The relatively limited scope of Israel’s overnight strikes on Iran, and a subdued response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation in fighting between the two countries, analysts said Friday. While Israel is still fighting Read more…
Acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Iliya Damagun, was bullish on Thursday after he survived the push to remove him from the position. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the main opposition party was expected to Read more…
The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has queried the continued stay in office of the party’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu. Recently, many party members have raised concerns about the ongoing tenure Read more…
NLNG has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) as part of the second phase of its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP). The purpose of such a relationship was to raise Read more…
Russia is withdrawing its peacekeepers from Karabakh, a region previously outside Baku’s control, the Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said reports of the move that had appeared in Azerbaijani media were correct. What was formerly the self-proclaimed Read more…
The job of commanding a nuclear submarine should go to smart and well-qualified officers. Or at least that’s the case in Western navies. Not so in the Chinese navy. Except for engineers, Chinese submarine officers tend to come from military Read more…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, said yesterday that the apex bank is not defending the Naira with the nation’s foreign reserves. He was speaking against the backdrop of the recent decline in Nigeria’s foreign Read more…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP GF) has said that Thursday’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will not discuss leadership change. This is contrary to expectations that the session will deliberate on the fate of Ambassador Iliya Damagun who Read more…
The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, on Wednesday, warned Bello El-Rufai, the son of the immediate past governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against threatening and intimidating the House over the investigation of his father’s tenure. The state Read more…
The risks of a global war will only increase if Ukraine becomes part of NATO, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned on Tuesday, promising that his country will block Kiev’s accession. Accepting new countries into the US-led military bloc requires Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, preparatory to his arraignment today (Wednesday) before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Cubana Chief Priest will be arraigned before Justice Read more…
Pending any last minute intervention, the warring camps within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are poised for a showdown at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which is less than 24 hours away. Checks reveal that the camps led by Read more…