Greek Conservatives Eye Mitsotakis Majority In Fresh Election
Greeks are voting for the second time in a month with conservative ex-Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hoping to secure a big majority. He convincingly beat his centre-left rival in May but called new elections in a bid to govern Greece alone. Sunday’s vote comes little more than a week after a migrant boat tragedy off […]
Twitter Hack: Joseph O’Connor Jailed For Celebrity Cyber Attack
A British man who hacked high profile Twitter accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam has been jailed in the US. Joseph O’Connor, from Liverpool, hijacked more than 130 accounts in July 2020, including those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Elon Musk. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to hacking charges last month. On Friday, he […]
Gov Alia Hailed By PDP For Endorsing Ban On Open Grazing
The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Governor Hyacinth Alia for his decision to uphold and enforce the ban on open grazing of livestock in the state. The Prohibition of Open Grazing and Ranches Establishment Law, which was enacted in 2017 and signed into law by the former governor of […]
France Summit: Tinubu Leaves For London Ahead Of Eid-el-Kabir Festival
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has traveled to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit after his participation in the ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ event held by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France. President Tinubu, who was supposed to return to Abuja on Saturday, will now be in the country in time for […]
Gov. Kefas Has Approved Payment Of Pensions To 1,166 LG Retirees In Taraba
Dr. Agbu Kefas, the governor of Taraba State, has approved the immediate release of N71 million for the enrollment of 1,166 Local Government retirees for monthly pension payments. Yusuf Sanda, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, announced the approval in a press release. He stated that local government workers who retired between July 2018 and May […]
Wife Of Yobe State Governor Rehabilitates 30 Drug Addicts
The wife of Yobe State Governor, Hajiya Hafsat Mai Mala Buni, has rehabilitated and empowered 30 drug addicts in the state. Ten females and twenty males have been rehabilitated from the state’s 17 Local Government Areas. During the ceremony in Damaturu, the Governor’s wife said that the empowerment program was part of efforts to keep […]
Mike Pence Challenges Rivals To Back 15-week Abortion Ban
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has challenged his rivals in the Republican presidential field to support a 15-week national abortion ban. He told a conservative gathering every Republican candidate for president should support 15 weeks “as a minimum nationwide standard” on abortion. Last year the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the […]
Titan Sub CEO Dismissed Safety Warnings As ‘baseless cries’, Emails Show
Warnings over the safety of OceanGate’s Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, email exchanges with a leading deep sea exploration specialist show. In messages seen by the BBC, Rob McCallum told OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush that he was potentially putting his clients at risk and urged him to stop using […]
Putin Calls Armed Rebellion By Mercenary Chief A Betrayal And Vows To Defend Russia
President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday to defend Russia against an armed rebellion by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow. The uprising, which Putin called “a stab in the back,” was the biggest threat to his leadership in over two decades in power. […]
Tinubu Approves Prof. Adegbenhigbe’s Appointment
The Federal Government of Nigeria, led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the appointment of Prof. Olayinka Oladiran Adegbenhigbe as Acting Chief Medical Director of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex in Ile-Ife. The appointment was approved by the Federal Ministry of Health and will take effect on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Adegbenhigbe’s appointment […]
