Friday, 20 December, 2024

Month: February 2024


The Presidency has faulted the position of former vice president Atiku Abubakar who suggested that rather than use his last meeting with state governors to find solutions to the fluctuating foreign exchange and poverty in the country President Bola Tinubu was more Read more…


Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has raised the alarm that about 200 million firearms are in circulation in Nigeria. Governor Sani disclosed this in… Governor Sani disclosed this in a chat on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Channels Television’s Sunday Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor It was a show of class, glamour, and grace on Sunday as old-school friends honored and celebrated one of their own, Chief Oseloka Godwin Osuigwe (SAN). The event took place at Classic Munich Hotel and Resorts Nnewi, Read more…


Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have advised President Bola Tinubu and his governing All Progressive Congress (APC) to step aside from power if they are incapable of addressing the current hardship in the country. The call came following Read more…


The General Secretariat of the Synod announced on Saturday that Pope Francis has set the dates for the second session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly, which will take place from Wednesday, October 2, to Sunday, October 27, 2024. The session Read more…


As the week comes to a close, here are top stories from across the country. Following the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, in a helicopter crash in the United States, the Nigerian government Read more…


The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Oji River Branch has secured some concessions regarding the controversial tax clearance requirements for lawyers filing court processes in Enugu State. Branch Chairman Sir Kingsley Chukwudi Olemeforo held advocacy meetings with the President of the Read more…


The Ukrainian military’s decision to withdraw from the Donbass stronghold of Avdeevka under relentless Russian pressure was “absolutely logical,” President Vladimir Zelensky has said. He explained that by doing so, Kiev is avoiding heavy casualties. The announcement of the retreat was made Read more…


Israel appears to have conducted covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week, disrupting heat and cooking gas supplies in several provinces, The New York Times reports. The sabotage marked an escalation in the shadow war between Israel Read more…


Ukrainian troops have been ordered to leave the city of Avdeevka, Kiev’s newly-appointed commander-in-chief has said, claiming the decision was intended to preserve the “lives and health” of soldiers following months of desperate attempts to hold onto the frontline town near Russia’s Donetsk. Read more…


Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed his son-in-law as the head of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), sparking concerns about nepotism. Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo is married to Mr Tinubu’s eldest daughter, Folashade. This is the first time President Tinubu has Read more…


The Pan-Yoruba Socio-political group, Afenifere, has said that the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration should be blamed for the present economic hardship being faced by Nigerians and not President Bola Tinubu. A statement signed by the groups Publicity and Organising Read more…