Politics
Britain, Australia, and Canada on Sunday formally recognised the State of Palestine in a coordinated diplomatic move aimed at reviving hopes for a two-state solution amid the ongoing war in Gaza. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a televised address, said the UK’s recognition was intended to preserve the possibility of peace at a time […]
In a major move to strengthen its grassroots structure and put an end to years of internal wrangling, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State on Saturday conducted ward congresses across 214 out of the 332 wards in the state, electing new ward executives amid tight security and renewed party unity. The congress, which […]
The Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change on Saturday distanced itself from the recent visit of a few of its members to the Abuja residence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. It described the visit as the personal decision of a few individuals, stressing that it did not represent the […]
The Ogun State Government has announced plans to embark on comprehensive road maintenance works across the state, assuring that every local government will benefit from the programme. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Works, Engr Babatunde Adesina, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the Leme–Abiola Way–Madojutimi roads in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Adesina […]
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday returned to Port Harcourt, the state capital, following the end of the six-month emergency rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu. Fubara’s flight touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport around 11:50 a.m., where he was received by a large crowd of supporters who had […]
Thousands of supporters who trooped to Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday to welcome reinstated Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, left disappointed after he failed to appear. Fubara was expected to resume duties on Thursday following the end of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18. The […]
US President Donald Trump has suggested that television networks critical of his administration should “maybe” have their licences revoked, deepening concerns about political interference in media regulation. The remarks followed ABC’s suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who faced backlash after suggesting that conservative activist Charlie Kirk, murdered in Utah last week, had been killed […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to immediately forward the list of Commissioner-nominees to it for screening and confirmation. Also, the House, during its first plenary after the six-month emergency rule, asked the Governor to immediately begin the process of putting together an Appropriation Law for the remaining part […]
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has called on the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to enable him to seek proper medical attention. This is as Azuta-Mbata called on Igbos across the country to ensure they register in the ongoing […]
The Southern Kaduna Renaissance Front (SKRF), has rejected the classification of Kaduna State into three zones. It demanded the adoption of two geo-political zones: North and South in the distribution of political offices and rotation of the governorship position of the state. The group made the observation in a communique issued by Comrade Sabastine Bahori […]
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