Binance executive, Gambaryan, appears in court on wheelchair
The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was on Tuesday, whisked into Federal High Court in Abuja in a wheelchair. Gambaryan, who was dressed in a black T-shirt with blue jeans trousers, is facing a money laundering charge alongside…
FG repatriates 190 Nigerians from UAE
The Federal Government has repatriated 190 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bashir Garga, the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) zonal director in the North Central, on Tuesday in…
Tinubu to make final decision on new minimum wage Thursday
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu may likely take a final decision on the new minimum wage on Thursday this week. He said the President will be meeting with the organised Labour…
Euro 2024: UEFA’s official Team of the Tournament unveiled [Full list]
Players from Spain have dominated UEFA’s Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament, which was published on Tuesday. Rodri, Dani Olmo and Fabian Ruiz are the midfielders included in the squad. The other three La Roja players who made the cut…
INEC substitutes Edo LP deputy governorship candidate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has complied with the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja asking it to substitute the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the September 21 governorship election in Edo state. INEC…
BREAKING: Paul Kagame secures 99% votes, wins fourth term as Rwanda president
President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has won 99.15 percent of the votes from Monday’s presidential election to secure a fourth term in office. Only about 79 percent of ballots have been counted, according to the country’s electoral commission. Authorities said…
Pope Francis appoints Irish Archbishop Crotty as Apostolic Nuncio for Nigeria
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty as the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria. This was made known in a statement on Tuesday by His Grace Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri, who also serves as the President of the…
French tourist injured by bear in northern Italy
A French tourist was injured by a bear in north-eastern Italian province of Trentino, local authorities said on Tuesday. The 43-year-old man was injured early in the morning during a walk in the area of Dro, north of Lake Garda,…
Tinubu presides over FEC meeting at Villa
President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja; the 14th session since the council’s inauguration last August.Before the meeting commenced, the council observed a minute’s silence in…
Anambra judiciary workers begin indefinite strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Anambra State Chapter on Monday commenced an indefinite strike over the refusal by the state government to pay the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who visited the High Courts…