By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has offered his warmest congratulations to His Holiness Leo XIV on his election as the Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The President in a statement on Thursday by his media aide Bayo Onanuga, felicitated The...
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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, affirmed his commitment to the development of the South-East, promising to integrate Anambra and the entire region into the Federal Government’s economic development plan. Tinubu made the pledge when he paid a one-day working visit to the state to inaugurate projects completed by Gov....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is yet to make any decision regarding the national chairman and national secretary crisis rocking Labour Party (LP). The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Oyekanmi...
The Senate, on Thursday, paid glowing tributes to the late leader of the Ijaw Nation, Chief Edwin Clark, and called on the Federal Government to name a National Monument in his honour. The resolutions of the Senate followed a motion for a valedictory session in honour of Clark, presented...
Defence Minister, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru-Abubakar, on Thursday, has said President Bola Tinubu appreciates the improved security situation in the country, particularly in Kebbi. He made the disclosure in an interview with Journalists shortly after a courtesy visit on Gov. Nasir Idris at Government House, Birnin Kebbi. The News Agency...
The stock market extended its rally for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday, adding N240 billion to market capitalisation. Market capitalisation increased to N68.652 trillion, representing 0.35 per cent increase from the opening value of N68.412 trillion. The All-Share Index also rose by 382.13 points, or 0.35 per cent,...
Police Command in Imo has launched a “coordinated manhunt for criminal elements”, who allegedly attacked commuters on the Okigwe-Owerri Road in the early hours of Thursday morning. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri on Thursday. The News Agency...
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has said President Bola Tinubu is making significant efforts to raise Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through increased contributions from the digital economy. Tijani made the disclosure on Thursday during a visit to his alma mater, Anglican Grammar...
The Managing Director of Dutum Construction Ltd., Mr Temitope Runsewe, says Anambra’s ‘Iconic Light of the Nation Tower’ places the state on Nigeria’s tourism map. Runsewe, whose firm built the tower, made this known in Awka on Thursday during the inauguration of major state projects by President Bola Tinubu....
UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang, on Thursday, welcomed the announcement of a new Pope, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost – is the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, although he also holds Peruvian citizenship after working in the...
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope. Prevost is a U.S. citizen and native of Chicago, and the first American pontiff in history. He has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. The conclave, which voted for a new leader after Pope Francis’s passing, chose Prevost on...
Robert Francis Prevost (United States), 69, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Chiclayo has been chosen as a successor to Pope Francis. Details later……
With white smoke now billowing from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, it’s clear the voting process has concluded and the cardinals have chosen a successor to Pope Francis. We don’t yet know who has been selected, but it will become clear when they emerge on the balcony of...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Thursday that the broadcasts made by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu led to the killing of a former Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to ex-President Gooluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak and...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said that recent government policies are not meant to punish Nigerians, but are necessary interventions to prevent the economy from collapsing. Tinubu made this known at the 55th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) in Abuja. The president...
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday, said in a video played in court that the destructions witnessed during the #ENDSAR Protest in October 2020 could not have been as a result of his broadcasts on Biafra Radio. Kanu stated this during his...
President Bola Tinubu has lauded Chief Emeka Anyaoku, a diplomat and former Commonwealth Secretary-General for his contributions to good governance, democracy and world peace. Tinubu made the commendation while inaugurating the Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy, located inside the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka. He described...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says violence attacks on local communities and killings of farmers in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country are mostly perpetrated by foreign herders. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this on Thursday while fielding questions from journalists on the identities...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the Nigerian military have eliminated some key wanted terrorists, including one Nkwachi Eze, otherwise known as ‘Onowu’ in the month of April. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known while briefing newsmen on activities of the Armed Forces of...
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has clarified that the performance statistics for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are in line with results recorded over the past 12 years. Addressing public concerns about this year’s outcome, Oloyede explained that the...