There was tension yesterday at the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja, as protesting local contractors blocked the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, from gaining access to the complex. The protesters, operating under the banner of the Read more…
From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Nnewi traditional ruler, His Royal Highness, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III has addressed the current issue that has disrupted the peaceful coexistence in the community. Igwe set the record straight during Nnewichi community’s peaceful protest over Read more…
A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States for talks Saturday on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war as Russian attacks again took aim at Ukraine’s power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures. Kyrylo Budanov, Read more…
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed relief over the swift arrest of suspects linked to the gruesome murder of Fatima Abubakar and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi, Kano State. Read more…
The Teranga Lions of Senegal have won the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a lone-goal victory over hosts Morocco. Pape Gueye scored in the fourth minute of extra time to secure victory for Senegal at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Read more…
The Nigerian banking industry is on the last leg of the race to shore up its capital base in response to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s sweeping recapitalisation directive. Announced in March 2024, the policy raised minimum capital thresholds across Read more…
The initiator and convener of the Atiku Haske Organisation, Hon. Mai Nagge Musa Bakari, has rejected a directive by one of the son’s of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Abba, to change the course of the group’s support for the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Igbos under the aegis of Igbo Community Association (ICA) have lambasted Gov Hope Uzodinma, Sen Orji Uzor Kalu and the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, calling it a Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State government said it will not hesitate to clampdown on, ban or indeed prosecute any masquerade that flouts public peace. The Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr Donatus Nduka Onyeji stated this in Awka. Read more…
….. Peace cannot be achieved without truth, fairness, justice and equity….. From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Nnewichi community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the Anambra State has shown their dissatisfaction over the outcome of the stakeholders meeting held Read more…
Qatar Airways flight QR 1406, operating from Lagos to Doha, on Friday made an emergency return to Lagos due to a technical issue that occurred in flight. A statement from the airline says “the cockpit crew followed established procedures and landed Read more…
President Vladimir Putin is mediating in the Iran situation to try to quickly de-escalate tensions, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the Russian leader spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Moscow, an ally of Read more…