Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has revealed how he pleaded with late Gen. Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the alleged coup plot in 1995. Gowon made this disclosure at the first edition of Read more…
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Decrying discrimination “based on differences,” which for many Pope Francis said, has become a “daily experience,” he pointed to the sharing of “spiritual truths” and “values” among different faiths. “The lack of respect for the noble teachings of religions is Read more…
The BRICS nations will be hit with 100% tariffs on their goods if they try to introduce a reserve currency to rival the dollar, US President-elect Donald Trump has warned. Trump has repeatedly threatened to use tariffs to achieve his Read more…
Moscow could use its new Oreshnik ballistic missile to strike Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s office in Kiev, senior Russian MP Aleksey Zhuravlyov has said. Russia revealed the Oreshnik to the world on November 21, when it was used to hit Read more…
Investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo has been released by the Nigerian Army. Soyombo’s release was revealed on Friday evening by one of his lawyers, Abimbola Ojenike who said that he was let go shortly after 7 pm. Daily Sun reported that Read more…
Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, has decried the unabated security challenge in the country, noting that mindless waste of human lives and attack on businesses and critical infrastructure can’t be allowed to continue. He stated this on Read more…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has voiced the North’s opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Bill currently before the National Assembly. which was posted on X, Zulum stressed that the North will not be party to the proposed Read more…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), has been officially reappointed for a second term as Director-General. The WTO shared the announcement on Friday, November 29, via its verified X (formerly Twitter) Read more…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, continues to make waves on the international stage as he joins President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a pivotal state visit to France. This significant trip, which includes a high-level meeting Read more…
The Assistant Governor of the Rotary International Club, Zone 23, Nnewi, Rotarian Tony Muodielu, has expressed his joy and excitement over the ongoing visit of the District Governor 9142, Rotarian (Prof.) A.U Nnonyelu to Nnewi Zone 21, 22, and 23. Read more…
Russian forces have launched a series of retaliatory strikes in response to Ukraine using Western-supplied long-range weapons in its cross-border attacks, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The troops have struck the positions of ATACMS launchers and Read more…
Reactions have continued to trail the arrest of the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, with some South-East indigenes calling for his sentencing in Finland. On Thursday last week, the Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa alongside four others and they Read more…