Thursday, 19 December, 2024

Month: May 2023


Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has sued the chief of army staff over the killing of Monday Orukpe, a police officer, by a soldier in August 2022. On August 3, 2022, Orukpe was killed at the Trade Fair section of the Lagos-Badagry Read more…


The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has reacted to the new book written and released by Pope Francis. The book titled ‘Hands off Africa’, prefaced by the award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, captured the exploitation of Read more…


The head of the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, has claimed to have been wounded three times during armed hostilities in Donbass. The spy chief described the incidents in an interview on Thursday with Ukrainian media. Budanov Read more…


Ukraine’s leadership has again demonstrated its “terrorist” nature by threatening to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said, while giving assurances that the Russian leader is well protected. “A terrorist regime talks about its terrorist aspirations,” Peskov Read more…


The Federal government has replied critics over the unending award of contracts and external borrowing, a few days before the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, declared that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will Read more…


Boss Mustapha has sent out invite indicating multiple programs of action today, May 25th, 3023. The inauguration programmes will begin on Thursday with the investiture of Tinubu with the  Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and the Read more…


Ahead of Friday, May 26, set aside by the Supreme Court to decide on a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the eligibility of the president-elect, Bola Read more…


Less than one week after the aggrieved minority shareholders of Seplat Energy PLC filed a notice of discontinuance at the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking to withdraw their suit against the company and its management, they have also filed Read more…


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Wednesday resolved to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), otherwise known as interest rate, by 50 basis points to 18.5 per cent from 18 per cent. Addressing journalists at the end of the two-day Read more…


The outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, Wednesday told President Muhammadu Buhari that it is an aberration to appoint a Minister of State. Keyamo stated this in his speech at the valedictory session presided over Read more…


The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, clashed in the chamber during the plenary on Wednesday.  Gbajabiamila had reportedly recommended Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The former Anambra State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Barr. Ifeatu Obiokoye has emerged as the state Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Barrister Obiokoye emerged after being unanimously elected to the position Read more…