German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius is to retain his post in the new Cabinet, his Social Democratic Party (SPD) said Monday, as the party unveiled its picks for ministerial positions. The SPD is set to enter the new German Government as the junior partner in coalition with Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc, made up of the…
Everton are in serious danger of incurring a points deduction after announcing £400m in losses over the last four years. Having released their financial accounts for the 2021/22 season the club announced further losses of £44.7m, which might sound minimal, but added to their losses over the past couple of seasons, it could spell…
U.S. billionaire, Elon Musk has emphasised the importance of his Starlink satellite system for Ukrainian troops fighting Russia. The Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line will collapse if I turned it off, Musk, a close adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, wrote on X on Sunday. With the…
Joy Yakubu of Team Benue has won three medals to strategically place the state on the medals table at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. Yakubu did the state proud by winning three bronze medals in the weightlifting super heavy +87kg category at the ongoing NSF-tagged ‘Gateway Games 2024’. The News Agency…
Russia on Wednesday proposed to create the Association of Ethno-Gastronomic Tourism, saying it would help strengthen cooperation between states and the private sector at the BRICS working group meeting. Nikita Kondratiev, Director of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development made the announcement on the ministry’s website. “The accession…
Chinese scientists have developed an innovative synthetic bacteria strain capable of simultaneously degrading five persistent organic pollutants commonly found in high-salinity industrial wastewater. This was reported by CGTN, a partner of TV BRICS. The research was led by a team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, to replace Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite. Uzoka-Anite will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in…
The Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP), Nigeria Chapter has expressed excitement over Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Nigeria from Nov. 16 to Nov.17. Mr Sanjay Srivastava, Founder of OFBJP, in a statement, on Wednesday, said the visit would boost bilateral ties between Nigeria and India. “This is the first visit…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Branch, has announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike starting Feb. 11 due to unresolved welfare concerns. The union made the announcement in a letter signed by its Chairman, Dr Peter Adamu, and Secretary, Dr Peter Waziri, addressed to the national body seeking…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count criminal charge against former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State bordering on cybercrime offences. The DSS instituted the charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following the alleged involvement of the ex-governor in wiretapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam…
