Oyo State Government on Monday in Ibadan said the coronation of Abimbola Owoade as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo would hold on April 5. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Ademola Ojo, disclosed this while inaugurating a 25-man coronation committee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Seyi Makinde…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin as the new Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). This announcement was made in a statement by the board’s spokesperson, Juliet Okeh, on Monday in Abuja. Okeh noted that Jibrin succeeded Ahmed Ja’afaru, the former Controller General of the…
Former Governor of Katsina, Aminu Bello Masari, has asserted that his erstwhile colleagues in Kaduna and Rivers, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi, have lost their political relevance, which is why they are attempting to regroup. Masari was quick to predict their failure ahead of the 2027 general election, stating that Nigeria lacks a credible…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reiterated the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) commitment to unity and resilience, asserting that the party will emerge stronger despite ongoing internal challenges. Speaking in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday, during a condolence visit to Governor Seyi Makinde over the passing of his elder brother, Sunday Makinde, Lawal expressed optimism…
European Commission on Wednesday unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, a five-year plan designed to eliminate excessive administrative regulation hindering the growth of European businesses. This also led to an outflow of talent and capital beyond the community’s borders. “Today, the Commission presents the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and…
Criticism of Belarus by the European Union and some other countries using sanction threats after the presidential election only leads to deterioration of relations. Normalisation of relations can be beneficial for solving problems in Europe, the Belarusian Foreign Minister, Maxim Ryzhenkov said on Tuesday. “We regret to note the continuation of groundless criticism of Belarus…
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris said on Monday in Brussels that it would benefit the U.S. if it did business with the European Union (EU) member countries. Harris said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of the meeting of the foreign ministers of member countries of the EU. The…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to travel to Paris on Wednesday to meet President Emmanuel Macron two days after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The French head of state is expected to receive the German chancellor at the Élysée Palace around midday. In addition to the future positioning of the EU with regard…
Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed several lawsuits challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back birthright citizenship on Tuesday in an early bid by his opponents to block his agenda in court. After his inauguration on Monday, Trump, a Republican, ordered U.S. agencies to refuse to recognise the citizenship of children born…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his imminent inauguration as U.S. President. He had heard Trump’s demands to restore direct contacts between Moscow and Washington and to do everything to prevent a third world war, Putin told Russian news agencies at a meeting of the National Security Council on Monday. “We certainly…
