The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved borrowing roughly $618 million from a group of financiers to buy six Italian-made M-346 attack jets and ammunition for the country’s air force, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said. Earlier this month the air force Read more…
In a move to cut the cost of governance, President Bola Tinubu has restricted ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies of the federal government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. Tinubu, through a statement Read more…
VICE President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit has been cancelled after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York. A statement issued Read more…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed reports suggesting that the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes will cease to be legal tender on December 31, 2024. In an official statement issued on October 24, 2024, and signed by Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State police command has began investigation on some of the intercepted videos and voice notes on social media space threatening violence in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga (SP) Read more…
West Jerusalem has launched its retaliatory strike against Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces has confirmed. On October 1, Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in response to the killings of the Hamas and Hezbollah leaders and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Read more…
Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, suspended the State’s Attorney General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mynim. The Commissioner was suspended for joining the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Read more…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Nentawe Yilwatda and five others as Ministers awaiting Senate confirmation. The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu Read more…
The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu’s reshuffling of his cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged. Speaking with TVC, Onanuga said the term “sacked” does not Read more…
By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The St Thomas Anglican Church, Otolo Nnewi, the clergies and choir led the evening of prayers and service of songs in honor of HRH Lolo Catherine Nwazunafia Orizu, the first wife of HRH Igwe KON Orizu Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) Anambra State branch has condemned outrightly insensate, despicable, what it called inhuman and detestable massacre of people at Nibo Awka South LG by yet to be unidentified assassins.CLO identified and sympathized with the Read more…
Members of the BRICS group are not bound by mutual obligations as is the case with the EU but instead share common goals and interests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the BRICS Read more…