Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two rescue planes to the Netherlands on Friday after Israel football fans were reportedly injured in violence in Amsterdam. “Prime Minister Netanyahu views the horrifying incident with utmost gravity and demands that the Dutch government and security forces take vigorous and swift action against the rioters, and ensure the safety […]
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, says he has been told that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will come knocking when his tenure elapses next week. Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be handing over to Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 12. Speaking in […]
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signalling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration’s policies by talking to Vladimir Putin. Trump’s campaign manger Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to be named to the high-profile role […]
Oludayo Adeagbo, a British-Nigerian, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme. According to the US department of justice, Adeagbo, who also goes by John Edwards and John Dayo, conspired with others to steal over $3 million from different entities in Texas, including local […]
The United States President Joe Biden has asked Americans to accept the victory of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump in the presidential election. On November 6, Trump won the presidential election after exceeding the magic number of 270 electoral college votes. Trump defeated Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party, who has 219 electoral college votes. […]
Friday 08 November 2024 Nigeria undergoing major reset after subsidy removal — Soludo Battle oil mafia, NNPCL should make refineries work — Obaigbena Pinheiro cautions Lagos Assembly against land dispute interference Investors gain N217bn on positive trading Trump’s election victory could derail global climate action, activists warn National grid instability will persist until repairs are […]
Oye Owolewa, a Nigerian-American Democrat, has been re-elected as the shadow representative for the District of Columbia (DC). Owolewa, a PhD graduate from Northeastern University in Boston, made history in November 2020 when he became the first Nigerian-American elected to congress. He secured 164,026 votes, or 82.84 percent of the total votes cast in DC. […]
Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have shot dead a member of a local vigilante group in the Obele community of Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State. The deceased, identified as a member of the ONELGA Security Peace and Advisory Committee, was targeted during an attack on Wednesday night. The assailants also set ablaze the house […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has stated that the ongoing repair works in the power sector were responsible for Thursday’s grid collapse. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement. According to her, the national grid experienced a disturbance at approximately 11:29 am on Thursday, caused by a sudden rise in frequency from 50.33Hz […]
Vivian Wilson, the 20-year-old estranged transgender daughter of tech mogul Elon Musk, has announced plans to leave the United States following Donald Trump’s recent election victory. Wilson shared her decision on Threads, expressing her discomfort with the political landscape under Trump’s return to office, according to a report by the UK’s Daily Mail. “I don’t […]
