Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace 1.8 million Palestinians to turn the devastated enclave into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has been met with strong criticism and scepticism from European countries, which warned the idea would run roughshod over the two-state solution. FranceFrance delivered an unambiguous rejection of Trump’s plan, saying…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the rollout of its contactless passport application system in Europe, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. The launch is set for Friday, February 7, 2025, and aims to simplify passport application and renewal processes for Nigerians in the diaspora. “This initiative set for launch on 7th of February 2025…
Columbus EhusangaNollywood actor, Columbus Irisonaga is dead. Apart from being an actor, he was also a senior lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, where he taught students in the Theatre Arts department. He is known for his role as the chief priest “Igbudu” in the 2001 movie Isakaba. He continued acting in Nollywood movies…
The Abia State House of Assembly has taken swift action to address the recent boundary dispute between the Ariam Usaka community in Abia State and Obot Akara in Akwa Ibom State. The dispute escalated into violence on February 2, resulting in the death of a man from the Ariam Usaka community, reportedly at the hands…
The move by the Abia State government to resolve all lingering issues on the proposed land for the Abia Airport, Nsulu, suffered another setback on Wednesday as the village and compound heads turned down a meeting organized by the Special Assistant to Governor Otti on Lands and Housing, Pastor Okorougo Aji, to hold on Thursday,…
The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee has proposed creating 31 additional states in addition to the country’s 36 existing states. The committee contained this in a letter to the House of Representatives, which was read during plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary session in Abuja. According to the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the Anambra State Fire Service are currently on ground averting possible fire outbreak as petrol tanker crashed in the commercial city of Onitsha, and spilled its contents. This is coming barely two weeks after similar incident resulted in fire outbreak that roasted over sixty persons in Enugu State….
Gen. Abubakar Aliyu has made history by being the second General in the Nigerian Army to Jump from a moving plane at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. Journalists were told that General Sadiq Aliyu made the history on Wednesday, as Second General in the Nigerian Army to Jump from a Moving Plane. “The General…
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has reportedly instructed all senior police officers impacted by the recent retirement directive from the Police Service Commission (PSC) to remain in their positions pending further instructions. Egbetokun’s order comes in response to the PSC’s directive mandating the immediate retirement of all senior officers who have either exceeded 35…
Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the commissioner for transportation in Lagos, during the press briefing to announce the installation of the devices on Thursday Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the commissioner for transportation in Lagos, says the ministry has deployed four new intelligent transport system (ITS) sites across four locations in the state. At a press briefing in Lagos on Thursday,…
