Saturday, 21 December, 2024

Month: May 2024


Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, announced that by next month, Nigeria will no longer need to import gasoline due to the operational plans of the Dangote Refinery. Speaking as a panellist at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit Read more…


Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has revealed his readiness to support Peter Obi if the party nominates him as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with the BBC Hausa, Read more…


Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky ratified a new law on Friday which would allow some prisoners to be paroled if they agree to enlist in the country’s military, according to documents published on the official website of the country’s parliament, the Read more…


Pope Francis presides at the Vigil Mass of Pentecost in Verona highlighting the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, and encouraging Christians to be open to letting the Spirit change their hearts. Speaking during his homily at the Vigil Mass Read more…


Electronic warfare One area in which the US has revealed its shortcomings is in electronic warfare. Russia’s jamming systems have created major issues with Western precision weaponry, including GMLRS rockets and Excalibur artillery shells, as previously reported by Business Insider. Russia’s Read more…


By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo Coming into the National Beach Soccer Tournament ongoing in Anambra State, the Anambra Warriors have become a team to beat. It is ironic that the team based in Nnewi has never been in any league competition Read more…


Russia’s strategic energy ties with China are a boon for the global economy, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that cooperation on this front will only gain momentum. On Friday, the Russian leader attended the opening ceremony of the Russia-China Read more…


Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has denied bail to Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited. The judge determined that Gambaryan is likely to abscond if released on bail. Gambaryan and Binance Holdings Limited Read more…


A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday reserved judgment until June 3 in the money laundering charge against a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. Justice Mohammed Liman gave the date after prosecution and Read more…


A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, Victor Onyejiuwa, on Friday, told the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja that he paid a $600,000 bribe to Read more…


Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said his priority was focused on delivering projects pencilled down for inauguration to mark President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office. I Am Focused On Delivering Projects, Not Distracted By Read more…


The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has faulted the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, over his comments that the state government was operating anti-worker policies and the proposed industrial action by the state workers. Ajaero had, Read more…