Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku was accompanied on the visit by former Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River and Aminu Tambuwal, a former Sokoto State governor. Abubakar and his team were received at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library…
Fourteen people were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon while trying to land in stormy weather in the tourist town of Barcelos, leaving no survivors, officials said. The small plane’s pilot was approaching the remote town in heavy rain, with low visibility, and appeared to inadvertently start landing halfway down the…
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her title defence at the year’s opening Grand Slam with a battling 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday. The world No 1 from Belarus, outclassed in last year’s final by Elena Rybakina before going on…
The former home of religious figure Martin Luther (1483-1546) in the eastern German town of Wittenberg will remain closed to the public until 2027 for renovation. Work on the building, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, would stabilise the climate inside the building, improve energy efficiency. It added that a new entrance…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ‘s witness told an Abuja high Court how contract for the construction of the terminal building at Katsina Airport was inflated from N800 million to N2.7 billion. The witness, Isaiah Yesufu, a Director of Certification, Compliance and Monitoring at the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), made this known while…
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the Nigerian Navy has intercepted 13,800 litres of petrol and 71 bags of foreign rice in multiple operations along Badagry creeks. The Commanding Officer of FOB Badagry, Navy Captain Oyeleye Omotayo, in a statement on Sunday in Badagry, Lagos State, confirmed that the seizures occurred between March 7…
Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has congratulated Taye Atske Selassie on his appointment as Ethiopia’s new president. Earlier, the two houses of the Ethiopian parliament appointed Foreign Minister Atske Selassie as the country’s new president. The appointment followed the end of the term of current President Sahle-Work Zewde after six…
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged the Republics of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali to rescind their decisions to quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Musa made the appeal in a remarks at the 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He urged them to…
Local farmers have lauded the drop in July food inflation recently released by Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), while seeking its sustainability. The farmers said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Lagos. The Southwest Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Mr Femi Oke, said the palliatives…
President Bola Tinubu says Africa holds vast opportunities for investments, growth and development with its vibrant population, productive economy and natural resources. The President made the remark at a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, on Wednesday in Beijing. Tinubu noted that the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) had played a key role in…
