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A file photo of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has advised members of the Peoples Democratic Party against making disparaging comments against governors elected on the platform of the party, warning that such comments will no longer be tolerated. Governor Wike stated this on Thursday in reaction to comments […]
Waves crash against the sea wall at Porthcawl, South Wales, on February 18, 2022, as Storm Eunice brings high winds across the country. Britain put the army on standby Friday and schools closed as forecasters issued two rare “red weather” warnings of “danger to life” from fearsome winds and flooding due to the approaching storm […]
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, has reiterated his resolve and commitment in addressing infrastructural development, as well as ensuring the welfare of Nigerian Army (NA) personnel. The COAS stated this during the commissioning ceremony of remodeled Army Headquarters (AHQ) Annex A Complex, situated at Asokoro, Abuja. Gen Yahaya emphasized, […]
A file photo of a court gavel. An Indian court sentenced 38 people to death on Friday over a string of bomb blasts in 2008 that killed dozens in the city of Ahmedabad, in one of the country’s biggest mass death sentences. Coordinated attacks in western Gujarat state’s commercial hub in 2008 killed 56, […]
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers arm of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) have shelved their planned strike. The groups had threatened to go on strike over claims of diversion of the N621bn road fund provided by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company […]
A photo combination of US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladmir Putin The United States said Thursday that Russia is on the verge of unleashing a massive military attack against Ukraine, dismissing Moscow’s claim to be pulling forces back, as artillery fire hit a Ukrainian kindergarten. In a dramatic, previously unscheduled speech to […]
A file photo of Baba Ijesha. Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha has challenged the credibility of the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) recordings presented by the prosecution against him. Through his witness, an expert in CCTV installation and maintenance, Engr. Adeleke Lawrence, Baba Ijesha alleged that the contents of the videos […]
A file photo of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday kicked against plans by the Senate to enact a new anti-money laundering law. The apex bank put forward this position during a public hearing by a Senate Joint Committee – anti-corruption, financial crimes, judiciary […]
The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to urgently deploy physical enumerators and other assistance to conduct new voter registration across all federal constituencies. INEC had put in place a machinery for a virtual continuous voters registration, but the online process does not seem satisfactory to the […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has said the N5,000 monthly national cash transfer to vulnerable households goes a long way in reducing poverty. She stated this on Thursday during a briefing with State House reporters in reaction to the relevance of the initiative to the Federal […]
