TRAGEDY: Dozens Missing in Migrant Boat Disaster Off Cape Verde
More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa’s Cape Verde Islands. Sixty-three people are thought to have died,…
Wike Gets FCT Ministry, Umahi to Oversee Works as Tinubu Assigns Portfolios to Ministers
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the 45 ministers confirmed by the Senate last week. In the new arrangement, the President appointed the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom…
MURIC Hits Back, Accuses Lagos CAN of Hypocrisy Over Sanwo-Olu’s Commissioner Nominees List
Islamic advocacy group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has responded to the Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) which accused it of playing double standards in criticizing…
PETROL PRICE CRISIS: NEITI Advises Govt to Seek Private Sector Investment in Refineries
In order to find a lasting solution to the current pricing crisis of petroleum products in the country, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has advised the Federal Government…
Elders Serve as Institutional Memory to Professional Bodies – UI VC
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. K. O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, has said that elders are ‘living ancestors’ who carry institutional memories that speak large volumes about their associations. He made this statement…
Tinubu Inherited Economy in Terrible Shape – Oshiomhole
The former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Tuesday President Bola Tinubu’s administration inherited an economy in “terrible shape.” Oshiomhole, who stated this in a chat with State House…
LIBYA: Armed Clashes Leave Dozens Dead in Tripoli
Deadly clashes between armed factions in Libya’s capital killed at least 27 people and left residents trapped in their homes unable to escape the violence, medical authorities said. This is…
Waheed Akintayo Free Health Insurance Scheme Flag-Off Postponed Till Monday
The flag off of free Health Insurance Scheme programme initiated by the lawmaker representing Oluyole State constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Waheed Akintayo earlier scheduled for…
Top Burundian Men’s Football Club Hires Female Coach
A Burundian football club has appointed a female coach, marking the first time in the country’s history that a woman is managing a top division men’s team. Belyse Ininahazwe, 35,…
Tinubu Rules Out New Fuel Price Hike in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ruled out a new increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in the country. The president gave the…