The US will control sales of sanctioned Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” as it prepares to roll back restrictions on the country’s crude in global markets, the White House said. Officials said sales were expected to start with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil and the revenue would be controlled by the US government in…
The Trump administration is reportedly considering plans to close nearly 30 U.S embassies and consulates worldwide in a significant effort to downsize the federal government’s international presence as tariff war escalates. According to an internal State Department document reviewed by CNN, the recommendations were prepared by the department’s undersecretary for management. It suggests the closure…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has executed a successful air interdiction operation against a major terrorist logistics hub at Dabar Masara in the Southern Tumbuns, Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, it Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Monday in Abuja. Ejodame said the operation…
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three for allegedly stealing two phones from accident victims on Governor’s Road, Alausa, Ikeja. The suspects, Isaiah Adegbenro, Edet Johnson and Efe Sowemimo, had stolen an iPhone 15, valued at N1,300,000 and an iPhone 12 worth N620,000. They were apprehended a…
The Federal Government has allocated N1.99bn to procure diesel for the electric power generators for the State House in 2025. This comes amid delays in the FG’s solar power project initially slated to come on stream between December 2024 and January 2025. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the FG disbursed N88.75m for diesel within the first…
British monarch, King Charles III has opened up on his admiration for Nigerian Pidgin English, revealing that his interest in the language was ignited by Afrobeats sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. King Charles III’s remarks followed the launch of his exclusive playlist, ‘The King’s Music Room’, on Apple Music. The playlist includes Davido’s…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde have clashed over the recently conducted local government elections in Osun State, with both sides trading accusations over the legitimacy and conduct of the polls. The APC, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to withhold allocations to local government areas in Osun State, following what…
Mr Emmanuel Obodoezie, a tricycle operator in Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia on Wednesday returned N2.04 million to a trader who forgot it in his tricycle after alighting. Obodoezie was celebrated by Ariaria traders for remaining upright in the face of Nigeria’s economic hardships. The tricycle operator told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that…
The Kukah Centre, on Wednesday, expressed concerns that some Nigerians have developed a habit of expending their hard-earned money on beer, pepper soup and other unhealthy lifestyles even in the face of economic hardship. The Executive Director of the centre, Rev. Fr. Attah Barkindo, raised the concerns at a one-day Strategic Dialogue on Nutrition by…
Hamas on Tuesday named the head of its government in the Gaza Strip, Essam al-Dalis, among a list of officials it said were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory. “These leaders, along with their families, were martyred after being directly targeted by the Zionist occupation forces’ aircraft,” said the Hamas…
