A gunman opened fire in central Tel Aviv and killed an Israeli police inspector before he was shot dead by a responding officer. Amateur video circulated online of police and civilians on Saturday running through the cafe-lined streets in the seaside metropolis.Police identified the gunman as Kamel Abu Bakr, 27, from a village near the…
France will support efforts by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to make the military coup in Niger fail, the French foreign ministry said on Saturday. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna met with Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou and the Niger ambassador in Paris on Saturday.Earlier, Colonna said the coup leaders in Niamey had until…
The Lagos State Police Command, on Saturday, said three persons have been arrested over the unfortunate death of a medical doctor, Vwaere Diaso, at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos-Island, last Tuesday.Spokesman for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, told Channels Television that the the three suspects are currently at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti. “Three…
Niger’s coup generals have asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s removed president or face possible military intervention by the West African regional bloc, a news report says. The request came during a visit by a coup leader – General Salifou Mody –…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lafarge Plc., a leading cement manufacturer in Nigeria, has defied economic challenges in the first half of 2023 as profit before tax rose by 18% in H1 2023, despite the expiration of the Pioneer Status Incentive (PSI), which impacted the Profit After Tax (PAT) growth. The unaudited financial report showed that net…
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Olalere Oyewumi, says Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is in support of the ministerial nomination of his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola.Oyewumi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Osun West Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, made this known on Friday when Oyetola, an All Progressives…
Banks have begun to increase interest rates on deposits in line with the sustained hike in the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.At its last Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting previous week, CBN raised MPR by another 25 basis points the sixth consecutive raise in the past one year, to…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the graduation of 20 successful participants in the fourth edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). Before the 2023 graduation, the SMDP had produced 52 graduates. The Bank successfully graduated 23 participants in its inaugural edition, held in 2018; 17 in 2019 and 12 in 2020.The bank…
Saudi Arabia has kicked off a weekend summit in Jeddah, in which senior officials from some 40 countries – but not Russia – will aim to draft key principles on how to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday welcomed the wide range of countries represented in the talks that began…
