Amid mounting speculation about a possible switch of allegiance, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. The governor, dressed in his signature flowing white babanriga and a red Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding the leadership of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs, saying traditional rulers must adapt to the realities Read more…
United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has officially welcomed Professor Madubuko Tochukwu Victor as a Director on its Board, effective January 1, 2026, reinforcing the airline’s commitment to robust corporate governance and strategic expansion. The appointment, ratified at UNA’s Extraordinary General Meeting Read more…
The United States is considering whether to strike Iran as turmoil intensifies for the country’s authoritarian regime. The Iranian government is at its weakest point in years, destabilizing yet another OPEC nation less than two weeks after the United States Read more…