Israel has launched a probe to determine why its air defenses were not able to shoot down a missile that landed in the country near a nuclear reactor, prompting a retaliatory strike from the IDF. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Read more…
Month: April 2021
The operative, identified as Suleiman Quadir, was killed in an ambush at Living Farms in Fiditi, on Tuesday. An operative of the Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, has reportedly been killed by gunmen in Oyo State. PREMIUM TIMES gathered Read more…
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has said that it has resolved to organise a mass protest beginning from Abuja on Friday morning to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Outgoing president of the Read more…
All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has fixed June 23 for the party’s governorship primary in Anambra State, ahead of the governorship poll coming up later in the year. In the guideline released by the party, it said expression of interest form Read more…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday shut down a motion sponsored by the Minority Leader, Hon Ndudi Elumelu, seeking the sack of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami over his Read more…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks and authorised foreign exchange (forex) dealers to henceforth accept both old series and lower denominations of the US dollars for deposit from customers. A circular by its Director of Currency Operations Department Read more…
Yoruba pan socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has said the agitation for self-determination by secessionists is gaining ground because of refusal by Federal Government to heed calls for restructuring. It said Southern Leaders, Middle Belt Forum, the Arewa Consultative Forum and Northern Read more…
Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba has ordered withdrawal of senior officers from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police and above attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He hinged the decision on the operational requirements Read more…
A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that the Biden administration has laid out examples of the kinds of sanctions on Iran it’s willing to lift in exchange for Iran’s return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. The official said Read more…
ON APRIL 20, 2021 6:23 PM IN VIEWPOINTBy Dirisu Yakubu In politics, two years is an equivalent of a month or less. In this clime, politicians perpetually seek new ways of repositioning themselves ahead of a big test; one capable Read more…
General Mahamat Idriss Deby, 37, will take over as president after death of his father, according to new charter. Chad’s slain leader Idriss Deby’s son will take over as president in place of his father, according to a charter released Read more…
International talks to rescue the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have progressed and the original signatories are now clearer about how to get the US and Iran to comply, representatives of Russia and China have said. Two weeks of indirect talks Read more…