Amid a growing wave of defections threatening its future, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a strategic counter-offensive led by a high-powered reconciliation panel chaired by former Senate President Bukola Saraki. The panel held a closed-door meeting with members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja to tackle festering internal […]
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected that global electric vehicle (EV) sales will exceed 20 million units in 2025, making up more than 25 per cent of all new car sales worldwide. This was disclosed in the IEA’s Global EV Outlook Report released on Wednesday. According to the report, EV sales continue to grow despite […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun State Council, has called on Nigerians, particularly professionals and administrators, to join the union to contribute to its continued relevance and value-driven advocacy for workers’ rights across the country. According to the Union, Nigerians occupying key positions across various sectors, not just political office holders, are the true driving […]
The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun State Council, Comrade Hamed Benco, has criticised the federal government over its delay in implementing financial autonomy for local governments, despite the Supreme Court ruling. It would be recalled that on Thursday, July 11, 2024, a seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices led by Justice Garba […]
Liverpool is progressing in negotiations to sign Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, according to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. In a statement on Tuesday via X, Romano revealed that the Premier League club have taken concrete steps toward securing the Dutch defender, including initiating talks with Leverkusen regarding the structure of his €35 million release […]
U.S. President Donald Trump had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for his first multi-day foreign trip since he returned to the White House earlier this year. Trump was received at King Khalid International Airport by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seen as Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler. Riyadh is the first leg of Trump’s Gulf tour, […]
Two students at the University of Ibadan have won the French Embassy’s “Get Creative with Plastic” Challenge. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan, by the university’s Director of Public Communication, Mrs. Joke Akinpelu. Akinpelu explained that the challenge was part of the French Embassy’s Plastic Free Campus Awareness Initiative. ”UI was […]
The All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State has suspended former House of Representatives member Muhammad Shehu Koko and nine party officials in Koko Local Government Area over alleged anti-party activities, disloyalty, and harassment of party executives. Among those suspended are APC Koko LGA Vice Chairman Muhammad Danyado, Secretary Biyaminu Muhammad, and Women Leader Talatu Zauro, […]
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on an abdominal injury, according to reports on Monday. The Nigerian international suffered the injury when he collided with a post during Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester at the City Ground on Sunday. Awoniyi had stretched in a failed bid to convert Anthony […]
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have carried out a fresh wave of deadly attacks in Borno State, targeting a military base in Marte Local Government Area and killing two teachers in a landmine explosion in Damboa Local Government Area. According to security and local sources, heavily armed insurgents launched an assault on the Nigerian Army’s Forward […]