President Bola Tinubu has formally sought the approval of the Senate to deploy Nigerian troops in the Benin Republic to help protect the neighbouring countryâs democratic institutions. In a letter just read to senators by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu said the troops, deployed on a Peace mission, was in compliance…
A Russian military plane crashed on Tuesday during a test flight after repair work, the defence ministry said. TASS state news agency reported seven people were on board at the time of the crash and it was unknown whether they survived. âToday in the Ivanovo region, during a test flight following repairs, an AN-22 military…
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida on Tuesday signed an executive order, designating Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as terrorist organisations. In a post on social media on Tuesday, Mr DeSantis shared a copy of the executive order, designating the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliate Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist and…
No fewer than 17 federal government agencies have been ranked completely inefficient by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) in its latest Business Facilitation Act (BFA) Performance Report which rates how ministries, departments and agencies are enabling the ease of doing business in Nigeria through implementation of reforms, policies and public service delivery. The…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has stated that its aircraft that landed in Burkina Faso Monday night did so for safety reasons and âin accordance with standard safety procedures and international aviation protocols.â In a Tuesday statement by its spokesperson, Ehimen Ejodame, the air force said the crew of the NAF C-130 aircraft âobserved a…
Abubakar Yakubu has won the election to become the new president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), defeating Rita Daniels by a slim margin. The closely contested election, held on Saturday during the guildâs annual general meeting in Benin City, Edo state, saw Yakubu secure 116 votes to Danielsâ 113, with three votes declared…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minster of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has urged the judiciary to expedite hearings in cases involving terrorism, human trafficking, kidnapping and other violent crimes, stressing that the judiciary must support national efforts to combat insecurity. The AGF made the appeal on Monday in Abuja during the ceremony marking…
Seven women died while 11 others were injured yesterday during a protest in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to Daily Trust, the women were protesting what they termed delayed response by the military to calm tensions between Bachama and Chobo communities of the LGA, when the incident occurred. The women, who were…
The United Nations, regional powers and neighbouring Nigeria have thrown their weight behind President Patrice Talon after an attempted military takeover in Benin Republic was swiftly crushed. UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres, in a statement issued through his office, said he was deeply worried by the move to âunconstitutionally seize powerâ in the West African nation,…
The government of Burkina Faso says an aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers has violated its airspace. In a statement signed by Assimi Goita, the junta leader, the Burkinabe government said an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was forced to land on Monday in Bobo Dioulasso, following an âemergency situation in flightâ while…