British King Charles is to host French President Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the UK from July 8-10, Buckingham Palace has announced. The French leader and his wife Brigitte Macron would stay at Windsor Castle and will be feted with a state banquet at the historic Berkshire...
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The last time Kim Kardashian faced the men that police say robbed her, she was bound with zip ties and held at gunpoint, and feared she might die. On Tuesday, nearly a decade later, she returns to Paris to testify against them. One of the most recognisable figures on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has announced that it would conduct a screening test for aspiring candidates seeking admission into the 77 Regular Course on May 24. The academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa, made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday in...
Oando Plc, the indigenous firm that acquired Nigeria Agip Oil Company, says it has recorded four operational oil spills from October 2024 to date. The oil firm disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Oando’s Spokesperson Mrs Alero Balogun, General Manager,...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Gunmen suspected to kidnappers have abducted a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Nelson Adepoyigi in Ondo State. Mr. Adepoyigi, who is the chairman of Ifon Ward 5 in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, was abducted on Monday evening at...
The drumbeats echo once more in the valley,Where the land weeps with the silence of torn roots.Yesterday, they came in fine coats and canes,Today, they ride in shadows, grazing fire on our fields.The name has changed—from taxman to herdsman—But the theft is the same: our dignity and our land....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 17 courses have been accreditated at the Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) formerly known as Bauchi State University by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Auwal Hassan, in a statement he signed and made available to...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State is set to host the 13th National Delegates Conference of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria (FOSIECON), bringing together over 300 participants to deliberate on key issues shaping local government elections across the country. The Chairman of the Plateau...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has confirmed that Nigeria has fully repaid the 3.4 billion dollars COVID loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the sixth Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. Idris addressed some...
The United Nations (UN) has said it is undergoing some dire financial strain amid growing global challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres has said. Guterres, while briefing Member States in New York on Monday about the state of the multilateral body, pushed for wide-ranging structural reforms to cut costs and enhance...
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, on Monday said the ministry would contribute $100 billion to the Nigerian economy by 2030. Musawa said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of sixth the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday inaugurated 39 new members of it’s Board of Trustees (BoT). The BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, while inaugurating the new members at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, said that they were nominees of states and zones. Wabara said that the nomination of...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone call with the pontiff on Monday. “Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Zelensky wrote on X after what he called...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Andrey Belousov, has expressed the preparedness of Russia to provide the necessary military assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Belousov gave the assurance when the Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, paid...
A 16-year-old SS2 student at a private secondary school in Abakaliki has faked her own kidnapping, says the police command in Ebonyi State. The girl allegedly contacted a family member claiming she had been kidnapped and demanded a ransom of ₦2 million for her release. Police Public Relations Officer,...
Lagos State Police Command has detained two men who allegedly defiled their daughters in the Surulere and Amukoko areas of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the detention while briefing newsmen on Monday at the command headquaters in Ikeja. He said that a 39-year-old man defiled...
By CHETUNI ARINZE, Senior International Affairs Reporter As global migration patterns shift to meet the growing needs of advanced economies, the United Kingdom continues to rely heavily on international talent to fill critical gaps in its workforce. According to the UK Home Office, more than 300,000 Skilled Worker visas...
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy has deactivated six illegal refining sites at Obodo Omadina Community, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta. Navy Capt Ikenna Okoloagu, the Commanding Officer, FOB Escravos, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. Okoloagu said that the illegal...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has urged the police authorities to arrest the president of Neo Black Movement (NBM) also know as black axe, Ese Kakor. The call followed allegations that Kakor forged documents falsely authorising him to assist schools in the Edo South Senatorial District. This is contained...
The Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, has called for partnership with the National Assembly to address insecurity and other economic challenges currently confronting the country. Ogundoyin made the call on Monday in Abuja at the opening of a day national dialogue on...