Osun Assembly Suspends Gov Adeleke’s Staff Verification Exercise
The Osun State House of Assembly has suspended the ongoing staff audit exercise by Governor Ademola Adeleke and commenced a probe into several petitions around the process. Remember that some government workers in the state had opposed the process being handled by the Executive Secretary of Sally Tibbot Consulting, Sa’adat Bakrin-Ottun. Among the complaints about […]
Ecuador Divided After Bloody Election Campaign
The assassination of Fernando Villavicencio upended the final week of campaigning in Ecuador. All eight candidates talked about the need for peace and security – and after an often bloody campaign, that was a message that Ecuadoreans very much wanted to hear. After Mr Villavicencio’s death, a local politician was killed in the northern Esmeraldas […]
Donald Trump Confirms He Will Skip Republican Presidential Debates
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House. The ex-president said one latest poll showed he had “legendary” numbers ahead of other hopefuls to be the party’s nominee for the 2024 election. “The public knows who I am & […]
Hundreds Of Migrants Killed By Saudi Border Guards – report
Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead. Migrants have told the BBC they had limbs severed by […]
Fake $20m Intercepted By NDLEA On Lokoja-Abaji Highway
On the Lokoja-Abaji Highway, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted fake $20 million. The counterfeit dollars were discovered through a “Stop-and-Search’’ operation by operatives of the NDLEA on the said highway. The fake currencies, according to the agency’s spokesperson Femi Babafemi, were found aboard a bus that was traveling from Lagos to Abuja […]
Kano Prepares To Launch Economic City Project
The Kano state government has said that the much-awaited multi-million naira Kano Economic City, which started over a decade ago, will finally launch after all the necessary procedures have been formally completed. When he visited the site of the economic city at Dangwauro in the state’s Kumbotso Local Government Area, Jamilu Umar Bataiya, the Senior […]
ECOWAS Rejects Niger Junta’s Three Year Power Transition Plan
The three-year power transition plan proposed by the Niger junta has been rejected by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Abdel-Fatau Musa, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, said this in a Sunday interview with the BBC. The Niger junta’s head, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, said on televised broadcast on Saturday […]
President Tinubu Modify Certain Ministers’ Portfolios, Appoints Niger Delta Minister
Engineer Abubakar Momoh has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu to the position of Minister of Niger Delta Development. Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, announced this in a statement on Sunday night. There were conflicting views when the Niger Delta was left out of the list of ministries that was made public last week. The […]
Tinubu’s Cabinet Members Takes Oath Of Office Today
With a focus on Nigeria’s economy and security, 45 ministers will take the oath of office today. The eight-point agenda of President Bola Tinubu as outlined in his election manifesto would serve as a roadmap for the ministers, according to top Presidency sources who talked with Punch on Sunday. President Tinubu was said to be […]
Canada Wildfires: At least 30,000 Households Told To Evacuate As Fires Approach
At least 30,000 households have been ordered to evacuate in Canada’s British Columbia province, where nearly 400 wildfires are raging. Officials have restricted travel to Kelowna, a waterside city of 132,000 people, where smoke from nearby fires hangs over Lake Okanagan. The order is designed to ensure enough accommodation for evacuees and emergency workers. Fires […]
