Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has rejoiced with the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on his “reinstatement” on the throne. Conveying the governor’s congratulatory message in a statement on Thursday, Fubara’s spokesperson, Nelson Chukwudi, said his principal received the report of the reinstatement of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Rafael Nadal will start his French Open return – and expected farewell to the tournament he has dominated – with a first-round match against German fourth seed Alexander Zverev. Spain’s Nadal, who has won the men’s title on a record 14 occasions, plans to retire later this year. Zverev, 27, is one of the favourites…
Scientists say they’ve found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings. Cement is the modern world’s most common construction material, but it is also a huge source of planet-warming gas emissions. That is because of the chemical reactions when you heat limestone to high temperatures by burning fossil fuels. Recycling cement would massively…
●As Kano awaits Sanusi’s triumphal return Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has given the five former Emirs affected by the dissolution of the Emirate Councils created by former Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje 48 hours to vacate their palaces in the former Emirate Councils. He gave the directive as he assented to the law repealing the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 17 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the Nov. 16 Ondo State Governorship Election. The commission said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun said that…
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) said that the illicit drug landscape was a rapidly changing scene, and modern drug law enforcement had to keep up with the dynamics. He gave the verdict at the training of journalists to scale up the fight against crimes of drug trafficking and wildlife…
●Picked in the presence of his wife, children, sans arrest warrant or offence disclosure Nigerian Journalism once again came under attack on Wednesday, 22/5/2024 as the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront Newspaper (Online), Mr. Madu Onuorah, was whisked away by men of the Nigerian Police Force about 6pm. About ten fully-armed policemen stormed his…
Rishi Sunak has vowed to “fight for every vote” as he called an early UK general election for Thursday 4 July. The PM made the announcement in a rain-soaked speech outside 10 Downing Street, as he bids to win a fifth term in office for the Conservatives. The surprise move overturned expectations of an autumn…
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed into law the 2024 revised supplementary budget of N404bn with an increase of 22 percent. Speaking during the signing of the budget at the Government House, Benin City, Obaseki said the revised budget had become necessary following the inflationary trend in the economy as the adjustments had…
