In a significant political shift, Shaibu announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the APC Edo State’s inauguration of the National Working Committee for the upcoming Edo governorship election. The event, held on Saturday, saw notable attendees, including former Kano State governor and APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, along with Ondo State…
Russia maintains a policy of not exchanging prisoners internationally unless they have been convicted, potentially opening the door for a swap involving the 32-year-old journalist. Judge Andrei Mineyev sentenced Gershkovich to 16 years in a strict regime colony, announcing the punishment in court. Standing in a glass defendants’ cage wearing dark trousers and a T-shirt,…
ONNA, Akwa Ibom State – The Federal Government has set a target to acquire and install a minimum of two million meters annually over the next five years as part of its efforts to meet the Presidential Metering Initiative. This was disclosed by the Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, during a facility tour of…
ABUJA – Dr. Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer of the Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, announced on Thursday that cholera vaccines would soon be arriving in Nigeria to help curb the ongoing and deadly outbreak of the disease. Nishtar made the announcement on her X handle, expressing concern over the cholera outbreak in Nigeria and stating that…
TEL AVIV – In a significant breach of Israel’s highly regarded air defense system, a drone claimed by Yemen’s Huthi rebels struck a building near a US embassy annex in Tel Aviv on Friday, resulting in the death of one person. The Iran-backed Huthi movement’s spokesman, Yahya Saree, announced on social media that the attack…
HANOI – Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful figure, has passed away at the age of 79, according to state media reports. Trong’s death on Friday ends more than 13 years of leadership, following a reported illness. The announcement came a day after the party revealed that Trong would…
All flights from several major US airlines, including Delta, United, and American Airlines, were grounded on Friday morning due to a communication issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA confirmed that the ground stop impacts all flights from these airlines, regardless of their destination. CNN reports that it is unclear how long…
Somorin Road in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has been renamed after Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka in honor of his 90th birthday. The announcement was made by Governor Dapo Abiodun during a state-organized reception celebrating Soyinka’s milestone birthday on Wednesday. Governor Abiodun praised Soyinka for his remarkable contributions to academia and literature, which have…
Three people were injured, and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in two separate fire incidents in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday evening. The fires occurred at Omigade Area and Okefia GRA, both within the Osogbo metropolis. The Omigade fire, which affected a storey building, reportedly started from an adjoining structure before spreading. Despite…
