Stakeholders: Give Nigerian Women More Chances To Excel In Government and Politics
The minister of women affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, and other female stakeholders in the country have called for the need to give women more chances to excel in government and politics, saying Nigerian women need to always be celebrated because they contribute to national development and stability of the nation. Mrs. Tallen spoke yesterday in […]
‘don’t Give Tickets To ‘highest Bidders’, Buhari Instructs APC Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the party primaries are not influenced by ‘highest bidders.’ The president gave the warning at the 2022 APC National Convention in Abuja. He urged party leaders to always encourage internal democracy and equal opportunities for […]
Workers Reveal Over 200 Bandits Attacked Kaduna Airport, Killed One Worker
More details about how over 200 bandits attacked the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday, killing a Nigerian Airspace Management Agency security employee, have surfaced. Over 200 bandits attacked the airport, according to workers who asked to remain anonymous to Tribune Online. They were saying in Hausa, ‘Zamu rufe airport ba jirgi da zai tashi,’ according […]
Soludo Challenges IPOB, Warns Anambra Workers Against Complying With The Sit-at-home Order
Prof. Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has directed that no workers in the state should heed the Monday sit-at-home directive since they are all expected to report to work. The sit-at-home order given by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cripples economic activities in the state and other southeast states on Mondays as civil […]
US Urges China And Russia To Send Strong Message To North Korea After Missile Launch
China and Russia should tell North Korea to avoid more “provocations” after it resumed intercontinental ballistic missile testing this week, U.S. State Department spokesperson Jalina Porter said on Friday. “China and Russia should send a strong message to (North Korea) to refrain from additional provocations,” Porter told a regular news briefing ahead of a U.N. […]
Afghanistan: Protesters Urge Taliban To Reopen Girls’ Schools
About two dozen, mainly female, protesters gathered close to the Taliban’s Ministry of Education on Saturday morning, calling on the group to reopen girls’ secondary schools. The Taliban have been widely condemned for issuing a last-minute U-turn earlier this week, ordering them to close, just hours after teenage pupils began to arrive for the start of the […]
Russia Targets East Ukraine, Says First Phase Over
Russia says it will focus its invasion of Ukraine on “liberating” the east, signalling a possible shift in its strategy. The defence ministry said that the initial aims of the war were complete, and that Russia had reduced the combat capacity of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion appeared aimed at swiftly capturing major cities and toppling the […]
PDP Petition Abuja Court To Declare APC Convention Unconstitutional
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has petitioned the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to declare the ruling All Progressives Congress’s National Convention unconstitutional and illegal, which is set to take place on Saturday (today). In addition, the PDP requests that the APC be de-registered as a political party since it has failed to […]
Osun Police Arrest Couple For Allegedly Stealing Six-day-old Baby From Nursing Mother
Police have arrested Ganiyat Abbass, a housewife from Iwo, Osun State, and her husband, Olatunbosun, for allegedly stealing a six-day-old baby. Wale Olokode, the Osun State Commissioner of Police, paraded the couple on Friday. Olaolu James and Favour Ige, two accused fraudsters, were also paraded, as were Agbebaku David, Olubunmi Adewale, Oderinde Oluwaseun, and Oluwaseun […]
Supreme Court Approves INEC’S Decision To De-register 22 Political Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to de-register 22 political parties was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday. Political parties have been excluded from contesting elections in 2020 by the electoral board. In a Friday verdict, Justice Ejembi Eko annulled and set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision that had nullified […]
