Sixty years after forging ties in the shadow of the Holocaust, Germany and Israel are marking a diplomatic milestone with mutual visits by their heads of state. Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to arrive in Berlin on Monday, followed by a return visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday….
The Trump administration was set to accept a luxury Boeing aircraft as a gift from Qatar’s royal family, U.S. media reported on Sunday. The aircraft was to be retrofitted for use as Air Force One, news outlets including broadcaster ABC reported. The ownership of the aircraft would then be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library…
Abuja, Nigeria – Professor Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Piwuna, who serves as a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and is currently the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos in Plateau State, takes over from…
Former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and Mrs Folashade Tinubu -Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday received outstanding women icon awards. They received the awards at the 2025 Yellow Ball held in Abuja. Also honoured were the Minister of women affairs ,Hajia Imaan Suleiman -Ibrahim, wife of the Secretary to the Government of…
The Edo Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board says the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage will commence on May 14, with nearly 200 pilgrims set to depart for Saudi Arabia. The chairman of the board, Mallam Musah Muhammad Uduimoh, made the disclosure on Sunday in Benin during a media briefing. He explained that…
The Federal Ministry of Works has assured Nigerians that the Akure-Ikere road dualisation project will be ready for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu in December. The Federal Controller of Works in Ondo State, Engr Olajide Hussein, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Hussein explained…
The death has occurred of Omar Farouk, the son of the traditional ruler of Dambatta of Kano State, Dr Mansur Mukhtar. Mukhtar, the deceased father, is a former Minister of Finance, This was announced by the family of the deceased in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Farouk died on Saturday in Abuja and was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a fuel truck and three other vehicles loaded with 246 bags of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, along the Suleja-Kaduna Road in Niger. NDLEA’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the seizure, which took place on May…
The Benue Government says preparations are on top gear to either avert or mitigate the impact of flood in the state if it occurs. Mr Aondowase Kunde, Chairman, Technical Committee on Flood Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Response Team, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Makurdi. Kunde,…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Chief Dipo Eludoyin, his confidant and businessman, on his 77th birthday. Eludoyin is a prince of Ile-Ife in Osun, and Chief Executive Officer of Paragon Holdings Ltd. The President highlighted the contributions of his age-long associate to Nigeria, Ile-Ife and humanity, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement…
