A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, has faulted calls for the creation of 31 additional states in the country . Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Sunday, the PDP chieftain said creation of additional states would not solve the country’s challenges or promote its…
China has launched drills in the western Pacific involving its Shandong aircraft carrier and dozens of warplanes, according to Taiwan’s defence ministry, in exercises analysts described as Beijing’s “largest” such manoeuvres in the region. The report came on Wednesday as Beijing, which views self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, steps up military and political pressure…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn against Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania in Group C of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The group stage draw was conducted at Mohamed V National Theatre in Casablanca yesterday’s night. The 24 qualifying nations…
Supermom, the reality TV show created by media personality Sola Fajobi, has returned for a new season after a decade-long hiatus. The reality TV show, which celebrates mothers across Nigeria including those of famous Nigerian celebrities, last broadcast in 2015. In a recent press conference, Fajobi said he revived Supermom due to “popular demand” and…
Providus Bank recently celebrated World Poetry Day 2023 with Wole Soyinka, with the theme of “Restating Humanity with The Woman.” The event focused on valuing, protecting, and liberating women in global societies. It also remembered students Leah Sharibu and Deborah, who were victims of violence, through a performative poetry segment. The event aimed to highlight…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed March 5 for the arraignment of Sen. Andy Uba, and two others, over allegations bordering on N400 million fraud. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after granting the ex-parte application moved by M.C. Anthony, counsel to the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to serve Uba and his…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has described the death of Abdullahi Galadanci, his his Senior Special Assistant on Radio, as a great loss to his administration and Kano State in general. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa in Kano on Wednesday. Galadanci passed away on Wednesday at Aminu…
The Israeli military said on Wednesday its forces demolished the houses of two Palestinians who killed seven people in an attack in Tel Aviv last year. Videos have showed that troops detonating explosives in the homes located in Hebron, a Palestinian city in the south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Seven people were killed and…
At least two people died as a result of Russian military action in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson and a three injured, regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Monday. Images published on Prokudin’s Telegram channel showed burnt-out apartments in a multi-storey building. The Dnipro River has marked the front line between Ukrainian and Russian…
Explore the Republican primary landscape, where Donald Trump leads with a commanding 60 percent nationally, and how other candidates can make strategic choices to unite behind Trump for a stronger 2024 bid. From the moment Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy in June 2015, he transformed the Republican Party from an establishment fixture into a…
