By Agencies Sudanese authorities adjourned talks on Tuesday with the most powerful rebel leader from the country’s south, saying they had agreed on more than three-quarters of a framework peace deal. A deal with Abdelaziz al-Hilu’s Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) would be a big step in efforts to resolve decades of internal conflict in…
By Chidinma Uchechukwumgemezu President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, flagged off the construction of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas train 7 project, in Bonny, Rivers State. The President, who congratulated the NLNG and its shareholders for proving that a Nigerian company can operate a world-class business in safety, profitability and responsibility, said the focus of his…
By Ikemefuna Obi-Maduabuchi The Federal Government says Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are vicariously liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Tuesday when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by newsmen in Abuja….
By Olaitan Ganiu It was a movie premiere like no other last Sunday as Seun Oloketuyi’s latest film, ‘Lockdown Heat’ hits the big screen at Silverbird Cinema, Ikeja, Lagos. The premiere had celebrities, practitioners and some other guest glammed up the red carpet for a photoshoot before converged at the theater hall to catch a glimpse…
Majeobaje, a Yoruba Socio-cultural Group, has said all that Yorubaland needs is a united and oliticised Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, for effective protection of their terri Chief Akintayo Akin-Deko, the Convener, Majeobaje Group, made the submission while speaking with newsmen after a meeting, tagged ‘Majeobaje Rountable’, held on Sunday in Ibadan. The News…
The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has got under way, four months after a military coup removed the elected government from offic She is charged with owning unlicensed walkie-talkies and violating Covid restrictions. Later trials will focus on allegations of corruption and breaking the official secrets act. Human rights groups have…
The Zungeru community, Wushishi Local Government Area, Niger says bandits have rejected N20 million ransom to free a chief kidnapped in the community and his two wives. The Village Head of Zungeru, Alhaji Aliyu Tanko, revealed this during a courtesy visit by the VSF in Wushishi on Monday to the community. He appealed for financial…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he held a “fruitful and sincere” meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels. “We believe there is no problem that cannot be resolved in Turkey-US relations,” Erdogan added after holding his first meeting with Biden since his election….
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks – until July 19 – as a result of the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant. “On the evidence I can see right now, I’m confident that we will not need more…
