US Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him for winning the 2024 presidential election, one of her senior aides said, following a bitter and contentious race. Democrat Harris discussed with Trump the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being president for all Americans, said the aide speaking on […]
Enugu State, the sixth plaintiff in the suit filed by several states contesting the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Guidelines, has withdrawn its case before the Supreme Court. Enugu’s withdrawal makes it the sixth state to back out of the suit. The first three states […]
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the presence of an armed Islamic group known as “Lakurawas,” operating across at least five local government areas in the state. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Ahmed Rufai, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday. He revealed that the group, reportedly armed with sophisticated weapons, has […]
The Kaduna State government has provided N100,000 in cash, new smartphones, and other forms of support to 39 #EndBadGovernance protesters recently released from detention. This was as the government reunited them with their families on Wednesday, after being released from detention. The reunion ceremony took place at the Children Homes along Kauru Road in Kaduna, […]
A Kano state high court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the accountant-general of federal (AGF) and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) from withholding funds for the 44 LGAs in the state. Ibrahim Musa-Muhammad, the presiding judge, granted the interim order on Wednesday while ruling on an ex parte application […]
Rampaging bandits have struck again in Zamfara State, attacking communities in Wanke, near the capital Gusau, where they abducted over 100 people, including women, children, and the elderly. Among the abductees was the community’s Chief Imam, who was previously released from captivity and was receiving treatment for a leg injury. This marks the second time […]
The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has said that the vice president won’t address supporters on election night, as the path to the White House narrowed for her. “We still have votes to count. We still have states that have not been called yet,’’ Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond said in the early […]
Republican former president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House early Wednesday, just needing a handful of electoral votes to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. US media have thus far projected that Trump has won in more than half of the 50 US states, including three key battlegrounds Georgia, […]
World leaders raced to praise Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris while financial markets also rose. Here are the first reactions, with the presidential election result still to be confirmed: – Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a historic return for the former US leader and […]
Taoreed Lagbaja, Nigeria’s chief of army staff, has died, FIJ is reporting. His death occurred on Tuesday, according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s special assistant on information and strategy, on Wednesday. Press release below STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PASSING OF CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, LT. GENERAL TAOREED ABIODUN […]
