Idlib, Syria A couple and three of their children were killed in Russian air raids targeting a house in a farm near the town of Armenaz in western Idlib on Monday evening, according to the Syrian Civil Defence. Another child, the sole survivor, was injured.“We live in this small region of Syria as legitimate targets…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Jan. 8, 2024, for the conduct of its primaries for the by-elections holding February 2024. The party in a timetable and schedule of activities for the party primaries issued by PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, also fixed Dec. 28, 2023 to Jan. 3, 2024 for the period…
. Plans afoot to invite Ex-SGF for interrogation over $6.23m cash stolen from CBN vaults. Manhunt ongoing for Mustapha’s alleged collaborator, prime suspect in SGF’s office, letter dispatched to Akume for information. Top CBN officials arrested, detained, make damning revelations, write confessional statements. ‘Emefiele endorsed payment of illegal withdrawal of $6.23m from CBN vaults’. Lemo,…
Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel’s war on Hamas and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world’s favourite holidays. Children around the globe meanwhile tracked Santa, his reindeer and their present-laden sleigh with the help of www.noradsanta.org, a 3-D interactive…
Love, unity, peace, and tolerance were some of the common themes in the messages by Nigerian leaders across all levels as the country joins others for the Christmas celebrations amid a stuttering economy. President Bola Tinubu, who came to power at the helm of Africa’s largest economy in May, launched an ambitious reform agenda to…
A mammoth crowd on Sunday welcomed Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State back to the North-West state. Governor Yusuf had been away from the state amid the legal tussle over his position. The Court of Appeal sacked him as the Kano leader and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Nasiru Gawuna as the winner of…
he naira, today, Friday, depreciated to N885.88 per dollar in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N885.88 per dollar from N861.91 per dollar on Thursday. This indicates a N23.97 depreciation for the naira. The intraday high stood at N1,248 per dollar…
The top court in the United States has declined to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, rejecting efforts by prosecutors to expedite review of the question. The Supreme Court rebuffed the request from US Special Counsel Jack Smith on Friday, kicking it back…
US President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, says the White House. Friday’s action, Biden’s latest in executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system, broadened the criminal offences covered by the pardon.Biden has…
