Progress has reportedly been made in indirect negotiations between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas on accelerating the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip. Israeli media reported on Tuesday that potentially six, instead of three, living hostages could be handed over on Saturday. Hamas has also apparently agreed to transfer the bodies…
The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday embarked on a nationwide schools monitoring and evaluation to stamp out institutions not registered and operating as ‘miracle centres’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ministry commenced the exercise with visit to some schools in the Federal Capital Territory. NAN also recalls that the ministry…
The absence of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witnesses on Tuesday stalled the trial of the Managing Director of Beligetto Holding Company Limited , Ayodele Raymond and four others in an FCT High Court, Zuba. The EFCC charged Raymond alongside the group chairman of the company, Harry Samuel, Gowon Egbunu, Alhaji Nuhu Amanabo with…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 24.48 per cent in January 2025, This is contained in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebased results released in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the headline inflation rate for December 2024 was 34.80 per cent. The…
Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Tuesday commiserated with the Ijaw nation on the passing of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, describing his death as “End of a great era”. Pa Clark reportedly passed on Monday night, at 97. The governor’s condolence is contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday met with the U.S. Special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, in Brussels to reiterate the European Union’s support for Kiev. Their meeting came as the top diplomats of the United States and Russia held talks in Riyadh on mending ties and ending the war…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says about 789 ex-terrorist combatants, are presently undergoing De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) programme under the Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) initiative. Musa, represented by the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans, AVM Sayo Olatunde, made this known at the OPSC Stakeholders Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday….
The Chairman, Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Mr Samson Olatunde, has distributed 350 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms to indigent students within the council. This is contained in a statement by the Press Secretary to the chairman, Mr Abful-Wahab Adeosun, on Tuesday. Olatunde said the initiative was aimed at…
Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has described the death of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader, Edwin Clark, as a glorious conclusion of a monumental chapter in Nigerian history. The governor, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday, said Clark’s death was a profound loss to Nigeria. Abiodun, also the Chairman of the…
The Ndigbo in the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC), has mourned the passing of elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark,at 97. Its Apex Leader, Mr Joe Igbogwe ,in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, described Clark as a courageous leader. Igbokwe , a former Lagos State Commissioner, said Nigeria had lost a great…
