The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) explains why it arrested and detained four Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officials. In a statement titled Facts of the Face-off Between EFCC and NAF Officers in Kaduna, the anti-graft agency unveils that the military officials were arrested and kept behind bars after they attempted to forcefully release suspected…
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has initiated the disbursement of salary arrears owed judiciary workers in the state over a period spanning eight years. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, disclosed this in a statement, saying the concerned workers, owed since January 2015, had engaged in an indefinite strike against the previous state…
A judge in Colorado has rejected an attempt to stop former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican presidential primary in the state It ends a landmark trial over a lawsuit that argued Mr Trump’s actions leading up to the 2021 Capitol riot renders him ineligible to hold office again. Similar challenges, based on a…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the Kogi State polls, Dino Dino Melaye, has encouraged his allies not to surrender trust. Melaye demanded that it was not the finish of the fight and encouraged his adherents to resist the urge to panic. Recall that ekweanaedo earlier reported that Usman Ododo of the All…
The Tanzanian government has confirmed the death of its citizen taken hostage in the Hamas attack on Israel. Clemence Felix Mtenga, 22, was one of two Tanzanians taken by the group on 7 October. It is unclear how he died. Mtenga was studying agriculture in Israel before the 7 October attack Another Tanzanian hostage, Joshua…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan while congratulating Governor Douye Diri for winning last Saturday governorship election in the state, said that if Douye had lost, the gains made in curbing insecurity would have been lost and that he would have relocated his mother to Abuja. Jonathan, who is a former governor of the oil-rich state, spoke…
The final list for the 2023 CAF Best Player of the year has been released with Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen making the top 10 The Napoli forward, who is the overwhelming favourite, is the only Nigerian to make the cut and will be aiming to cap off an impressive year in which he won the Italian…
The Nigerian Army has announced its first ever Professor among serving personnel Lt. Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam was promoted to the position of Professor of Mechatronics Engineering at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna. This marks the first time in the history of the Nigerian Army that a serving personnel has been appointed as a…
Israel has finally succumbed to pressure from the US to allow two fuel trucks a day to enter the Gaza Strip. A US State Department official says around 140,000 litres of fuel will be allowed in every two days. Most of that is intended for trucks delivering aid, as well as supporting the UN in…
Former Vice President Joseph Boakai looks set to become Liberia’s new president. Boakai went head-to-head with the incumbent George Weah in the presidential run-off and with almost all the votes counted; the opposition candidate holds an unassailable lead of 28,000 votes. According to the electoral commission, Mr Boakai, a 78-year-old political veteran had 50.89% of…
