Netanyahu Tells Israel ‘We are at war’ After Hamas Kills At least 22 In An Unprecedented Attack
The ruling Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. Six hours after the […]
Tribunal Upholds Election Of Alex Otti As Abia State Governor
The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State capital, has upheld the victory of Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party. The tribunal dismissed the petitions filed by Ikechi Emenike of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Okey Ahaiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had challenged Otti’s election. Delivering judgement on […]
EU Reiterates Support For Tinubu’s Developmental Policies
European Union (EU), yesterday restates its relentless backing for the development policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The union’s Managing Director, External Action Service, Rita Laranjinha, unveiled the support when she briefed Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on the forthcoming Ministerial Dialogue, scheduled for Oct. 19, NAN reports. Rita, who promised that EU would […]
Governor Yusuf Of Kano State Hire Tinubu’s Lawyers To Appeal Tribunal’s Judgement
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has employed lawyers from President Bola Tinubu’s legal team to represent him at the Court of Appeal in his bid to regain his mandate. The renowned legal luminary Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) will lead Governor Yusuf’s team of lawyers as reported by POLITICS NIGERIA. This development came after the […]
MC Oluomo Appointed South-West Acting Chairman Of NURTW
The Lagos State chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has been appointed the acting chairman of the union in Zone 2 (South West). The delegates also appealed to the governments of Ondo, Oyo, and Osun States to allow the union to return to motor […]
We Won’t Be Part of Atiku’s Court Case Against Tinubu -NNPP
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said it would not be part of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s effort to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Atiiku during a world press conference on Thursday called for a coalition of oppositions to wrestle power from Tinubu. He specifically called […]
Putin Makes Nuclear-powered Burevestnik Missile Test Claim
Russia has held a “final successful test” of a nuclear-powered cruise missile, Vladimir Putin has claimed. The president’s comments came after his spokesman rejected a New York Times report that testing of the weapon, known as the Burevestnik, was imminent. The experimental weapon, first announced in 2018, has been hailed as having a potentially unlimited […]
Biden Attacked From Both Sides Over New Texas Border Wall
President Joe Biden is under fire from both sides of the political spectrum after his administration announced new border wall construction in Texas. Mr Biden has said he is unable to stop the work because the funding was signed off while Donald Trump was president. Members of his Democratic Party said walls did not work, […]
FG OKs N25,000 Grants For Pensioners
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has said that members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) who are included on the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Scheme’s expanded National Social Register will begin receiving N25,000 grants in November. According to a statement made by Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair, Edu revealed this on […]
FG Inaugurate A Five-man Committee To Probe N1.8bn Contract Awards In NSITF
A special investigating committee was set up by the federal government on Thursday to look into claims of anomalies in various contract awards totaling N1.8 billion in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Simon Lalong, the Minister of Labour and Employment, officially welcomed the five-man “fact-finding” committee, which is led by Isaac Okehie, the […]
