Wednesday, 22 January, 2025

Month: November 2024


Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address from the Kremlin on Thursday evening, outlining Moscow’s response to recent escalations of the Ukraine conflict.  He revealed that Russia had deployed a new hypersonic missile system in a strike on Ukrainian Read more…


The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday, said he does not lack the experience to contest the governorship race in the state, just as he noted that he had not given serious thought about Read more…


The two chambers of the National Assembly, yesterday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for a fresh $2.209 billion external borrowing to fund the deficit in the 2024 budget. The approval came 48 hours after President Tinubu wrote to the chambers of Read more…


The apex northern socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed its desire to support northern candidates and others seeking political offices in 2027 to save the region and the country. It described some of the policies of the present Read more…


The House of Representatives has rejected a bill recommending a single term of six years for the Offices of the President, State Governors and Local Government Areas Chairmen by amending the 1999 constitution. The proposed bill, which seeks to alter Read more…


The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen Chris Musa, has expressed hopes that the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government in Exile, is a step towards his extradition to Nigeria. This was disclosed in Read more…


The Defence Headquarters and a coalition of civil society organisations, CSOs, led by a Tinubu support group, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors of Nigeria, RHAN, and the Centre for Action Against Corruption, CAAC, on Thursday faulted claims made by ex-Niger Delta Read more…


Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected U.S. president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a property developer’s winner-or-loser mentality not to quit the Read more…


If anyone still doubts that the Nigerian judiciary is enmeshed in pervasive corruption, the outcome of the last meeting of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the disciplinary action the council took against some judges, including a state chief judge, Read more…


From Ijeoma John Nnewi Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State has designed new security architecture for adequate protection of lives and property without disclosing the strategies adopted. The Head (Commissioner) for Special Duties in the Council Area, Mr Read more…


Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, says it has stricken-off the names of the companies that have failed or refused to update the annual returns. It announced that the detailed list is posted on the Commission’s website. The commission said on Wednesday Read more…


The Command is aware of the shooting incident that took place at Izuchukwu junction, Nnobi/Nnewi road by 7 pm on Wednesday 20/11/2024 were Security Operatives mistook the Police Operatives as unfriendly Forces and opened fire at them. However, wishes to Read more…