Thursday, 09 January, 2025

Month: May 2022


The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has deferred the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, till June 28. The court had on March 18, slated Thursday to continue further proceedings on Read more…


Government of Anambra State has condoled with Mr. Jubril Ahmed, the husband of late Hariri Jubril who was killed alongside her four children by yet-to-be identified gunmen in Anambra. Government House Correspondent, Ejike Abana reports that the delegation sent by Read more…


The Head of Corporate Communications at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Osita Nwanisobi, has said he is not aware of the purported sack of CBN Governor Mr Godwin Emefiele. In a telephone conversation with Daily Sun on Wednesday afternoon, Nwanisobi Read more…


A former Anambra State governor and presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Obi, who was considered one of the top contenders for the party’s presidential ticket, is exiting the party less than three days to its Read more…


Pan-Arewa socio-political group, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has condemned the Killings in the South East region of the country. NEF’s Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a statement yesterday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders in Read more…


The South-east Council of Traditional Rulers and Igbo Archbishops and Bishops on Peace and Conflict Resolution have expressed their support for the alignment of presidential aspirants from the region ahead of 2023. The group also insisted that it is the Read more…


US militants traveling to Ukraine in order to join the fight against Russian forces are reportedly being interrogated at airports across the country by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of the Department of Homeland Security. The agency Read more…


Those who think Russia “will grasp any Western proposal” for a peace settlement do not understand anything about the current situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, commenting on reports of an Italian plan to end Read more…


Four weeks ago, Germany agreed to send dozens of anti-aircraft tanks to help defend Ukraine from Russia’s invasion, part of what it called a turning-point after decades of military restraint. Berlin says it can deliver the first Gepard tanks in Read more…


Nigerian banks require up to one month to provide customers with dollars for their offshore expenses, a move that will limit access to the currency at a time when the central bank is squeezing supplies to banks, industry sources said Read more…


The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has deepened following the House of Representatives and state House of Assembly primaries on Sunday where majority of aspirants withdrew at the last minute. Their withdrawal is against the backdrop Read more…


Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, citing the conflict in Ukraine, just hours after parliament approved the measure as a way for Budapest to respond to crisis situations. Orban announced the emergency in a Read more…