NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, on Wednesday praised Ukraine’s armed forces in a video message to celebrate the country’s independence day, exactly six months after the Russian invasion began. The NATO chief said he paid tribute “to all those who had lost their lives or been injured and to...
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NNPP National Chairman, Prof. Rufa’i Alkali. The National Chairman of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufa’i Alkali, has faulted assumptions that the party is small and cannot go far in winning the 2023 presidential election. Alkali, a former presidential adviser on political affairs to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan disclosed...
A team of Kenyan lawyers has filed a case against the British Government at the European Court of Human Rights seeking compensation for historical injustices committed during the colonial period. Lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek, who is based in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, said that they are seeking compensation...
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been conferred with the Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021. Adesina received the award in Abuja at the Annual Public Lectures and Impact Series/Awards organised by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily Newspapers in Nigeria. The award...
The continuous increase in kerosene and cooking gas prices will lead to increased difficulty in meeting basic food and other essential commodities needed by Nigerians. Prof. Aminu Usman, an Economics lecturer at the Kaduna State University, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Wednesday...
Some police officers under the Osun State Command on Wednesday said they were yet to be paid their duty allowance for the coverage of the Osun July 16, governorship election, 38 days after the election. The officers who spoke, anonymously, to newsmen in Osogbo, stated that about 140 officers...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday in Lafia, distributed 42 operational vehicles to various security agencies in the state. The governor at the handing over ceremony, said the gesture was part of the state government’s sustained support to security agencies. According to him, security is one of the...
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) combating insurgency along the shores of Lake Chad has reiterated its commitment to compliance with the rules of engagement in its operations. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday from Capt. Benn Raphael, the Deputy Chief of Military Public Information Office, MNJTF...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has given clarification of Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team, Falconets overstaying for 24 hours at Istanbul following their exit at the Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. Falconets were enroute Abuja after bowing out of the tournament on Sunday, following...
Officials of the Execution Unit of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, working with officers of the Nigeria Police Force, on Tuesday, seized vehicles belonging to Senator Andy Uba in his Abuja residence over a N50 million debt resulting from a loan he took from Oranto Petroleum...
The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council says that Sen. Bola Tinubu, the APC 2023 presidential candidate, is not concerned about cash and carry or container economy, but for something more enduring for Nigerians Mr Dele Alake, the council’s Director of Strategic and Communication said this while speaking...
The UN Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Beatrice Eyong has said poverty is a major cause of vote buying in Nigeria. Ms. Eyong said this when she received National Officials of Women Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) in Abuja. She said that the UN women...
Former world tennis number one Angelique Kerber is pregnant, her management team disclosed on Wednesday. The three-time Grand Slam winner is expecting her first child and will not play in the US Open starting on Monday. Kerber, 34, last played at Wimbledon in July. Her pregnancy does not mean...
Tyson Fury has set a seven-day deadline to arrange a unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk retained his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO belts after winning his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Saturday. Fury, who retired after beating Dillian Whyte in April, holds the WBC belt. Promoter Frank...
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo also joined the meeting physically for the first time since he underwent surgery following an injury he...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Majority leader of the House of Assembly, Hon. Nnamdi Okafor has died on Tuesday in Sandton City Johannesburg, South Africa. Hon. Okafor served as the lawmaker representing Awka South Constituency I in Anambra State House of Assembly. It was learnt that the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has applauded consistent growth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contributions to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which hit 17.92 per cent in the last quarter of 2020, and in the first...
Four Catholic nuns have just been kidnapped in Imo state, one of such sad tales that have become almost a daily occurrence since Hope Uzodinma became the absolute ruler. The phrase, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” suggests that whenever a person has absolute power over other people or things, it...
Chief Julius Okoye, senatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for Anambra North has commended the Federal Government for resuscitating the long-deserted Anambra-Imo River Basin. He said in a statement issued at Awka on Tuesday by his media aide, Mr Anthony Oboroah that the basin had suffered lack...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says its 2022/23 interclub competition would kick-off on September 9. CAF made the announcement in a statement posted on its official website, cafonline.com, on Wednesday. “The 2022/23 season will kick-off on Friday, 09 September 2022 with the preliminary rounds of both the TotalEnergies...