October 3, 2024
Georgia signs anti-LGBTQ bill into law
The speaker of Georgia’s parliament on Thursday signed into law a bill similar to Russian legislation that curbs the rights of LGBTQ people, despite warnings from the EU. The move came a day after Georgia’s pro-Western president Salome Zurabishvili — at loggerheads with the ruling Georgian Dream party — refused to sign the bill. The […]
Nasarawa Fixes LG Polls For November 2
The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has slated the local government election in the state for November 2. Chairman of the commission, Barrister Ayuba Wandai Usman, disclosed this during a meeting with Inter Party Advisory Councils (IPAC) on Wednesday in Lafia. The commission during the meeting also released the guidelines for the conduct of […]
Israel Issues New Evacuation Order For Parts Of Southern Beirut
The Israeli military issued orders in the early hours of Thursday telling people to leave multiple areas of densely-populated southern Beirut, where it says it will hit Hezbollah sites. “You are located near facilities and interests belonging to Hezbollah, which the army will act against in the near future,” Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said […]
Naira notes Emefiele released not what Buhari approved – Witness
A former acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Folashodun Shonubi, on Wednesday, told Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, that intrigues and politics were involved in the naira redesign exercise carried out in 2022. Shonubi, who served as the Deputy Governor of Operations before his appointment […]
Outrage As Police Kill Commercial Driver In Akwa Ibom
Angry commercial drivers along the Aka – Nnung road have threatened to disrupt transportation business following the gruesome murder of their colleague by police officers that mounted a roadblock at the Nnung Oku roundabout in Ibesikpo Asutan local government area at about 3:00pm on Wednesday. An eye witness, Effiong Akpan, a commercial motorcyclist operating from […]
FG stops VAT on diesel, cooking gas
The Federal Government has announced the provision of new tax reliefs for deep offshore oil and gas production to boost investments in the sector. It also announced that the importation of key energy products and infrastructure, including diesel, feed gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, electric vehicles, Liquefied Natural Gas infrastructure, and clean cooking […]