President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of the termination of the appointments of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The notification is contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. The letter is titled: “Request to terminate…
European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa arrived Kiev in a show of support on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its neighbour. Upon her arrival on Monday, von der Leyen said she was in Kiev because “Ukraine is Europe. “In this fight for survival, it is not…
Director-General of Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, has arrived in China, as part of commitments to strengthening the bilateral trade between the two countries. Tegbe, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, described the business trip as a significant step to furthering the comprehensive strategic…
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons were feared dead when a truck conveying a 40 feet container crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili junction, near Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra, on Tuesday evening. When contacted on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mrs…
Nine beaches in Sydney, the capital city of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), have been closed following the return of mystery debris balls. The debris balls had forced beach closures late in 2024. Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council on Tuesday closed nine beaches under its jurisdiction after being notified about the balls washing ashore…
The Adamawa governmet has appealed to the security agencies in the state to collaborate in tackling illegal mining activities accross the 21 local government areas. Mr Ibrahim Haruna, the state Commissioner for Mineral Resources and Development, made the plea on Wednesday, in Yola, during a courtesy visit to the security agencies. The News Agency of…
Nine persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were severely injured in a road accident that occurred in Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, of Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command. Okpe attributed the cause of the…
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has agreed to take in criminals of any nationality, including violent criminals from the U.S. says Secretary of State, Marco Rubio . “Bukele has agreed to accept for deportation any illegal alien in the U.S. who is a criminal from any nationality, be they MS-13 or Tren de Aragua, and…
Just days before the U.S. presidential election, intelligence agencies in Washington are warning of targeted disinformation from Russia. The agencies blamed Russia for a video that “falsely depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple counties in Georgia.” Another fabricated video falsely accused “an individual associated with the Democratic presidential ticket…
The Federal Government has extolled the government and people of the Republic of India on the country’s 76th Republic Day anniversary celebration. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, described January 26 as a “very important day” in the history of India. Tuggar added in the statement,…
