FG To Begin Disbursing Presidential Grants, Loans to Businesses
The federal government, over the weekend, announced its intention to commence two programs designed to alleviate the effects of removing the fuel subsidy. The Minister for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, outlined in a press statement sighted by Africa Today News, New York, that the two programs consist of the Presidential Conditional Grant […]
Four Lives Lost In Bomb Attack During Catholic Mass
Police Lieutenant General Emmanuel Peralta confirmed four fatalities and roughly 50 injuries stemming from the explosion caused by an improvised explosive device. Other security sources posit that the bombing may have been a retaliatory response to a series of recent military offensives against Islamist militant factions. The Lanao del Sur provincial government’s Facebook page featured […]
Rwanda To Receive £15m From UK In New Migration Deal
Rwanda is set to receive at least £15 million ($19 million) in additional funds to finalize a treaty with the UK, agreeing to accept migrants arriving in Britain through small boats, according to recent sources. The Sunday Times notes that the additional £15 million is on top of the £140 million already extended to Kigali. […]
France Knife Attack: German Tourist Dead, Two Wounded
A man has lost his life, and two others have been injured in a disturbing knife and hammer attack on a street in central Paris, France. The attack transpired on Quai de Grenelle, near the Eiffel Tower, just before 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Saturday. Anti-terrorism prosecutors have launched an investigation after a 26-year-old […]
Driver Using Google Maps Told To Face Legal Consequences
In response to a driver’s violation of traffic rules while using Google Maps on Saturday night, Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, said the offender must face the consequences of his actions. Oyiga Michael, the driver, took to social media expressing distress after being apprehended by the police in Ijesha while using […]
Benue Gov Urged To Prioritize Governance Over Prayers
Austin Asema Achado, a House of Representatives member for Gwer West/Gwer East Federal Constituency, has suggested that Benue State Governor Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia adjust his prayer hours to allocate more time to governance. In addition, the legislator called on the governor to regularly consult with stakeholders, ensuring a broad spectrum of voices is considered. […]
Why We Won’t Sanction Disloyal Members – PDP Chair
The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has declared that the National Working Committee under his leadership will not suspend nor dismiss any ‘disloyal’ member. This is coming on the heels of the admonition by some stakeholders within the PDP, asking Damagum to sanction Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and many […]
Taylor Swift To Rake In Over $100m From Spotify In 2023
The artist behind the hit ‘Lover,’ Taylor Swift, is positioned to earn over $100 million from Spotify alone in 2023, having accumulated a remarkable 26.1 billion streams since the start of the year. Swift’s earnings have reportedly soared to about $104 million through November, according to a report on Page Six. If the streams generated […]
Baghdad Sends Warning To US Over ‘Attacks’ On Iraq Territory
The Prime minister of Iraq warned Washington has stated against any ‘attack’ on Iraqi territory, after a resumption of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war renewed concerns of a wider conflict. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani made his comment during a phone call made to him by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sudani’s […]
Local Govt Autonomy: Senate Moves Against Nigerian Governors
The Nigerian Senate has moved to intervene in the trend by state governors to dissolve elected local government councils and replace them with caretaker committees by asking the Federal Government to withhold the statutory allocations to such undemocratic councils. The resolution was contained in a motion the Senate passed in Abuja at a session presided […]
Guinea-Bissau President Cries Out Over ‘Attempted Coup’
The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo has declared that this week’s deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an ‘attempted coup‘ as the army ordered them back to barracks. The unrest between members of the National Guard and special forces of the presidential guard on Thursday night in the capital Bissau left […]
Budget: Nigeria’s Former Leaders To Receive ₦13.8bn Allowance
The Federal Government has budgeted the total sum of ₦3,805,814,220 for the maintenance of former presidents, vice presidents, chiefs of state, Chiefs of General Staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, and retired heads of government agencies and parastatals in the fiscal year 2024. Africa Today News, New York reports that Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, […]