At least 34 persons have died in Seme Podji, a border town in Benin Republic, when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames, sending up a black cloud of smoke into the sky and leaving dozens of charred bodies at Read more…
Category: Policy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Ukrainian proposals for restoring its pre-invasion territory “unrealizable” and said that if Ukraine’s allies want war, they can have it. Lavrov’s comment jibes with a view taking hold among Ukraine’s allies that the war Read more…
Pope Francis suggested on Saturday that some countries were “playing games” with Ukraine by first providing weapons and then considering backing out of their commitments. Francis made his comments aboard the plane returning from a trip to the French port Read more…
The two-week ultimatum issued by the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for those owing ground rents to pay up or have their property revoked, has led to the recovering of N1 billion in one month. Since Read more…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced the revocation of rights to 165 land plots in Abuja due to the owners’ failure to develop them. In a notice by the FCT’s Permanent Secretary Olusade Adesola on Read more…
He added that Dr. Cardoso would occupy the office in acting capacity pending the confirmation of his nomination by the National Assembly. The Director confirmed the resignation of Mr. Godwin Emefiele as CBN Governor, as Cardoso resumes. Similarly, the Mr. Read more…
Poland’s prime minister told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday not to “insult” Poles, maintaining harsh rhetoric towards Kyiv after the Polish president had sought to defuse a simmering row over grain imports. Poland decided last week to extend a Read more…
The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a press release making the rounds that the 2023 Igbo Day Celebration will be held in the City of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The press release signed by High Chief Read more…
Germany can take in no more migrants, the country’s president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said. He expressed sympathy for Italy, which has been overwhelmed by a new influx of arrivals, adding that an effective EU-wide redistribution mechanism must be created to Read more…
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Amina Adamu Augie on Thursday, called on the Godswill Akpabio-led 10th National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended to enhance the functioning of courts Read more…
Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy worked to shore up U.S. support for Ukraine on a whirlwind visit to Washington on Thursday, delivering an upbeat message on the war’s progress while facing new questions about the flow of American dollars that for 19 Read more…
Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has announced the revocation of 167 plots of land in some highbrow districts of the nation’s capital, Abuja. Areas affected are Maitama, Gudu, Wuye which had the highest revocation, 41; Katampe, Katampe Extension, Read more…