Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, defended his decision to present the 2025 budget to three lawmakers on Thursday by claiming that the 27 State House of Assembly members who chose to join the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party had lost their seats for good. In his view, the 27 lawmakers … [Read more…]
The five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2025-2026 term officially assumed their duties on Thursday. The new members – Somalia, Pakistan, Panama, Greece, and Denmark – are taking seats vacated by Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland, whose terms ended on 31 December. Elected by the General Assembly in June, … [Read more…]
Telecommunications firms in Nigeria have suggested a 100 per cent increase in their rates and are awaiting regulatory approval from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). This proposal has been presented to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and aims to tackle the escalating operational expenses, including inflation and higher service delivery costs. This was disclosed by … [Read more…]
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has announced a N10 million bounty for information leading to the capture of each of the gunmen responsible for an attack during a burial ceremony in Ihiala last Monday. During a condolence visit to the family of the late Bridget Akanma Onuchukwu in Umuike, Ubahuekwem Ihiala, Governor … [Read more…]
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi has said there was currently no agreement between the party and any other opposition party for a merger. The former Anambra State governor spoke against speculations that the LP had entered into a merger deal with the Peoples Democratic … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone A Operation Whirlwind Unit has intercepted smugglers attempting to ferry over 10,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) concealed in sacks by smugglers in Badagry. In a statement, the Commander of Operation Whirlwind, Mahmood Bello, said the operation took place on New Year’s Eve. Customs operatives, he said, conducted … [Read more…]
Five months after the federal government announced a 150-day window for free importation of food items, the policy is yet to be implemented, Daily Trust learnt. The government had on July 8, 2024, announced the duty-free import window for food commodities so as to ensure a reduction in food inflation in the country. The window … [Read more…]
The wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, marked the start of 2025 with a visit to the ESUT Teaching Hospital (Parklane Hospital), GRA, where she celebrated the birth of the first baby of the year yesterday, 1st January, 2025. The baby, a beautiful girl, was born to Mrs. Blessing Anibueze at exactly … [Read more…]
…Urges Nigerians to kindle the fire of love, empathy and charity Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has assured the people of the state that there would not be any slowing down in the new year the speed of transformation witnessed by the state in the year 2024. This was even as he urged … [Read more…]
Senate President Akpabio has stated that Governor Okpebholo’s leadership is divinely ordained to bring development and transformation to Edo State. The mandate of the Governor Monday Okpebholo is “divinely ordained by God to bring respite and development to Edo State”, President of the Senate and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio has said. … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu will announce his ambassadors within the next few weeks, one of his aides, Ademola Oshodi, has said. Oshodi, a Senior Special Adviser on Foreign Affairs and Protocol to Tinubu, stated this on Channels Television’s 2024 Year-In-Review programme on Sunday. “I believe in the next few weeks, there will be a pronouncement for the … [Read more…]
…President Biden, President-elect Trump, other US ex presidents pour tributes Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed. The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October. The Carter Center, which advocates for democracy and human rights around the … [Read more…]