Russia: Blinken Meets Chinese Diplomats, Issues Big Warning
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned China against providing ‘lethal support’ for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and condemned the violation of United States airspace by an alleged Chinese spying balloon as he held rare talks with Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi. The meeting of the two senior officials took place late on Saturday […]
2023 Race: 5 Presidential Candidates Withdraw, Endorse Atiku
Barely seven days to the 2023 elections, no fewer than five presidential candidates have endorsed their counterparts from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Atiku Abubakar, stressing that he is the best for the country at the moment. The presidential candidates endorsed Atiku during his campaign in Yola, Adamawa State, on Saturday. Former Kogi West […]
6 Dead In Mississippi Shooting Rampage, Suspect Apprehended
No fewer than six people have been confirmed dead following a shooting rampage in a rural area of the southern US state of Mississippi, local media reported. According to the Police, a man who is now in custody shot a person at a store in the small town of Arkabutla, and then went to a […]
2023: Don’t Vote For Anyone Who Will Jail, Kill Me – Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared the people of the state will not vote for a presidential candidate that will either jail or kill him when elected into office. Wike made this known while speaking at a campaign rally at Obio-Akpor LGA on Saturday. He also praised the All Progressives Congress, APC, […]
2023 Elections: We Are Ready – INEC Chairman
Barely six days to Nigeria’s national elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it would, this week, convene an emergency security meeting with relevant security agencies to deliberate on the escalating spate of protests across the country stressing that it is prepared to hold the polls as scheduled. Although the commission declined […]
2023: Atiku Hasn’t Shown Fairness To Northerners – NEF
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has debunked the viral news report that it had endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar describing it as a blatant falsehood. Alhaji Seidu Baba who is a strong member of the forum while addressing the press in Abuja on Saturday, said the former vice […]
Former Burkina Faso Leader, Sankara Set To Be Reburied
The junta in Burkina Faso has revealed that the revolutionary leader of the country, Thomas Sankara is to be buried this Thursday alongside 12 comrades at the spot where they were assassinated in a coup three decades ago. Recall that no date had previously been set aside for the reburial, announced earlier this month. “The […]
2023: Obi’s Presidential Ambition Dead On Arrival — Tambuwal
Ahead of this weekend’s elections, the Director General of the Atiku/Okowa campaign and the current Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has described as dead on arrival, the Presidential ambition of the Labour Party Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Tambuwal made this assertion while speaking at the grand finale of the PDP’s presidential campaign rally […]
Naira Scarcity: Presidency Warns Ganduje, El-Rufai
The Nigerian Presidency has asserted that there was no truth to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari was working towards the truncation of democracy through the installation of an interim government. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement titled ‘Stop the Joke about […]
2023: Tinubu, Main Target Of CBN Naira Policy – Kachikwu
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu has asserted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) naira redesign policy was designed purely to target the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen Bola Tinubu. Kachikwu made this assertion while expressing his concern over the hardship being faced by Nigerians […]
China Finally Declares ‘Decisive Victory’ Over COVID-19
Top leaders in China on Friday declared what they described as a ‘decisive victory’ over COVID-19, stressing its efforts led to more than 200 million people getting medical treatment and the country having the world’s lowest fatality rate. ‘With continuous efforts to optimise COVID-19 prevention and control measures since November 2022, China’s COVID-19 response has […]
Ozekhome Flays Buhari For Overruling Supreme Court
Professor Mike Ozekhome has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have the required powers to override the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In his latest statement regarding the Naira Redesign and Naira Swap crisis which has left many Nigerians confused, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), asserted that Buhari’s national broadcast on the issue was […]