Abdoulade Bathily told the UN Security Council that there were many alarming signs of such a slide and urged all political leaders to put aside “their interests” and come together to negotiate and achieve a compromise “to restore the dignity of their homeland”. “The reluctance to do so calls into question not only their commitment…
Ojo is married to Tinubu’s eldest daughter, Folashade. This move marks the first instance of Tinubu selecting a relative for a federal government position. The presidency justified the appointment, citing Ojo’s decade-long experience in the housing and hospitality industries, along with his past role as a member of the House of Representatives. However, there has…
Ize-Iyamu Withdraws Fr“I entered the contest as a progressive democrat, with an open mind to keenly contest and accept the result of a process that is fair, credible, and transparent, I| appreciate the commendable effort made by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC to correct the erroneous impression maliciously created by certain persons…
Delivering judgment, Justice Ekwo held the AGF was under obligation to prosecute and penalize killers of media practitioners in the country. Mister Dele Giwa was murdered on October 19, 1986, in his Lagos office through a letter bomb. Apart from Dele Giwa, the court ordered that the killings of other journalists in the discharge of…
President Macky Sall’s decision earlier this month to postpone the February 25 poll plunged Senegal into its worst crisis in decades, sparking widespread outcry and prompting deadly protests. Parliament later approved the delay until December 15, but only after security forces stormed the building and removed some opposition lawmakers who opposed the bill. The vote…
Police authorities in the North-West state said sophisticated weapons including a General Purpose Machine gun and three AK-47 rifles and large caches of ammunition were recovered from the suspects. While parading the suspects at the Command Headquarters on Thursday, the Sokoto State Police Commissioner Hayatu Kaigama said the neutralised bandit was killed during a gun…
Chelsea and City drew a memorable game 4-4 at Stamford Bridge in November, with former City player Cole Palmer scoring a penalty in stoppage time for the hosts to snatch a point. Chelsea have endured mixed fortunes since, losing half of their 12 league fixtures, though they could climb to a season-high seventh place with…
The governor announced this on Friday during the commissioning of the 12.5km Challenge – Odo Ona – Elewe-Elebu –Apata dualized road project. In October, the Oyo State Government approved the payment of extra N25,000 to workers and N15,000 for pensioners as wage award in the state for the next six months. Although the six months…
Obi stated this during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, amid the fresh crisis that has rocked the party over sales of forms and other fundraising activities for the 2023 general elections in the country. On Monday, the LP’s National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, asked the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, to account for N3.5bn…
