Republicans Pick Mike Johnson As Latest House Speaker Nominee
Republicans have picked Congressman Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is the fourth nominee put forward after three others failed to win enough support from colleagues, and the second nominee of the day. Mr Johnson was selected after three rounds of voting late on Tuesday. The […]
‘Heck of a reunion’: Donald Trump Silent As Michael Cohen Dishes Dirt
Five years after they last met in person, the former president and his self-described fixer were reunited in court on the most anticipated day yet in Donald Trump’s fraud trial. The New York County Courthouse’s Roman façade and frescoed interiors have played backdrop to many iconic movies and television shows – perhaps, most famously, Goodfellas. […]
Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo Gov’ship Polls: “We are Watching Closely” – British High Commissioner
Dr. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, paid Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a visit yesterday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Montgomery made a statement during the visit, saying he was there to congratulate Ganduje on taking on the role of party helmsman. […]
Bayelsa Election: INEC Removes APC Candidate Name Sylva Off The List
Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has had his name removed off the list of candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the November 11 governorship election. As per the revised roster posted on the INEC website on Tuesday, the name of Joshua Maciver, Sylva’s running […]
US Court Rejects Motion To Order IRS, CIA, FBI To Disclose Tinubu’s Confidential Records
The urgent release of President Bola Tinubu’s confidential records compiled by US law enforcement has been rejected by a United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. Transparency activist Aaron Greenspan filed a motion to compel the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other the US bodies […]
CBN Gov Summoned By House Of Reps Over Decision Of Lifting Ban On 43 Forex Items
The House of Representatives has summoned Yemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to explain the decision to lift the forex ban on forty-three items. Recall that in 2015, access to certain items—like cement and toothpicks, among others—was initially restricted from foreign exchange. As a result, importers of these commodities were […]
Senate Provides Justifications For Purchasing Exotic Car For Lawmakers
The 10th Senate, chaired by Godswill Akpabio, justified the purchase of 360 Sports Utility Vehicles for lawmakers on Tuesday. The country has widely condemned the lawmakers in the Red Chamber’s decision to buy exotic vehicles. However, Sunday Karimi, the chairman of the Committee on Senate Services, claimed at a press conference on Tuesday that Nigerians […]
Women In Iceland Including The Prime Minister Go On Strike For Equal Pay And An End To Violence
Iceland’s prime minister and women across the volcanic island nation went on strike Tuesday to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence. Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said she would stay home as part of the “women’s day off,” and expected other women in her Cabinet would do the same. “We have not yet reached our […]
Hamas Frees Two Israeli Women As US Advises Delaying Ground War To Allow Talks On Captives
Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops. The death toll in Gaza rose rapidly as Israel ramped up airstrikes that flattened buildings in what it […]
Israel Shows Hamas Bodycam Attack Footage To Journalists
The Israeli military held a screening for journalists on Monday of raw footage recovered from Hamas body cameras, in an effort to remind the world of the brutality of the attack on Israel two weeks ago. The bodycam footage, cut together with clips from CCTV, dashboard cameras and the mobile phones of both Hamas gunmen […]
