North Korea: Kim Jong-un Vows To Step Up Nuclear Weapons Programme
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a defiant speech at a military parade on Monday night, vowing to ramp up the country’s nuclear arsenal. The parade, to mark the armed forces’ founding anniversary, also displayed banned intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). In March, North Korea tested its largest-known ICBM for the first time since 2017. It […]
2023: INEC Vows To Assist Persons With Disabilities Community Better
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has regurgitated its obligation to provide strong support to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) ahead of and during the forthcoming 2023 general elections. INEC national commissioner and chairman of the Outreach and Partnership Committee (OPC), Prof. Kunle Ajayi, who stated this during the opening of a training for INEC Disability […]
PMB Congratulates Emmanuel Macron On Re-election
President Muhamamdu Buhari has complimented the French President, Emmanuel Macron, for winning a second term in office, and making history as the only sitting leader of the country to return in two decades. This is as the President also guaranteed Macron of Nigeria’s support as he (Macron) “continues with his advocacy of humanizing policies, promoting […]
2023: We’ll Sack APC In Ogun -PDP Chairman
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Hon. Sikirulai Ogundele has said that the end of the All Progressives Congress-dominated administration in the state is near. Ogundele who spoke in Abeokuta, the state capital, a few weeks after Hon. Ladi Adebutu officially announced his intention to contest in the governorship election in […]
Gov Bala Mohammed: PDP Could Have Handed Tinubu 2023 Presidential Ticket
Governor Bala Mohammed says the Peoples Democratic Party would have given APC national leader Bola Tinubu its presidential ticket if he was in PDP. Mr. Bala, in an interview with Arise News, said that the PDP recognized Mr. Tinubu’s contribution to national development and support for President Muhammadu Buhari. “I met Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. We […]
Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon In Response To Rocket Fire
Israeli tanks fired into southern Lebanon early Monday in response to a rocket fired from the country, the Israeli military said. The incident along Israel’s northern border comes at a time of heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Recent weeks have seen a string of deadly attacks inside Israel, lethal arrest raids by Israel in […]
Ukraine War: US Wants To See A Weakened Russia
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he hopes Russia losses in Ukraine will deter its leadership from repeating its actions. He added that Ukraine can still win the war if given the right support and praised the efforts of its military. “We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do […]
French Election Result: Macron Defeats Le Pen And Vows To Unite Divided France
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France’s president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right’s highest share of the vote yet. He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected. The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the foot of the Eiffel Tower […]
2023: Ateke Tom Endorses Abe As Wike’s Successor
A traditional ruler in Rivers State, King Ateke Michael Tom, has endorsed the aspiration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, to succeed Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike come 2023. King Ateke expressed this yesterday when Abe led members of his campaign team to pay a visit to the […]
Patrick Ekpotu: Zoning Can’t Win The Presidency For PDP
The former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom state, Patrick Ekpotu, says zoning alone cannot win the presidential election for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. In a statement on Sunday, Ekpotu stated that zoning as a democratic arrangement may answer the questions of equity, justice, and fairness but it is not enough to take […]
