Buhari Reports Boko Haram, Bandits To UN
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday told the international community that Nigeria was still battling Boko Haram and bandits. Buhari’s message was contained in his pre-recorded address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He urged countries to take a strong action against the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons. Read Also: Nigerian Army […]
Lagos Receives 107,546 Palliative Food Packs From CA-COVID
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began distribution of 107,546 palliative food packs which were handed over to the State Government by the Coalition Against COVID (CA-COVID) for distribution to Lagosians, especially the vulnerable and less privileged in the State. The food items were received on behalf of the State Government by Lagos State Governor, […]
Deducting Bayelsa’s Funds Will Cede Our Territory To Rivers – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday flayed the deduction of the state’s revenue by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in favour of Rivers State following a high court ruling. Diri said the hurried implementation of the ruling was unacceptable and subjudice as the state’s appeal was pending at the Supreme […]
Nigeria’s High Commission In Canada Reopens
The Nigerian High Commission in Canada said it will resume in-person immigration and consular services on Thursday, 24 September. It shut its doors in mid August because of shortage of passports and the unruly behaviour of some Nigerians. The embassy announced its reopening on its website. It however outlines some guidelines that visa and passport […]
FG Goes After Lottery Operators Over Unpaid Billions
The Federal Government says it lost billions of Naira from 2015 till date due to unpaid revenue from lottery operators in Nigeria. George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs said this on Tuesday. He spoke while inaugurating an 11-man ministerial taskforce committee for the recovery of the funds. NAN reports that the committee […]
Death Toll From India Building Collapse Jumps To 20
The death toll from an apartment block collapse in western India climbed to 20 Tuesday, with more bodies likely to be recovered, officials said, as rescuers searched for survivors. Emergency workers from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have pulled 20 survivors — including two boys aged four and seven — from the rubble of […]
United Nations Chief Warns Against ‘New Cold War’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the world to prevent a Cold War between the United States and China and halt conflicts so it can focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. “We must do everything to avoid a new Cold War,” Guterres said in an address as he opened an almost entirely virtual UN General […]
Ex-Defence Minister Appointed Mali’s Transition Leader
Mali’s military junta announced the leaders of a new transition government in the Sahel state on Monday, which will retain strong army links despite international pressure to appoint civilians. Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita said in a televised statement that former defence minister Bah Ndaw would become transition president — while he himself would serve […]
Trial Of Sudan’s Bashir Adjourned To October 6
The trial of ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir and others for a 1989 military coup was adjourned on Tuesday to October 6, the presiding judge said. Proceedings have been repeatedly delayed, with Tuesday’s hearing the fifth since the trial opened in July. The case involves a total of 28 defendants who stand accused of plotting […]
Gov Aspirant Strips Staff Naked For Pilfering Funds
A former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, who is currently nursing a governorship ambition in Delta State in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, has arrested and charged four of his staff working in his hotel to court for allegedly stealing his money. It was reliably gathered that Gbagi last […]
APC Concedes Defeat, Congratulates Obaseki
The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, conceded defeat 24 hours after Governor Godwin Obaseki, of the Peoples Democratic Party, was declared the winner of the Edo Governorship Election. Chairman of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, in a statement titled, “Edo State Governorship Election: Victory for Democracy,” which he signed, […]
Fire Guts At LASTMA Headquarters In Lagos
There was a fire outbreak at the headquarters of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Oshodi area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday. The fire, which emanated from a faulty air conditioner on the second floor of the building led to staff of the authority scampering to safety. General Manager, LASTMA), Olajide Oduyoye, in […]