Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and policy, has claimed that Peter Obi, Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, will soon leave the party. Speaking in an interview on TVC on Wednesday, Bwala said the former governor of Anambra state will join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Mr Azubuike Ishiekwene, Senior Vice Chairman /Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Newspapers on his 60th birthday. President Tinubu appreciated Ishiekwene’s brilliant and incisive commentary and analysis on Nigeria’s politics, the economy, and society, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, said in a statement. He noted that Ishiekwene’s insightful contributions and recent…
New Chinese ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun arrived Monday in the country that had shut down its borders to prevent COVID-19 infections, filling the post vacated by his predecessor about 15 months ago, a source familiar with bilateral relations said. Wang Yajun Wang is believed to be the first foreign diplomat to be accepted…
Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of the grain, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. While global food prices eased in August, those of rice rose 9.8 percent compared to the previous month, “reflecting trade disruptions in the aftermath of a ban on…
Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he said early on Wednesday to a roaring crowd of…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says the private sector plays a pivotal role as a driver of innovation, job creation, and social progress. According to a statement by Olayemi John-Mensah, ACCI Media Officer, its President, Dr Emeka Obegolu, said this on Tuesday at the Nigeria-Belgium-Luxembourg Business forum 2024. Obegolu said the forum…
Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze arrived in Lebanon on Monday for a short visit to pledge further aid to the country. This has been severely affected by the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In mid-October, the Bundestag provided her ministry with an additional 60 million euros (65.4 million dollars) to be used to provide health…
Bundesliga club St Pauli Hamburg have backed their player Oladapo Afolayan after racial online abuse and are ready to take legal action. “FC St Pauli condemn the racist insults on social media against our player Dapo Afolayan in the strongest possible terms,” the club said on their social media platforms. “The club will examine all…
Discover the latest development in the ongoing legal dispute between Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll, as Trump files a counterclaim for defamation after a jury’s decision in favor of Carroll. Donald Trump, the former President of the United States, has taken legal action against E. Jean Carroll, a former magazine columnist, accusing her…
Austrian local police said on Monday that a German hiker died after falling from an alpine trail in the Austrian Alps. The incident took place near Bludenz, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on Sunday night, according to police. The 54-year-old man, hiking with his wife and their dog, lost his footing at a dangerous…
