Tinubu Set To Commission Some Projects In Rivers
President-elect Bola Tinubu has accepted the invitation of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to commission some projects in the South-South state. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the “iconic” Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover and Magistrates Court building in Port Harcourt on the 3rd and 4th of May, 2023. Governor Wike during an inspection tour […]
US And South Korea Agree Key Nuclear Weapons Deal
The US and South Korea have secured a landmark deal to counter the North Korean nuclear threat. Washington has agreed to periodically deploy US nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea and involve Seoul in its nuclear planning operations. In return, South Korea has agreed to not develop its own nuclear weapons. The Washington Declaration will strengthen […]
Jack Teixeira: Releasing US Leaks Suspect A Security Risk, Prosecutors Say
US prosecutors say Jack Teixeira, the airman charged with leaking secret military information, may still have access to classified material. They said he should remain in jail pre-trial as he could cause “extraordinary” damage to national security. Prosecutors will make their case to a judge at a hearing on Thursday. Investigators are still working to […]
Food Prices Fall On World Markets But Not On Kitchen Tables
A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis — a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread — to save on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctantly go vegetarian, dropping beef and chicken from their diets because they can no longer afford meat. In Hungary, a cafe pulls burgers and fries off the menu, trying […]
NPF Deploy Olanrewaju As Ogun State New Commissioner Of Police
Oladimeji Yomi Olanrewaju has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner in Ogun State by the Nigerian Police Force. Frank Mba, who was recently elevated to the position of Assistant Inspector General Police (AIG), will be replaced by him. Recall that in February of this year, Mba began serving as the Ogun State Commissioner of […]
Sudan: FG Spent N560 Million Evacuating Stranded Nigerians By Road
On Wednesday, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari revealed that $1.2 million (approximately N560 million in Nigerian currency) had been spent to transport Nigerians who were stranded in Sudan to safe locations by road. After the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in […]
Buhari Swear-In Six New Perm Sec. Into Office On Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in six newly elected Federal Permanent Secretaries into office. The new appointment by President Buhari before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) is coming a few days before the end of his tenure. They are Richard Pheelangwah (Taraba State), Oloruntola Olufemi Michael (Ogun State), Yakubu Adam Kofar-Mata […]
Tinubu Receives Dangote, Lawan, Abiodun, Others At Abuja
At the Defence House in Abuja on Wednesday, Aliko Dangote, the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, paid a visit to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria. Dangote also paid a welcome-back visit to the former governor of Lagos State after he got back from a month-long vacation in Paris, […]
Labour Party Blames External Saboteurs For Internal Crisis
The Labour Party (LP) has claimed that outside forces are to blame for the party’s internal strife, which has complicated efforts at reconciliation. Recall that on April 5th, Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, Farouk Ibrahim, Clement Ojukwu, and Oluchi Opara from serving as […]
Taliban Kill IS Leader Behind Kabul Airport Bombing
The Islamic State group mastermind thought to have planned the devastating 2021 bombing at Kabul airport has been killed by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, US officials say. The bombing that August killed 170 civilians and 13 US soldiers as people were trying to flee the country as the Taliban took control. The IS figure was killed […]
