Friday, 17 January, 2025

Category: Politics


Pope Francis on Saturday received in audience Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic and her entourage. President Čaputová subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by the Reverend Msgr. Mirosław Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with States. Read more…


Tbilisi needs to “reconsider” its relationship with Washington, given that American-funded NGOs were behind at least two attempts at overthrowing the government, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said. The US has threatened sanctions against senior Georgian officials after the former Soviet Read more…


The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has said that most people he helped to power during the 2023 general election now avoid him. Umahi said this in Abakaliki on Thursday while speaking with newsmen. The minister said that even Read more…


The executive bill passed its second reading on Tuesday, May 28, after lawmakers made several contributions on the bill’s gains and its importance to the conduct of local government elections in the state. The electoral law will be enacted on Read more…


Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that his administration inherited 34 uncompleted projects, valued at over N225.279bn across 13 local government areas of the state. The governor further said that under his administration awarded nine new road projects, valued Read more…


Ukraine has likely exaggerated the number of reported downings of Russian aircraft, Forbes wrote on Monday. The American business magazine analyzed the statements made by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and the country’s Defense Ministry and came to the conclusion that Read more…


A Kano State High Court presided over on Monday has issued an interim injunction restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs, pending the hearing and determination Read more…


Aggrieved loyalists of the dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero on Sunday, staged a protest against the reinstated of Emir Sanusi Lamido. This was just as the social-cultural group, Arewa Social Contract Initiatives, on Sunday warned the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Read more…


Any US attack on Russian targets in Ukraine would automatically trigger a world war, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. The official, who currently serves as Deputy Chair of Russia’s Security Council, made the remarks after Polish Foreign Minister Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor A Lagos-based businessman who is also the current Ezedioramma Eze Ndigbo in the Yaba/MainLand axis of Lagos State, Chief Godwin Njubigbo Amb, JP, has been nominated by the people of Aboji Akanano in Oba town of Idemili Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The former All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) youth leader, Mr. Ferguson Okpara has applauded the Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo for his efforts towards securing the lives and properties of Ndi-Anambra. Mr Okpara said as a Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Faced with the incessant kidnappings and killings by criminals in Anambra State, including their colleagues, lawyers in the State have sent a Save our Souls (SOS) message to the Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, urging him to step Read more…