Eight Crew Members Missing As US Osprey Crashes Off Japan
The coastguard reported that a US Osprey military aircraft, carrying eight crew members, crashed off a Japanese island on Wednesday, marking the most recent incident involving this tilt-rotor military aircraft. Survivors’ status remained shrouded in uncertainty, though the coastguard disclosed finding an unconscious individual on-site, promptly ferrying them to a port in close proximity. The […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Mo Farah Joins UN Migration Agency
Mo Farah, a four-time Olympic gold medalist born in Somalia and trafficked to Britain as a child, assumed the role of the first global goodwill ambassador for the UN migration agency on Tuesday. Following his retirement in September at the age of 40, the athletics great voiced his intention to assist people facing similar circumstances […]
Africa CDC Advisor On Why More Men Commit Suicide In Africa
Dr. Naeem Dalal, Advisor for Non-communicable Diseases, Injuries, and Mental Health at AfricaCDC, highlighted the importance of addressing cultural stereotypes that hinder African men from seeking assistance for emotional and mental well-being. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lusaka, Zambia, Dalal participated in discussions on Youth Mental Health in Africa during a […]
Trillion-Dollar Economy Feasible In 10 Years– Tinubu
Yesterday, President Bola Tinubu confidently stated that his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda aims to propel Nigeria into a trillion-dollar economy over the next decade by harnessing the nation’s population and resources, with a particular emphasis on unleashing its untapped economic capabilities. He highlighted that the realization of this goal could be accelerated through continuous initiatives […]
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s Right-hand Man, Dies At 99
The investment world mourns the loss of Charlie Munger, who, alongside Warren Buffett, played a crucial role in the ascent of Berkshire Hathaway; he passed away at 99 in a California hospital. Tuesday morning brought the sad announcement from Charlie Munger’s family to Berkshire Hathaway, revealing his passing at the hospital just a little over […]
God Asked Me To Pursue Edo Governorship Ambition – Shaibu
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has asserted that his ambition to contest in the forthcoming 2024 governorship election in the state is a divine directive from God that he only obeyed. Shaibu said he had conferred with God and got an unequivocal directive to contest the gubernatorial poll. He spoke on Tuesday […]
Jimmy Carter Joins US Presidents At Wife Rosalynn’s Memorial
A former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter made a rare public appearance yesterday as he joined his successors Joe Biden and Bill Clinton and all five living first ladies at the memorial service for his wife Rosalynn. A frail-appearing Carter arrived at the Atlanta, Georgia, church service in a wheelchair, dressed in a […]
Northern Senators Call For Restoration Of Electricity In Niger
Northern Senators’ Forum has appealed to the leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider restoring electricity supply to Niger Republic. The senators also called on the junta in Niger to release a transition plan not exceeding two years. Reading a communique after their emergency […]
Automation Of Passport Applications 99% Done – Minister
Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who is the Minister of Interior has declared that the automation of passport applications is 99 percent done. According to him, the new method of applying for a passport will go live next week. This, according to the minister, would mean that applicants would only go to immigration passport offices for their […]
Tinubu Seeks NASS Approval To Borrow $8.6bn, €100m
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written a letter to the National Assembly to seek its approval for the Federal Government to borrow $8,699,168,559 and €100 million. The President’s request was contained in letters addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, who […]
Africa Must End Poverty To Earn Global Respect – Adesina
The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has stated that Africa will not earn respect globally until poverty at scale is brought to an end. Adesina stated this on Tuesday, in Lagos at the 40th anniversary lecture of The Guardian and the public presentation of the Guardian Federalist Papers titled, ‘Federalism is the […]
Nigeria’s Ex-Petroleum Minister Too Corrupt — TY Danjuma
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), has declared that a former female Minister of Petroleum in Nigeria excelled in corruption. Africa Today News, New York reports that although Danjuma declined to mention the name of the former minister, he pointed out that she set a corruption record that was yet […]