The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards its territory. The launch coincides with US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf. Trump has announced that he reached a ceasefire with Yemen’s Houthis that will halt attacks on US vessels. Trump announced early in May that the US would […]
A Kano State High Court has assumed jurisdiction against the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, after rejecting his application for the dismissal of multi-billion naira fraud charges filed against him by the Kano State government. The court dismissed the application filed by the Ganduje and seven others challenging the court’s […]
US President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Syria, ahead of an expected meeting with its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump has agreed to “say hello” to Syria’s interim president on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia as part of his tour of the Middle East, the White House said. The announcement of the lifting […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform. The innovative digital gateway allows Nigerians in the diaspora to obtain a BVN remotely without the need for a physical presence in Nigeria. Speaking at the event held in Abuja on […]
Lagos State Government has increased the state housing stock with a delivery of at least 9,970 home units to residents in the last six years as part of measures in bridging deficit gap in the State. However, at completion of the present administration, the state targeted to deliver a total of 14, 022 affordable home […]
Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar should write a book on why politicians defect from one party to another. The former governor of Edo spoke on Tuesday when he featured on ‘Politics Today’, a programme aired on Channels Television. Oshiomhole noted that Abubakar’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the […]
Former Benue State Governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party could collapse before the 2027 elections if the party’s leaders don’t take serious steps to fix its problems. The PDP is currently battling over who should be the national secretary. Also, the party recently experienced a gale of defection when the […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Minister of Works, Dave Umahi; and other senior government officials are set to present the Bola Tinubu administration’s achievements at an international press conference in London. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Project Internal Coordinator of the President Bola Tinubu Midterm Legacy Projects Review […]
The Federal Government has announced the planned closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge in Apapa, Lagos, for 21 days beginning Sunday, May 18 2025, to carry out critical repair works. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Works stated that the closure would commence at 7:00 a.m. and affect both full and […]
Ghana’s President John Mahama on Tuesday urged global firms to ramp up crude oil production in the West African nation before the global shift to renewable energy renders the resource worthless. He warned that Ghana risks seeing its oil resources stuck in the ground if drilling is not fast-tracked while demand still exists. Many countries […]
A former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman and senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed concerns that the growing number of lawmakers defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) poses a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television political programme, Oshiomhole responded to questions regarding the recent defection of three senators […]
A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has called on President Bola Tinubu to compensate the family of the late Moshood Abiola with ₦45 billion as restitution for the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Lamido made the call on Tuesday during the public presentation of his autobiography, Being True to Myself, in Abuja. He argued […]
The Group Director of O’dua Investment Company Limited, Otunba Lai Oriowo has congratulated the Osun State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on the occasion of his 65th birthday. This was contained in a statement personally signed by the Group Director and made available to newsmen in Osogbo. According to him, “Governor Adeleke’s remarkable journey […]
At just 26, Lesego Chombo made history as the youngest cabinet minister in Botswana’s democratic history, a title she wears with the same poise and purpose that won her the Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss World Africa 2024 crowns. But beyond the headlines and accolades, Chombo is fast emerging as one of the most dynamic […]
Junta-ruled Guinea is doing “everything” to ensure presidential and parliamentary elections are held in December, Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah told AFP on Tuesday. The west African country’s junta leader General Mamady Doumbouya has promised that 2025 would be “a crucial electoral year” and has announced a constitutional referendum in September. But no date had […]
Nigeria is set to receive telecommunications equipment and fibre optic infrastructure worth $3 billion in June 2025, according to Bosun Tijani, minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Speaking during a panel session at the Nigeria Development Update (NDU) organised by the World Bank, Tijani revealed that the equipment valued at $1 billion was expected […]
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 27 to deliver judgment on the suit filed by the suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, challenging her suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan had approached the court to challenge her suspension by the Senate, led by Godswill Akpabio, over allegations of misconduct, based on allegations of bias […]
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja for the hearing of a suit challenging her suspension by the Senate over allegations of misconduct, based on allegations of bias by one of the parties in the suit. Akpoti-Uduaghan had, in her motion, joined the National Assembly, the Senate, the Senate […]
The Senate has confirmed the defection of Senators Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central, Yahaya Abdullahi of Kebbi North Senatorial District, and Garba Maidoki from Kebbi South senatorial zone, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection was formally announced during a plenary session on Tuesday, following their recent resignation […]
President Trump arrived on Tuesday morning in Saudi Arabia and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, beginning a four-day tour through the Gulf that is the first major overseas trip of his second term. Mr. Trump stepped off Air Force One at the Royal Terminal, a special section for […]
