Blinken Meets Chinese President Xi In Bid To Ease Soaring US-China Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, as the top U.S. diplomat wrapped up a high-stakes two-day visit to Beijing aimed at easing soaring tensions between the countries. The 35-minute meeting at the Great Hall of the People had been expected and was seen as key to the […]
Boris Johnson: Rishi Sunak Refuses To Say If He Will Vote On Partygate Report
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declined to say if he will vote on a report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs over lockdown parties in No 10. A year-long inquiry from the Commons Privileges Committee said the former prime minister committed repeated offences with his Partygate denials. It recommends he should have been suspended […]
Alexei Navalny: Putin Critic Facing Decades In Prison As New Trial Begins
The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing a new trial on charges of extremism that could keep him in prison for decades. Mr Navalny is already serving a nine-year sentence for parole violations, fraud and contempt of court. He and his supporters insist his arrest and imprisonment in 2021 was politically motivated. The […]
Muslim Brethren To Celebrate Eid-El-Adha On Wednesday
The crescent moon that marks the beginning of the month of Zil Hajj has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, according to the country’s Supreme Court. According to the announcement, Zil Hajj will start on Monday, June 19th, 2023. As a result, the annual Hajj trip will take place on Tuesday, June 27th, and Eid Al […]
Electricity Tariff Set To Increase By Over 40% From July 1
The tariff of electricity is expected to rise by more than 40% in the coming days, which might eventually mean the end of all energy subsidy in this country. The tariff increase which will take effect from July 1 could be another crucial test for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s market reform considering the […]
Petrol Subsidy: Government, Labour Union Resume Talks On Plan Of Action
Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to be honest and produce something concrete that the organised unions can work with as they return to the negotiating table today to discuss the implementation framework of resolutions reached on June 5. They argued that a new agreement should include both formal and informal workers as well as […]
CBN Removes Restrictions On Domiciliary Accounts, Issues Six Guidelines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says that customers “shall have unrestricted and unfettered access to funds in their accounts” and that cash deposits into domiciliary accounts won’t be restricted. This information was provided in a statement released by the CBN on Sunday following a meeting with the bankers committee. The purpose of the bankers […]
Plateau State Police Deploys Officers To Unsettled Communities
The State’s Police Commands have sent mobile police officers to unsettled communities in Plateau State. Mr. Bartholomew Onyenka, the Commissioner of Police in Plateau State, gave the police the order to find out who was responsible for the recent attacks on various communities in the state. This information was revealed in a statement issued on […]
Sudan Begins A Cease-fire Ahead Of A Pledging Conference To Raise Funds For Humanitarian Assistance
Sudan’s warring parties began a cease-fire Sunday morning after two months of fighting pushed the African nation into chaos. Residents in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighboring city of Omdurman reported “relative calm” in the first hours of the cease-fire Sunday morning, after fierce clashes were reported the previous day. The three-day truce came ahead […]
David Warburton Quits As MP, Triggering Another By-election
An MP who was suspended from the Conservative Party over allegations of sexual misconduct has resigned. David Warburton, who represents Somerton and Frome in Somerset, is the fourth MP in eight days to announce their resignation. Mr Warburton said the past 14 months since allegations were published in a national newspaper had been “extraordinarily difficult”. […]
