Nigeria and the United States on Thursday reaffirmed their growing security partnership, pledging closer cooperation to curb terrorism, protect civilians, and strengthen accountability across conflict-affected areas. Speaking at the opening of a bilateral Working Group in Abuja, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said the engagement marked the third high-level interaction with senior…
Shell Plc has signalled a renewed and expanded investment push in Nigeria, citing improved political stability, policy consistency, and leadership as key factors driving its confidence in the country’s energy sector. The Chief Executive Officer of Shell Plc, Wael Sawan, disclosed the company’s investment plans during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on…
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organisation, citing the global health body’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and failure to implement necessary reforms, the White House announced on Friday. In a statement shared by the White House on Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department…
Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr SKC Ogbonnia has described President Bola Tinubu as an existential threat to Nigeria, saying he should not be allowed to secure a second term in office. Ogbonnia spoke in Ugbo, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, shortly after his registration as a member of…
A married woman, Mrs Ramatu Abbas, from Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State, has allegedly attacked a 17-year-old girl, identified as Iwasen Terhemba, with a razor blade. Sources told the Nigerian Tribune that Mrs Abbas accused the minor of having an affair with her husband. According to local sources, Mr Abbas had persistently made…
Diego Costa has described Antonio Conte, his former boss at Chelsea, as a “very bitter guy”. Costa was recounting the circumstances surrounding his exit from Chelsea in a recent episode of the Obi One Podcast, in a chat with Mikel Obi. Costa spent three seasons at Chelsea, scoring 59 goals in 120 games and winning…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement, on Thursday. ”President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef…
The Oyo State Government has engaged the Estate Rent and Commission Agents’ Association to tackle the issue of rising rents and commission extortion in the housing sector. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan by the state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade said that the engagement between…
Ogun State’s long-standing aspiration to become an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Eba, Ogun Waterside. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abubakar Abdullahi Mustapha, alongside senior…
Governor of Oyo State and one of the leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Seyi Makinde is currently at the presidential villa to meet with President Bola Tinubu. Governor Makinde arrived shortly after his colleague from Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives…
