Nigeria’s leading herders’ association, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to Benue State, commending his efforts to foster peace amid ongoing communal tensions. In a statement delivered in Abuja on Wednesday, MACBAN President Alhaji Baba Othman-Ngelzarma praised Tinubu’s intervention, calling it a “timely and courageous” step…
The United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Germany, France, and the EU delegation have issued a joint statement expressing their concerns regarding election-related violence and aggression in Sierra Leone leading up to the upcoming elections. Paragraph 2: In their statement, they call upon all individuals to refrain from engaging in violence, show respect for the political…
The Presidency says contrary to views in certain quarters, the International Oil Companies (IOC) are not exiting the country, rather they are rebalancing and refocusing on deep water. Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday….
TikTok founder Zhang Yiming has topped China’s rich list for the first time, according to Shanghai-based Hurun magazine, which put his fortune at 49.3 billion dollars. Zhang, 41, belongs to the new generation of Chinese business people who are more internationally focused than their predecessors, according to Hurun. TikTok owner ByteDance, also founded by Zhang,…
Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the ongoing construction of the 10-kilometre access road to the Renewed Hope City, Karsana, will be ready in May. Wike, who gave the assurance after he inspected some ongoing projects in Abuja on Tuesday, expressed satisfaction with the contractor. “I’m very impressed with the…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that the 2027 general elections will be determined by governance performance and leadership, rather than political rhetoric. The party was responding to comments by ADC National Secretary and former Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who said defections to the APC might not guarantee electoral…
A Nigerian lawyer, Vincent Ottaokpukpu, has taken the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court, challenging the legality of a ₦1.5 billion fee imposed for providing certified copies of the country’s national register of voters and polling unit lists. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, argues that INEC’s demand for such…
The African Development Bank (AFDB) says it has committed 1.2 million dollars grant to support the feasibility study of the Nigeria Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The grant is under AfDB’s under Energy Transition Catalyst Programme Dr Abdul Kamra, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, (AFDB) made this known at the Inaugural Workshop of the BESS Feasibility…
A businessman, Abdulrazak Yunusa on Monday dragged his former wife, Latifat Sanusi before a to Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna state, alleging that she is threatening to kill him. The counsel to Yunusa , Faham Ahmad told the court that she threatened to stab him. “Sometimes she threatens my client with a pestle….
Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring that the move marks the start of “real opposition” to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku received his membership card in his hometown of Jada, Adamawa State, after being formally registered by Senator Sadiq Yar’Adua of the ADC Registration…
