The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition of the Action Alliance (AA) against Gov. Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Delivering judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, the tribunal dismissed the petition filed by AA and Mr Adekunle Omoaje for being frivolous and lacking in merit. The three-member tribunal led by…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, for winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Tinubu commended the singer for her artistry, which had brought pride to Nigeria on the global stage for the second time, Mr Bayo…
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has emphasised need for African economies to transition from commodity dependence to manufacturing, industrialisation, and high-value service industries to create sustainable jobs. Ezekwesili made these remarks on Monday while delivering the 20th anniversary lecture of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture…
The Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to ensure the smooth implementation of the AGILE project in Kogi. Dr Bello Abdulhakeem, the state Coordinator of AGILE project, made the call at a sensitisation and stakeholders’ engagement programme on Tuesday in Lokoja. Abdulhakeem said that AGILE, a…
North Korean state media on Wednesday blasted the United States for President Donald Trump’s plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip by taking over the war-ruined territory and resettling residents elsewhere. “The world is now seething with the U.S. ‘bomb declaration’,” the state-controlled KCNA news agency said on its English language website, without naming Trump. “The…
The Democratic Front (TDF) says the N100bn Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Real Estate Investment Fund is a creative initiative by the Tinubu administration to ensure affordable housing options for low-income individuals and families. The advocacy group said, in a statement on Sunday by Malam Danjuma Muhammad, its Chairman, it was convinced the initiative would…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called on Israel and Hamas to ensure that all people they are holding are treated humanely. OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan, in a statement, stated that images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement had been deeply…
The United Nations (UN) announced on Friday its decision to send home a unit of 60 Tanzanian peacekeepers from the Central African Republic (CAR) following a preliminary investigation that uncovered credible evidence of sexual exploitation and abuse involving 11 members, who allegedly victimized at least four individuals. To ensure the safety of the victims and…
The Presidency on Monday said the Nigerian economy was moving in the right direction under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this in reaction to remarks by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, at its first plenary meeting of 2025 in Abuja at the weekend….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is unwilling to talk about a real peace deal, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. “What I do know is that President Trump wants to make a deal, and unfortunately, it has appeared thus far that President Zelensky is unwilling to talk about a real peace agreement. “And…
