Thursday, 09 January, 2025

Month: December 2024


The Vatican’s ambassador has been summoned to the Israeli Foreign Ministry after Pope Francis criticized the “cruelty” of airstrikes in Gaza, several Israeli media outlets reported on Wednesday.  According to the Ynet news website, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana was summoned for a Read more…


The suspected killer of Niger State ex-permanent secretary, 18-year-old Fatiha Abdulhakeem has died in the Minna General Hospital, the Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, has said. Abiodun made this known on Wednesday when he confirmed that the suspect, Abdulhakeem, Read more…


An airstrike in two Sokoto communities, Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa, has left 10 civilians dead, sparking conflicting accounts between local authorities and the military. The incident, which occurred at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, saw bombs dropped by military jets reportedly Read more…


Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central), has called on Nigerians to support the Tax Reforms Bills under consideration in the National Assembly, saying it will make adjustments to derivation sharing formula that will improve finances of states across the Read more…


An early morning fire yesterday , gutted some shops near the General Post Office at Ibokwu Street, by Old Market Road, Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra. The inferno destroyed goods and property, including equipment worth millions of naira.Mrs Chidimma Read more…


Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah has called on both the Federal and the State Governments in Nigeria to address the issue of unemployment and that of religious extremism to tackle rising case of insecurity in the land. Kukah Read more…


Tension has gripped residents of Anambra State over the safety of the kidnapped member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka. Hon. Azuka, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze The Chairman of Idemili North Commercial Tricycle Welfare Association, Chief Arinze Nwankwo Idemili Onoja has assured commuters plying Anambra roads that they will partner with Anambra Traffic Management Agency ( ATMA) to ensure free flow of vehicles Read more…


Hungary and Slovakia are tarnishing the EU’s image by throwing a wrench in the bloc’s stance against Russia, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s top adviser has said. Mikhail Podoliak voiced his frustration with the two Central European countries as prime ministers Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for his performance in the nation’s capital since assuming office, saying his quest to make things right was commendable. The president gave the commendation during Read more…


Elder statesman, Bode George, has blasted President Bola Tinubu’s Monday media chat, saying it lacks empathy and humanity. George stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, stressing that the President, through his statements, is unfeeling to the Read more…


Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi of the Oyo State Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of an ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi; the owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Read more…