Scores of people rushed to Deir el-Balah hospital to identify bodies on Sunday after Israel stepped up its air strikes on Gaza, as the territory’s Hamas rulers said 4,651 people have now been killed since the start of the war. Authorities said Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, had suffered most from one of the most…
In a scathing rebuke, Dr. Sani Shinkafi, a prominent Northern politician and former special adviser on inter-governmental affairs to the ex-governor of Zamfara State, has denounced the election tribunal’s judgement upholding the victory of Governor Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement released on Sunday, Shinkafi described the verdict as a…
Gombe State has again climbed two places to rank 5th among the 36 states of the federation and the FCT on the 2023 Transparency and Integrity Index. The index was released this month by the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation. It would be recalled that the state…
The member representing Akwanga, Wamba and Nasarawa Eggon Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jeremiah Umaru, has expressed concerns over the surge in kidnapping activities in Nasarawa State. Umaru raised the alarm over the security situation in the state during plenary on Thursday. Calling for urgent attention in tackling the problem, he lamented that the…
The member representing Akwanga, Wamba, and Nasarawa Eggon Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jeremiah Umaru, has expressed concerns over the surge in kidnapping activities in Nasarawa State. Umaru raised the alarm over the security situation in the state during plenary on Thursday. Calling for urgent attention in tackling the problem, he lamented that the…
The Israeli military said on Friday it has made no use of white phosphorus in its Gaza war this week, in an apparent denial of a Human Rights Watch report. “The current accusation made against the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) regarding the use of white phosphorus in Gaza is unequivocally false,” it said in a…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Civil Service Commission for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to allow career progression for civil servants in the FCT Administration. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday. Wike said that in 2018, the National Assembly passed…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to reduce restrictions in two conflict-hit areas that have been placed on martial law for two years. In a television address on Thursday night, President Félix Tshisekedi said the move would be gradual and progressive in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. The announcement is coming…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has described the late Justice Centus Nweze as a man of impeccable character, a legal icon, and an indomitable lion in the temple of justice. Justice Ariwoola spoke about his deceased colleague in Abuja during a valedictory court session held in his honour at the main courtroom of…
A federal court in Manhattan, in the United States will start hearing the case against the former cryptocurrency guru, Sam Bankman-Fried, with jury selection beginning on Tuesday. Bankman-Fried, who founded cryptocurrency exchange FTX and associated hedge fund Alameda Research, is facing trial on finance crimes stemming from the shocking collapse of FTX. The Guardian UK…
This brought about the Africa International Trade Exhibition (AITE) which was held in the United States of America (USA) to promote trade between SMEs in Africa and North America to generate increased foreign exchange income, wealth, and employment. The exhibition, which was sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Limited, was themed “The Imperatives of global…
According to data from the FMDQ website, the Naira rate closed at N755.27/$1 on Friday, indicating an appreciation of N20.04 or 2.6 percent compared to the previous session’s rate of N775.31/$1 on Thursday. During the trading day, the dollar fluctuated between an intra-day high of N700.00 and a low of N799.90 before settling at N755.27,…
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council, has said the suspect arrested for injecting the late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is not a registered nurse. The Association, Lagos State Council made this known in a statement released on Saturday. The late singer’s father, Aloba had raised the…
MTV’s first pan-African music channel, MTV Base, has positioned a ban on Marlian music following the death of a Nigerian singer, Mohbad. Marlian Music is a record label owned by Nigerian musician, Naira Marley, who is being fingered in the efforts of Mohbad, which allegedly led to the latter’s eventual death. A former signee of…
A journalist, Mustapha Usman, has been assaulted by some Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officers near the Corps’ Zone 7 FCT Command office in Abuja on Monday while on official duty. The reporter, who was beaten by the FRSC personnel, had his identification card confiscated while he was trying to report an incident around Wuye…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday, vowed, on behalf of the Federal Government, to achieve 20,000 megawatts of power generation in the next three years. Although the nation is still struggling to sustain a 4,000MW electricity generation, Adelabu insisted that President Bola Tinubu administration will meet the 20,000MW target by 2026. Adelabu, who…
Former West Ham United attacker, Frank McAvennie, has commented on struggling Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, insisting that the centre-back may never play for the Red Devils again. Maguire’s time at Manchester United has been turbulent since he joined the club from Leicester City in 2019. The England international used to be a regular starter…
In a bid to expand his administration’s economic development agenda for aggressive investment attraction, President Bola Tinubu has scheduled to meet with the global leadership of transnational firms, such as Microsoft, Meta Technologies, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, and others. The meeting will be on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General…
35 people have been arrested by the Anambra State Government’s Joint Taskforce (JTF) on Security on suspicion of participating in different crimes in the state. They were detained by members of the Anambra Vigilante Group AVG and the Special Joint Task Force (JTF) that is leading Operation Clean and Health Anambra (Ocha Brigade). The suspects…
The Anambra Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported a tragic accident at Odumodu Junction in Nteje-Awka, resulting in the loss of five lives. The incident, which occurred at 7:30 a.m., involved a commercial bus and a trailer carrying a container. According to Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, the state Sector Commander, the…
A tragic incident occurred at Miracle Junction in Ifite, Anambra State, where a stray bullet, suspected to have been fired by cultists, claimed the life of a first-year student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka. The victim, a female student named Uche Jovita Chigozirim, was fatally hit by the stray bullet. A fellow student,…
Troops from the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji have conducted successful operations in Zamfara State, rescuing 17 kidnapped victims and recovering a significant number of rustled cattle. These operations were the result of intensified fighting and offensive patrols within their Areas of Responsibility. Here are some key highlights of the recent operations: On…
The award has been previously won by notable figures, including former Kenyan vice president Kolonzo Musyoka, South African politician Lindiwe Sisulu, and Nigeria’s Labour Party presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi. Bambi is a media personality who has made a significant mark in journalism and has earned recognition as an award-winning African…
Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. The electoral commission said Mr Bongo had won just under two-thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was…
By Damilola Adeleke In the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the Super Falcons of Nigeria suffer a crushing defeat, exiting after a 4-2 penalty loss to England’s Lionesses.
Some pregnant women have demanded the Federal Government to meet the needs of the striking resident doctors so they can return to work and offer healthcare services to Nigerians. The women made the call on Saturday in Abuja l plat an outreach for pregnant women by the Help Africans Charity Network, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)….
It is a pathetic story for France-based Nigerian woman, Ms. Ehi Nosakhale Ese from Ebelle in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State who alleged that she has been traumatized, dehumanized, brutalized and is now being forced to live on the streets of Nice in France. Worst of all, she said she is being treated…
Tension gripped residents of Oji River Local Government Area, Enugu State on Thursday following the killing of a truck driver at Ugwuoba clothe ng Enugu-Onitsha expressway by touts amassing produce fees for the state government. Vanguard compiled that the touts killed the driver with a knife commonly known as (daga) at about 9:30 am and…
“AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted a decoration ceremony for the new service chiefs, conferring them with their new ranks. The event took place at the council chamber of the presidential villa, Abuja on Monday. The decorated service chiefs and their respective positions are as follows: Christopher Musa, who assumed the position of chief of defence…
The body recognized for Education, Federal Ministry of Education has issued a directive to increase the school fees for new students enrolling in Federal Government Colleges, commonly known as Federal Unity Colleges, to ₦100,000. The directive is contained in a circular to all Principals of Federal Unity Colleges. According to the circular titled “Approved fees…
