Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asserted that the state will not permit a recurrence of the 2020 #EndSARS protests. He made this statement while addressing the organizers of the ongoing anti-hunger protests, which highlight the economic difficulties faced by Nigerians since President Bola Tinubu’s administration began. In his address to Lagosians on Wednesday, Governor…
The House of Representatives Special Joint Committee investigating impediments in the petroleum sector has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to cease any plans to mortgage Nigeria’s future crude oil until its ongoing investigation is concluded. The committee, led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, the representative for Ideato South/Ideato North Federal Constituency, Imo State, initiated…
WHO launched the WHO Civil Society Commission and held the inaugural meeting of its Steering Committee in Geneva today. The Commission provides, for the first time, the ability to channel advice and recommendations in a more structured and systematic manner from civil society to WHO on health priorities and related issues. The historical role of civil…
South Africa will not be forced to side with any global powers, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday as he readied to host a summit of major emerging economies. The meeting in Johannesburg this week of BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — will seek to widen their influence and push…
United States President Joe Biden has told survivors of Hawaii’s deadly wildfires that the nation “grieves with you” as he promised federal assistance “for as long as it takes”. Biden arrived in Maui on Monday, 13 days after the wildfires ravaged the western part of the island. The fires – the deadliest the US has…
The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, advised presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to stand alone or even partner with President Bola Tinubu, rather than align with the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, or Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro,…
Thousands of residents from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have been evacuated as a wildfire authorities deemed “out of control” rages on for a fourth day. The Canary Islands emergency services said more than 26,000 people had been evacuated by Saturday afternoon, according to provisional estimates, a sharp rise from 4,500 on Friday. Some 11…
Barrow signed an executive order “suspending all overseas travels by the president, the vice-president, cabinet ministers, senior government officials, civil servants and employees across all government institutions and agencies,” for the rest of the fiscal year, presidential spokesman Ebrima Sankareh said in a statement. Meetings where Gambian participation is compulsory and foreign trips entirely financed…
Nigeria striker Osimhen netted in each half to help ensure the champions came from behind to win on Rudi Garcia’s debut as coach following the resignation of new Italy boss Luciano Spalletti. Matteo Politano scored Napoli’s other goal, getting the away side back on level terms midway through the first half after Abdou Harroui had…
