Balloon Saga Deflates Efforts To Mend US-China Relations
As the balloon crashed into the sea so did attempts to mend China-US relations. You can track the trajectory of China’s response to its balloon just as the Pentagon was tracking the trajectory of a high-altitude piece of equipment destined to be blown out of the sky. We’re investigating; we regret that it is our […]
Katsina Govt To Launch Ranching Scheme In 10 LGAs
Katsina State government will commission all the ranching projects in 10 local government areas prone to security challenges next month. This was revealed to journalists during the inspection of some projects at Jibia, Batsari, Kurfi, and Dutsima LGAs by the special adviser to the governor on livestock and animal development, Dr. Lawal Bagiwa. He said […]
Gov. Abiodun To Swear In Eight Newly Appointed Judges In Ogun
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has endorsed the appointment of eight new judges into the State Judiciary. The appointment is a sequel to the proposal of the National Judiciary Commission at its 100th meeting held on January 18, 2023, and following the provision of Section 271 Sub-section (2) of the Constitution of the Federal […]
Hameen Sanusi Appointed As The New Emir Of Dutse
Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has approved the selection of Alhaji Muhammad Hameem Nuhu Sanusi as the new Emir of Dutse. The appointment came barely five days after the death of the former Emir, His Highness Dr Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi. Hameem Sanusi was chosen out of the three nominees forwarded by the Kingmakers […]
Naira Swap Policy A Fight Back Strategy From Emeifiele –Gov. Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has accused the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emeifiele of deliberately implementing the Naira swap policy to a fighting back strategy for failing to get a presidential ticket under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje said this during an electioneering campaign rally held […]
Naira Crisis: Reps May Reconvene Before Elections – Speaker
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila the House of Representatives has said the House will reconvene before the general elections if the hardship being faced by Nigerians over the newly redesigned Naira persists. Gbajabiamila, according to a statement by his spokesman, Lanre Lasisi, said this yesterday at a town hall meeting with some ethnic groups in Surulere, Lagos. […]
Former Israeli PM: Putin Promised Not To Kill Zelensky
A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war’s first weeks, becoming one of the few Western leaders to […]
China Balloon: US Shoots Down Airship Over Atlantic
The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defence confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters. China’s foreign ministry later expressed “strong dissatisfaction and protest against the US’s use of force to attack civilian […]
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s Ex-president, Dies Aged 79
Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79. The former leader – who was president between 2001 and 2008 – died in Dubai after a long illness, a statement from the country’s army said. He had survived numerous assassination attempts, and found himself on the […]
PDP Withdraw Appeals Filed Against Opposition Parties In Rivers
The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrew all appeals filed by the Rivers State chapter of the party against opposition political parties in the state. The counsel to the national leadership of the PDP, Johnson Usman, revealed this through a motion he filed to stop the suit on behalf […]
