United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres on Sunday said that the Middle East was on the “Edge of the Fissure ”. Guterres in a statement also called for swift humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip and urged Hamas to immediately release the hostages it took. “Each one of these two objectives are valid in themselves. They…
Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Tinubu as a “serial counterfeit and liar.” POLITICS NIGERIA reports that this was made known in a statement released on Sunday. Abubakar’s statement comes in the wake of allegations that Tinubu forged his academic certificates and lied about his work experience. “The world has come to the inexorable conclusion…
Members of the National Assembly have started receiving their brand new 2023 model Toyota Land Cruisers worth over N100 million each. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that the NASS leadership had earlier revealed plans to purchase 109 2023 model Toyota Land Cruisers for senators and 2023 Toyota Prado for 360 members of the House of Representatives. This…
Okra, also known as lady’s fingers, is believed to have originated in Africa and was cultivated by ancient Egyptians around 12th century BCE. It later spread to the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia. Okra was introduced to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade, and it became a staple in Southern United States cuisine….
Denver City Council once again considers extending Mayor Mike Johnston’s homeless emergency declaration to Nov. 13 during its meeting on Monday. After mayor Johnston acquired office on July 18, Johnston promised to house 1,000 homeless by the end of the year. That very day, the city chairman reported the crisis announcement answering Denver’s notable ascent…
At the age of 35, Ecuador’s president-elect Daniel Noboa is fulfilling the political dreams of his banana tycoon father, who failed five times to win the presidency. With about 52 percent of the vote, based on a near-complete count, little-known businessman Noboa was on Sunday elected the youngest president-elect in modern Ecuadoran history, edging out…
Iran’s top conspicuous film-makers, Dariush Mehrjui, was stabbed to death on Saturday evening together with his wife at their home near Tehran. A provincial chief justice said Mehrjui and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, “were killed by multiple stab wounds to the neck”, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website disclosed. According to Hossein Fazeli-Harikandi, chief justice of…
It is a record-breaking feat for Lagos State, though the commencement of intracity train service came 12 years behind schedule of the completion of the first phase of the Blue Line rail project. Nonetheless, one month after residents of Lagos started experiencing commuting on train to complete their journey within the city state, it has…
Plumptre just completed her free transfer to Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad from Leicester City Women in the summer, and she has not taken time to settle into her new environment. Plumptre made her debut for Al Ittihad, and she put up a superb showing Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre scored a hattrick on her…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Engr Emeka Agbasi, an indigene of Nnewi, Anambra State, as the Managing Director of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). His appointment came on the heels of the appointment of Senator David Umahi from Ebonyi State as Minister of Works. Agbasi, who holds MSc/DIC (Concrete Structures) and PhD (Civil…
