Ukraine’s inability to defeat Russia on the battlefield has fueled debate in the US about the point of sending more money to Kiev, according to British state broadcaster the BBC. The conflict is “increasingly going Russia’s way” and the realization of Ukraine’s Read more…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, on Friday, warned critics against distorting the narrative of the crisis rocking the state, insisting that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the investment of the Minister of Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has publicly disagreed with the National Economic Council (NEC), which recently recommended that proposed tax reform bills be withdrawn from the National Assembly for further consultation in a significant development regarding Nigeria’s tax reform efforts. Instead, the Read more…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi has criticised government’s handling of detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, including the minors who were brought to court in Abuja on Friday. The former LP presidential candidate asserted that Read more…
In July 1966, Admiral Alison Madueke was due to begin a training programme at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, UK, when the Ironsi regime was overthrown. In the following excerpt, he recounts his narrow escape from the massacres that Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Labour Leaders in Anambra State have made a passionate appeal to Gov Charles Soludo to use the real chart released by federal government in computing the new minimum wage for workers in the state. The Anambra State Read more…
The Swiss authorities have deported three Ukrainian nationals convicted of committing “serious crimes,” the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) reported on Thursday, citing the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). According to the report, this is the first time Ukrainian nationals have been sent Read more…
The National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday, called for the withdrawal of the pending Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly, recommending broader consultations and consensus-building on fiscal policy. The decision followed a presentation by the chairman of the Presidential Read more…
Ukraine and Russia are in preliminary talks to stop bombing each other’s energy infrastructure. Qatar acted as a mediator in talks that came close to an agreement in August, the Financial Times reported, before they were derailed by Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk region. “There’s Read more…
Chairman of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has said that his refinery has sufficient petrol supply to eliminate fuel queues for up to 12 days. He said this while fielding questions from State House correspondents after President Bola Tinubu met with members Read more…
President Bola Tinubu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Major General Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief Read more…
Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC), at its 33rd meeting on Tuesday, the 29th of October 2024, took a critical look at the security situation in the state and resolved to confront it head-on until Ndi Anambra can sleep with their Read more…