The Federal Government, on Wednesday, played some of the Biafra Radio broadcast and videos made by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in open court to establish the allegation of terrorism preferred against him. The broadcast and video documents, which were marked as exhibits, were tendered through the 2nd prosecution…
Kasi Healthcare Nigeria Ltd., says it has been awarded a 365-day Medical Emergency Response (MER) contract by the Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) to ensure Lagosians have access to quality care. The Medical Director of Kasi Healthcare, Dr Adedayo Osholowo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. According to Osholowo, the contract will…
Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) says the Federal Government ban on foreign goods is a testament of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to re-engineering Nigeria’s economy. Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President ILDC said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. The NAN…
Slovakia has voiced strong opposition to a new European Commission proposal aimed at ending the European Union’s reliance on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear fuel by 2027, warning that the plan would harm both national and regional interests. The Slovak Ministry of Economy issued a statement rejecting the Commission’s REPowerEU Roadmap, which outlined a phased…
The European Union and its member states have provided nearly 150 billion euros (170 billion dollars) worth of aid to Ukraine since the start of conflict in 2022. European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said this on Wednesday. “The European Union and its member states have provided nearly 150 billion euros in support for Ukraine,…
The Israeli military said it had killed a Hamas commander in southern Lebanon in a drone attack on Wednesday. “The IDF struck an area in Sidon and eliminated the terrorist Khalid Ahmad Ahmad, who served as the head of operations in Hamas’ Western Brigade in Lebanon,’’ the military said. It added that the targeted Hamas…
The Federal Government says Nigeria has so far lost more than N1.3 billion to outbreak of Tuta absoluta commonly known as the tomato leaf miner or “Tomato Ebola” in three states. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security said this at the on-going four-day capacity building workshop for financial institutions on Wednesday in…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia Chapter, has commended Gov. Alex Otti, for approving the 100 per cent Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for employed doctors in the state. The state Chairman of NMA, Dr Ezinwa Ezuruike in a statement issued on Wednesday in Umuahia, expressed the group’s appreciation to the governor. He said that…
The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Ali Dahiru from Jaji, Kaduna State, for allegedly posing as a taxi driver and operating a syndicate of theft along the Kura-Kano route. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, idsyed in Kano on Tuesday….
European Union foreign ministers to meet on Wednesday in Warsaw for two days of informal talks focused on the bloc’s changing relation with the U.S. and the ongoing war in Ukraine. The return of Donald Trump to the White House at the beginning of the year has significantly changed the political winds in the EU….
