On Thursday, white smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals inside had elected a new leader for the 1.4 billion members of the Catholic Church. The sight of the smoke prompted cheers and applause from thousands of pilgrims and spectators gathered in St. Peter’s Square, as the bells rang…
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said the allegations surrounding ex-Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai should be subjected to judicial scrutiny rather than dismissed as political disputes. Baba-Ahmed made the remarks on Tuesday while speaking on Channels Television’s programme Political Paradigm. He said, “I’d say that the simpler…
Assailants have macheted to death a newly-admitted student of mass communication at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, (RUGIPO), Owo, on Tuesday in Ondo State. The student, identified as Oluwaseun Adeleye, was killed at Opomulero Street in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. A student of the institution, who spoke under anonymity on Wednesday, said that…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has faulted Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso for describing members of the Kwankwassiya Movement, who defected to the APC as betrayers, insisting that Kwankwaso is the betrayer. Recall that Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, slammed some key members of the NNPP in…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said an accident at Idi-Iroko inward Ogolonto axis of Ikorodu Road, claimed the life of one person. LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, the agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department on Tuesday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki, however, added…
By AMINA SAMUEL KADUNA A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has initiated a fresh nationwide campaign aimed at tracing and recovering looted public assets both within Nigeria and abroad, in light of growing concerns regarding the country’s dwindling public revenue and rampant corruption. The Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTiPI) convened a sensitisation symposium…
A former senator and human rights activist, Sen. Shehu Sani, has expressed his commitment to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State in 2027. Sani gave the commitment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. “The re-election of Tinubu and Gov. Sani…
Hungary did not see any progress when it came to the resumption of gas deliveries through Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday. “We don’t see any kind of forward progress, however, when it comes to the reopening of the deliveries of gas through Ukraine,’’ Szijjarto said in an interview. On Jan. 1,…
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called for immediate reconstitution of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) board to drive the health insurance initiative across the country. NECA Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, following the legislation on the universal health coverage by the Federal Government….
Suspended police officer Abba Kyari has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he declared both his assets and those of his wife, countering claims by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that he concealed property. Kyari, who is on trial for alleged non-disclosure and money laundering, repeated the claim during cross-examination before…
