The Northern Senators Forum has commended the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for lifting sanctions imposed on Niger Republic of Niger following the military coup in that country ECOWAS leaders, after a meeting said they had decided to lift Niger sanctions including border closures, the freezing of central bank and…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will, on Monday, February 26, 2024, administer the oath of office on the newly appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court. Director of Press, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr Festus Akande, confirmed this on Friday. He said, “The newly appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court…
Former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says the failure of security agencies to stamp out kidnapping and banditry exposes collusion between criminals and security agents. The lawmaker, who has been representing Abia South Senatorial District since 2007 in the National Assembly, sais this on a television Progranme on Friday. He lamented that despite the many…
Undisputed boxing world champion Claressa Shields secured her second victory in MMA after a split decision win over Kelsey De Santis in Riyadh. The fight made history as the first professional MMA bout in Saudi Arabia featuring two women. Shields, a three-weight world champion in boxing, was visibly emotionally when she was confirmed the winner….
Donald Trump is one step closer to the Republican presidential nomination after a massive win over Nikki Haley in South Carolina. The former president won his primary opponent’s home state by a 20-point margin, his fourth consecutive victory. Mr Trump made no mention of his rival as he celebrated, setting his sights instead on the…
Patience Key on Saturday emerged Governorship candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, after winning the party’s primary election Key was adopted by the party members and delegates in the primary election that took place at the PRP secretariat in Benin, and witnessed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. In her acceptance speech,…
Fresh crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the election of the party’s candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State. Dennis Idahosa, the first runner-up in the just concluded primary election, has rejected the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the party’s gubernatorial candidate. Other governorship aspirants which include…
The Federal Government has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will visit Qatar on March 2 and 3, 2024. This was contained in a statement by spokesperson of Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Francisca Omayuli She, however, kept mum on whether Qatar declined a meeting with President Tinubu. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the forthcoming…
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve their proposed nationwide protest. On February 16, the NLC announced a nationwide protest scheduled for February 27 and 28, in response to the economic challenges facing the country. This decision followed the conclusion of a 14-day ultimatum issued to…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday carried out a test run of the Lagos Red Line ahead of next week’s commissioning of the project by President Bola Tinubu. The Lagos State governor also inspected the tracks and the rail corridors. Some of the comfort facilities inspected by Governor Sanwo-Olu included the train’s cooling…
