Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has epresented the country at the 17th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2025) in Istanbul, Turkey. The high-profile event opened on Tuesday, 22nd July, and will run until 27th July. In a statement signed by its personal assistant on Media,Ahmad Dan-Wudil,on Wednesday , said “It…
Some residents in Borno on Sunday mourned former President Muhammadu Buhari who died in London. Buhari passed away at the age of 82, according to his family through a statement issued by his former spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports under Buhari’s eight years as President from 2015 to 2023,…
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…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Joseph Tegbe as director-general and global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership reached by the two countries during the President’s visit in September. Tegbe, a 1988 first-class graduate in civil engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, will report directly to the President, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information…
Aformer senator, Nicholas Tofowomo, has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to step aside for an impartial investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Mr Tofowomo, who represented Ondo South at the ninth National Assembly, told journalists on Friday in Okitipupa that Mr Akpabio “cannot preside over his case.” “The allegation…
Gov Uba Sani of Kaduna State has warned politicians who politicise security matters in the name of opposition to desist from doing so as not to jeopardise the lives of innocent citizens. He made these remarks at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, when he received 58 kidnapped victims who were released by…
President Bola Tinubu has approved portfolios for five executive directors on the board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The appointees and their portfolios…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s fiscal policies, stating that his administration is rebuilding Nigeria “brick by brick” through reforms aimed at strengthening revenue systems and reducing reliance on borrowing. In a statement on Monday, APC spokesperson Seye Oladejo commended the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for its…
Ceremonial gunfire rang out across the UK on Friday to mark the accession of King Charles III, as he paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death. The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun Accession salute in London’s Hyde Park, followed by a 62-gun salute from…
The Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has commenced registration for candidates seeking admission into the institution for the 2025/2026 academic session through the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening exercise. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Registrar of the institution, Mr. Abiodun Okunniga, in…
