Internal Trading Will Earn African Nations Over $70bn –AfCFTA
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has declared that internal trading will earn Africa at least $70 billion development assistance if leaders in the continent take the right steps. Silver Ojakol who is the Chief of Staff of the AfCFTA Secretariat, made the assertion at the 2023 Regional Integration Issues Forum which held in […]
Ex-NBA Chief Declares Interest In Edo Guber Under LP
Mr. Olumide Akpata who is a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has declared his interest in the Edo State governorship election under the Labour Party (LP) ahead of next year’s election in the state. He declared his interest in the 2024 exercise during a visit to the Edo State Secretariat of the […]
Ukrainian War: We’re Out To Create New World Order — Putin
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has declared that a Russian strike on a grocery store in the eastern Ukraine region of Kharkiv had killed dozens of people even as his Russian counterpart is insisting that he was out to create a new world order. In a statement on social media which was obtained by […]
UK Man Who Tried To Kill Queen Elizabeth II Jailed For 9 Yrs
A man who had admitted making an attempt to kill the late Queen Elizabeth II after being found on the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow, was on Thursday handed a nine-year sentence. The 21 year old Jaswant Singh Chail, will serve the first part of his term in the high-security Broadmoor psychiatric […]
Tinubu’s Certificate: Nigeria’s Reputation At Stake — Atiku
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has stated that the reputation of Nigeria and its people is now in jeopardy following the deposition by the Registrar of the Chicago State University (CSU) at a US court on the certificate presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Bola Tinubu, which suggested that it did […]
Osimhen Rejects Napoli Penalty Duty Following TikTok Row
Super Eagles of Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has reportedly taken himself off penalty-taking duty for Napoli after a now infamous series of TikTok videos were posted to the club’s social media channels in recent weeks. Africa Today News, New York reports that the Nigerian had been left very angry after two seemingly insulting videos were […]
Nigeria-Germany Trade Surpasses €3bn In 2022 – Envoy
The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Gunther, has officially confirmed that the trade relationship between Germany and Nigeria in 2022 amounted to €3 billion. Speaking to the press in Abuja, Ambassador Gunther revealed that Nigeria holds the position of Germany’s second-largest trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa and is a significant political, economic, and cultural ally. […]
Capital Punishment Ineffective In Ending Corruption — NIPSS
The suggestion of employing the death penalty for corrupt public officers, which has been raised in certain quarters, was challenged by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State, during their Thursday announcement, as they argued it might not be an efficacious solution to tackle corruption in Nigeria. The institution […]
FG Forms Panel To Probe ‘One-Chance’ Victim’s Demise
A nine-person independent investigative panel was established by the Federal Government on Thursday, with the mission of investigating the circumstances surrounding the passing of Greatness Olorunfemi. Olorunfemi’s alleged stabbing and ejection from a moving vehicle on the Maitama-Kubwa highway happened on September 26th. A video circulating online claimed that the medical staff at Maitama District […]
Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Arrested At Airport
Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition leader, was apprehended at Entebbe International Airport close to Kampala’s capital on Thursday when he reentered the nation, as reported by the National Unity Platform, his political party. According to a social media post by the National Unity Platform (NUP), Bobi Wine was taken into custody with the use of […]
Teachers Day: Obi Calls For Better Treatment Of Educators
The Labour Party’s candidate for the 2023 presidential elections, Peter Obi, has made a compelling case for better teacher welfare and an urgent overhaul of the nation’s education system, aimed at tackling the issue of children who are not enrolled in school. This statement was issued by Peter Obi on Thursday through his X (formerly […]
Ajaokuta To Become Free Trade Zone – Minister
Ajaokuta and its neighbouring areas are on track to receive Free Trade Zone status, as disclosed by Minister for Steel Development, Shuaib Abubarkar-Audu, on Thursday. He informed noted that the proposal has been delivered to President Bola Tinubu for his rapid assessment and approval. ‘This is part of the efforts being in place to serve […]