Ukraine’s armed forces said on Sunday they had downed 10 of the 12 Shahed drones fired by Russia at several locations in Ukraine overnight and a guided Kh-59 missile. Russia has used hundreds of Iranian-made self-detonating Shahed drones to attack targets across Ukraine since its fully-fledged invasion in February 2022. Ukraine has boosted […]
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has been urged not to approve an alleged plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to build a ‘befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima. In a letter dated December 2, the group – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) – specifically wants Akpabio “to promptly reject […]
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is not aware that President Bola Tinubu had directed that its members be paid four out of eight months of withheld salary arrears. The National Vice President of ASUU, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, stated this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines […]
Sunday 03 December 2024 Former govs want ambassadorial positions to enjoy immunity – Ex-NIIA DG Why PDP won’t sanction disloyal members – Party chair Nigeria still asking for deposed Niger President’s release—Minister Workers, guests stranded as Enugu seals hotels over tax evasion Israel, Hamas Trade Strikes As Palestinian Toll Mounts COP28: Nigeria To Rollout […]
Onyedika Oriaku, A Nigerian studying in the United Kingdom has been jailed after he raped a woman in the ladies’ toilets of a busy nightclub and went on to brag about it to his friends and took one back to show them where he committed the horrific crime in Wale. Mr. Oriaku claims the […]
Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says “Igbo forebears” are the “heroes” of the Lagos state of today. The Ohanaeze president-general spoke on Friday during a press briefing. Iwuanyanwu’s comments came in the wake of the controversy over remarks attributed to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, regarding the origin of Lagos. The […]
Nigeria will rollout 100 electric buses in a step towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future, President Bola Tinubu said Saturday. The “pioneering initiative” is to “significantly” reduce Nigeria’s carbon footprint and modernise the country’s transportation systems,” Tinubu said in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the margins of the COP28 climate summit. ”This initiative […]
Ali Ndume, chief whip of the senate, says Muhammadu Buhari, former president, did not “take charge” during his time in office. Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, Ndume said kleptocrats dominated the administration of the former president. The senator representing Borno south said President Bola Tinubu takes the lead in his […]
Female politicians were well represented as Ekiti State, on Saturday, held its first local government elections under Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Meanwhile, after casting his vote at his Ward 6, Unit 003 Okelele Street, Ikogosi-Ekiti around 11.40 a.m., Governor Oyebanji commended voters and the umpire, SIEC, for the peaceful polls. He told journalists he was […]
A worker at Bolorunduro, Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, simply identified as Mathew, has slumped and died in his office. Daily Trust learnt that Matthew, who lived at Elemosi in Ondo town, suddenly slumped and died a few minutes later in his office. The deceased, according to co-workers, had come to […]
