Chicago State University (CSU) has stated that it will reveal President Bola Tinubu’s academic records if the United States (US) court grants application. This is in response to an application filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate for the 2023 Elections, Atiku Abubakar, to release Tinubu’s credentials. The university stated that … [Read more…]
Works Minister Dave Umahi says the ministry under his supervision will construct long-lasting roads. He spoke while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. Umahi, a former Ebonyi State governor, said this can happen with the use of technology. “We have to begin to look at figures and prioritize our needs in this country. … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan says she will be back “stronger” next year after she lost her world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on Thursday in Budapest. In an interview with journalists after the game, Amusan said it was quite “a journey getting into the final” despite all she had gone through in the … [Read more…]
House of Representatives, yesterday, said it is determined to unravel circumstances that led to the killing of vigilante members allegedly by soldiers in Enugu State two months ago. Two vigilante members of Eke Community, in Udi council of the state, who were responding to a distress call over armed robbery and kidnapping incidents in the … [Read more…]
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin on Thursday, breaking his silence after the mercenary leader’s plane crashed with no survivors two months after he led a mutiny against army chiefs. Two U.S. officials told Reuters that Washington believed a surface-to-air missile originating from inside Russia likely shot down the … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Following the constitution of some boards and political announcements approved by the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the newly appointed General Manager, Enugu State Housing Development Corporation, Barr. Gerald Asogwa, has assumed office. Asogwa who was at the corporation today, August 24, 2023, was received … [Read more…]
The Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has approved the following board and political appointments: 1. Prof. Bethrand Ngwu, Chief Medical Director, ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane 2. Barr. Uche Anya, Executive Chairman, Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority. 3. Lawrence Ani, Executive Secretary, Council for Arts and Culture 4. Nnanyelugo Dan Onyishi, … [Read more…]
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, the TASS news agency reported, citing Rosaviatsia, Russia’s aviation authority. “An investigation has been launched into the Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the passenger list, among them … [Read more…]
Wike attributes the ban to his belief that individuals who engage in activities like selling corn and street hawking contribute to the insecurity and criminal occurrences in the nation’s capital. He unveiled this directive while sternly addressing the leadership teams of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). Wike, who … [Read more…]
Lagos State House of Assembly, has confirmed 22 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent recently by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening and approval. Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the day’s sitting on Wednesday, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad-hoc committee led by … [Read more…]
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has said the Kremlin wants to see an end to the conflict in Ukraine which he claimed was “unleashed by the West and its satellites.” Putin made this statement on Wednesday at the inaugural BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he attended virtually. The summit opened on Tuesday as … [Read more…]
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, will appear in court in the British capital on October 2 after being charged with bribery offences relating to her time in office, the UK National Crime Agency said on Tuesday. Alison-Madueke has been on bail since first being arrested in London in October 2015. Soon after her … [Read more…]