Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has been granted bail in the sum of N50 million. The bail conditions require a surety of the same amount, with landed property as collateral. The development was disclosed by activist Omoyele Sowore, who also revealed that the case has been adjourned to January 29, 2025. Farotimi was…
The Federal Government has clarified that the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, identified in Australia and some other countries in Europe, is not in Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kachollum Daju, stated that a recently leaked letter addressed to the Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors…
Syria’s government appears to have fallen after opposition f+ghters advanced into Damascus, marking a dramatic turning point in the country’s civil war. Reports suggest President Bashar Assad has fled the country, leaving the capital in chaos. Opposition forces announced early Sunday they had entered Damascus, with residents reporting heavy gunfire and explosions. The Syrian Observatory…
The Presidency has declared that President Bola Tinubu is not bothered by speculation surrounding the 2027 presidential election. This statement was made in response to a comment after Tinubu congratulated Ghanaian President John Mahama on his reelection. A tweep, @shehu_mahdi questioned whether Tinubu would have the “liver and courage” to congratulate the winner of Nigeria’s…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated President-elect John Dramani Mahama on his victory in the December 7 general election in Ghana, following his opponent’s concession speech. In a telephone call to Mahama, President Tinubu hoped that Mahama’s ascension to power for the second time would further bring stability to the Economic Community of West African States…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the expulsion of the House of Representatives member for Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, from the party by the Umuopia/Umukegwu ward chapter of the party in Imo State. In a statement on Saturday, the PDP, through its National Publicity…
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The Federal Government has said that it is poised to curb unemployment from the grassroots. In his keynote address during the flag off the 93,731 jobs in Abia state, the Director General of National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Dr. Silas Ali Agara, said it was this reason that 10 participants were selected per ward. The…
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has described his Saturday meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron as “good and productive,” emphasizing that all parties are committed to ending the war with Russia swiftly and justly. The trilateral meeting took place at the Elysee Palace in Paris, nearly three years after Russia’s invasion…
Academic activities have resumed at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Study Center in Nsu, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The center had been rendered inactive for two months following an attack by hoodlums who set facilities ablaze over unfounded rumors. Both staff and students have expressed immense relief and gratitude…
