Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he is set to visit the White House on Monday for the second time since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January. Netanyahu, is the first foreign leader to meet with Trump following his announcement of new global tariffs, said they would discuss efforts to return the…
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday for the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His plane touched down at 4.15 p.m. and was received by officials of the Lagos State Government, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. President Tinubu will host other ECOWAS Heads of…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, , Salawu Gana on Monday, told an Abuja High Court that the contract awards for vehicles purchased by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) passed due process of procurement laws. Gana, who testified as the 10th witness (PW 10) admitted that quotations for supply of the vehicles…
Both engines of a plane that crashed in South Korea in late December, killing 179 people, show traces of a bird strike, according to a preliminary investigation report released on Monday. South Korean investigators said feathers and blood stains belonging to the baikal teal species were found on the engines. The migratory duck is mainly…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has confirmed that the state will back President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election, pointing to significant federal interventions and development projects as a driving factor. Speaking to APC stakeholders on Sunday during the party’s nationwide electronic membership registration, Sani said Kaduna aims to register 2.5 million members, reinforcing the…
The Chadian government has reportedly deported more than 600 irregular migrants from Nigeria who were primarily involved in begging and other illegal activities within the country. Sources indicate that those affected originated from Borno, Kano, Sokoto, and Kaduna States in northern Nigeria. Many of these individuals fled in large numbers during the height of the…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says it will pririotise community engagement to achieve sustainable outcomes and decision-making processes in Jigawa. The UN agency said that it would undertake strategic repositioning towards encouraging community engagement, in view of the existing local government autonomy. Rahman Farrah, Chief of UNICEF, Kano Field Office, said this on the…
At least eight buildings have collapsed, a public graveyard has been submerged, and numerous residents have been displaced following a torrential three-hour rainfall that pounded Maiduguri and its environs on Wednesday. The downpour caused severe flooding across several communities, including Bulumkutu, Damboa, and Moduganari. In the Jajeri area of Jere Local Government Area, a public…
Chief Segun Adewale, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not be blamed for the party’s decline. Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland and a former Lagos PDP Chairman, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to…
President Bola Tinubu has defended his government’s sweeping economic reforms, insisting they have stabilised Nigeria’s fragile economy and restored confidence among investors and international partners. “The bleeding has stopped. The haemorrhage is gone. The patient is alive,” Tinubu said on Tuesday during a meeting with Oba Ghandi Olaoye, the Soun of Ogbomosoland, at the presidential…
