnewi. Mr Joseph Osifo, the Controller of Nigeria Correctional Centre Anambra State, has extolled the constant magnamity of the Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha, Valerian Okeke. He also praised Archbishop’s passion to better the condition of the poor and oppressed Read more…
Nibo Killings: Anambra govt vows to hunt down perpetrators as police frowns at attempts to disrupt investigation
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Following the gruesome murder of about fifteen persons in Nibo, Awka South LGA of Anambra State, the government has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators. The vow was contained in a press release signed the Anambra State Read more…
Fuel import: No fresh case filed against NNPCL, others — Dangote Refinery
The management of Dangote Refinery has reacted to a report claiming it’s approached court to stop the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others from continuing fuel importation. Dangote Refinery, in a statement signed by the Group Chief branding Read more…
Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage
In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. They will all be in the Russian city of Read more…
Lady Angelina Oliaku Nsoedo, the matriarch of the Nsoedo family ends her earthly sojourn
The wife of late Chief LNE Nsoedo KSM (Ide Nnewi), Lady Angelina Oliaku Nsoedo died yesterday, Oct 20, 2024. The matriarch of the Nsoedo family was 94 years old. Sir Chris Nsoedo (Uzukpe) lauded her mother for being “an anchor Read more…
No ‘sit-at-home,’ Enugu govt, police insist, assure citizens of security
The Enugu State Government has dismissed the illegal sit-at-home order by faceless persons, noting that the state had since gone past that era. The government, therefore, directed citizens to go about their lawful businesses, as every inch of Enugu State had Read more…
JUST-IN: DSS Replaces President Tinubu’s Chief Security Officer
The Department of State Services (DSS) has replaced Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Tinubu. He has been succeeded by Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director of the DSS. While details remained limited, Presidential sources suggested Read more…
LG autonomy: ICPC partners NUJ to expose corruption
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC Dr. Musa Aliyu, SAN, said yesterday that the recent Supreme Court decision granting financial autonomy to local governments has presented new opportunities for the commission to partner with Read more…
Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage
In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. They will all be in the Russian city of Read more…
No ‘sit-at-home,’ Enugu govt, police insist, assure citizens of security
The Enugu State Government has dismissed the illegal sit-at-home order by faceless persons, noting that the state had since gone past that era. The government, therefore, directed citizens to go about their lawful businesses, as every inch of Enugu State had Read more…
Unknown gunmen storm LP meeting in Aba, abduct party chieftains
Unknown Gunmen have kidnapped two key stakeholders of the ruling Labour Party (LP) in Abia State. It was gathered that the heavily armed gunmen invaded a Labour Party meeting in a hotel in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the 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…
FG approves $1.28bn Seplat-ExxonMobil deal
The federal government has granted official approval for Seplat Energy’s acquisition of Exxon Mobil’s onshore assets, which are valued at $1.28 billion. Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), confirmed the approval during Read more…
Fuel import: No fresh case filed against NNPCL, others — Dangote Refinery
The management of Dangote Refinery has reacted to a report claiming it’s approached court to stop the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others from continuing fuel importation. Dangote Refinery, in a statement signed by the Group Chief branding Read more…
Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage
In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. They will all be in the Russian city of Read more…
JUST-IN: Tinubu Returns To Abuja After 2-week ‘Working Vacation’
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja following a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom and France. Upon his arrival, the President was welcomed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by senior government officials on Saturday evening. Recall that 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…