US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine’s power grid in a deadly barrage. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was confirming reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post that…
Strikes by the Israel military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut’s international airport. Israel has been fighting on two fronts since September, intensifying attacks on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah after nearly a year of cross-border clashes alongside its war on Hamas in the Gaza…
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Umar Ganduje suffers from verbal diarrhea and swollen ego with an agenda to destabilize the South West zone and create a crisis for Mr President at the home front. Dr Ganduje is clearly unhappy with the peace and united front behind Mr President from the…
Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, has been declared winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state. He was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission after winning the governorship poll in all the 18 local government areas of the state. Ayedatiwa who won in Ese Odo Local Government Area in the last…
By Umar Ardo, Ph.D The advertorial by the New Nigeria Movement (NNM) with the title “Towards the Rebirth of Nigeria: Imperative for Restructuring” advocates for “Equity Restructuring” in Nigeria. This concept and content of this advert appear fraught with various inconsistencies, biases and assumptions that, upon scrutiny, clearly undermine the advert’s feasibility and ideological soundness….
Osun State delegation at the ongoing COP29 in Baku Azerbaijan on Saturday held a side event tagged “From Dumpsite to Greenhub”. This program is to provide details into the plan of Osun State Government on the transformation and restoration of Onibueja Dumpsite into a Sustainable Urban Park. The Onibueja Restoration Project helps Osun State contribute…
By Prof Chinwe Obuaku As the world gathers at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Osun State, Nigeria, brings forward an inspiring story of transformation, resilience, and hope through its Onibueja Restoration Project. From a neglected dumpsite to a vision of environmental renewal,…
According to Tinubu, the appointment of Lagbaja as the COAS was one of his finest made so far. President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred a post-homous award of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja. He made the declaration during the interment in honour…
The Funeral Service in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed on at the age of 56 on November 5, has ended at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The remains of the late Army Chief arrived at the church at 11:17 am in a military motorcade and was…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has assured Nigerians that the death of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, would propel them to defeat the nation’s enemies wherever they are. He spoke at the burial of the late COAS on Friday in Abuja. Musa said, “We will not leave you…
