The US government will impose a “substantial pickup” in sanctions against Russia as the fighting in Ukraine continues, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent’s comments came just before Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte was due at the White House, in which he said he hopes to discuss “how to deliver” Trump’s “vision of peace”…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has again raised questions over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election of 2022, insisting that the exercise was skewed in favour of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Wike alleged that the…
Former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has refuted rumours about his wellbeing, saying he woke up to widespread claims suggesting otherwise. In a statement on his verified Facebook account on Friday, he clarified that he is alive, healthy, and in excellent condition, contrary to the rumour of his death. Obiano described the rumour…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he will sign an executive order to make new Attorney General Pam Bondi the head of a task force “to eradicate anti-Christian bias.” “The mission of this task force will be to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has rejected the plan by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to conduct a fresh examination for candidates affected by errors in the recently released UTME results. This comes after JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Wednesday admitted that technical errors had affected candidates’ scores in the five…
The Delta State Police command has condoled with the family of a 23-Year-Old Lady Identified As Precious Yusuf, whose corpse was found along DLA Road opposite Falcon Club Asaba on October 24. According to the spokesperson of the State Police command, SP Bright Edafe, at about 8.40am on the said day, the DPO ‘A’ division…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn the arrest warrant against Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the former manager of gospel musician Mercy Chinwo. Justice Alexander Owoeye issued a bench warrant against Onyedikachukwu last week after the EFCC filed an ex parte motion seeking to compel the music producer’s appearance in court to answer to alleged…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a 990 trillion pounds suit filed by a claimant, Tunde Omosebi, against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for being incomprehensible. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also held that the suit filed by Mr Omosebi to seek redress over alleged breach of his fundamental rights…
A 55-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his 17-year-old daughter in Kurmi Ado village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil made this known to newsmen on Friday in Bauchi. According to the statement, the father repeatedly raped his 17-year-old daughter. He said the…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has fixed N8.7 million as the Hajj fare for the intending pilgrims from Southern States and N8.3 million for those from Borno and Adamawa Zone. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by its Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Mrs Fatima…
