Ukraine has been given approval to use Canadian-donated tanks and armored vehicles on Russian soil, according to a statement by Canada’s Department of National Defense on Thursday. Kiev is currently waging a large-scale incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region. Ottawa has Read more…
LABOUR Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over a recent comment by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission’s (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, that producing more PhD holders could address the declining standards Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Edozie Njoku faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGÀ) has alleged that there are plans to exclude the faction from the scheduled Local Government Area elections. The position was made public by the National Secretary Read more…
The National Judicial Council, at its 106th Meeting presided over by the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, held on 14 & 15 August 2024, recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun, CFR, to President Bola Ahmed Read more…
A federal emergency has been declared in Russia’s Belgorod Region amid a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces, the Emergencies Ministry in Moscow has announced. Last week, Kiev launched its largest attack on Russian territory since the outbreak of the conflict Read more…
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate during the 2023 elections, has labeled the seizure of three presidential jets by a French court as a significant international embarrassment for Nigeria. In a statement posted on his X account, Obi expressed concern over Read more…
FOUNDER of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, yesterday, took a swipe at the Federal Government over the distribution of palliatives, describing it as an attempt to turn Nigerians to beggars and leading them to poverty. He also Read more…
In response to the controversies surrounding the Counter Subversion Bill and other related draft legislation, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Wednesday, withdrew the piece of legislation. The clauses of the bill, which had only passed Read more…
The Igbo National Council (INC) has kicked against unwarranted Military /Joint Task Force checkpoints on major roads in the South East. In a joint statement by the Directorate of Human Rights Protection and INC, they regretted that the roads in the South Read more…
Senator Sumaila Kawu, the Lawmaker representing Kano South, has disclosed that he gets more than N21m monthly as a total take-home package. Kawu, who made the disclosure in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, stated that the official pay Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has on Wednesday released the 2024 Local Government Council elections’ timetable. The timetable was contained in a statement signed by the Çhairman of ANSIEC, Genevieve C. Osakwe, made available to journalists. Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze The Traditional ruler of Ogidi, Igwe Pharm. Alex Onyido(Ezechuomagha) has tasked Nigerian youths to go back to agriculture as a panacea to hunger and unemployment prevalent in the country. The monarch and industrialist gave the advice during Read more…