EU Pushes Israel To Accept Two-State Solution After War In Gaza
EU foreign ministers on Monday pressed Israel for an eventual two-state solution with the Palestinians after the war in Gaza, at meetings with the top diplomats from the two sides and key Arab states in Brussels. The surprise Hamas attack…
Court Nullifies Rivers 2024 Budget, orders Governor to re-present to House
A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified and set aside the presentation and passage of the Rivers State 2024 Budget by a four-member state assembly. Justice James Omotoso, on Monday, also ordered Governor Siminalayi Fubara to represent the budget…
Mother Dumps 5-Month-Old Baby In Ogun River
A 30-year-old mother, Oluwabunmi Ajayi, has been arrested for allegedly dumping her five-month-old baby, Imole Anifowose, in a river at Sagamu, Ogun State. The mother allegedly dumped the baby in the river in what the police tagged premeditated drowning. The…
Portable Beaten Up For Not Performing At Show
Controversial artiste, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, has taken to Instagram to share a video of him being attacked in his house on Monday morning. The assailants accused him of neglecting to perform at a paid gig. The artist posted videos…
Ghana secures additional $600m IMF facility
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the 2023 Article IV consultation and the first review of Ghana’s 36-month extended credit facility arrangement, with the approval of the first review paving the way for immediate disbursement of SDR 451.4 million,…
FG issues N2b savings bonds in 2024’s maiden issuance
The Federal Government has raised about N2 billion from the latest issuance of the monthly retail savings bonds as investors continued to show strong appetite for sovereign securities.The January 2024 tranches of the monthly retail bond issuance, otherwise known as…
Senate to summon Wike over worsening insecurity in Abuja
The Senate is set to summon Minister Nyesom Wike following the escalating security challenges in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This was revealed by the senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, during a Sunday interview on Channels TV. Senator Kingibe,…
Ibadan Explosion: FG says it awaits forensic report on actual cause
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals, has said it is waiting for the outcome of a forensic investigation ordered to ascertain the actual cause of the tragic explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo State capital last week. Special…
JUST IN: Tinubu reverses recent posting of top official to FCTA
President Bola Tinubu has reversed the posting of Dr Magdalene Ajani as the permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The reversal comes few days a protest by staff of the FCTA after President Tinubu’s of Ajani’s posting…
Borno Gets First Elected Female LG Chair As APC Wins All 27 Seats
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the chairmanship and 312 councillorship positions in all the 27 local government areas of Borno State. This is as APC candidate in Jere LGA of the State, Inna Galadima, has been declared chairman-elect,…