Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of his younger sister, Atsi Kefas. A close family source confirmed to our correspondent that she died at night in Abuja, days after she sustained a gunshot wound during a gunmen attack on her vehicle along the Wukari-Kente road in…
US President-elect Donald Trump says Syria fell because Russia lost interest in protecting the embattled middle eastern country. Trump’s comment came after rebel groups seized Damascus in the early hours of Sunday. Shortly, reports surfaced saying President Bashar al-Assad fled the country by plane to an unnamed destination. Earlier, Trump said the US had nothing…
Popular Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has won the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary constituency seat. Dumelo, who ran under the platform of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated the incumbent Lydia Alhassan of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Dumelo had been trying to win this constituency since 2018, but he lost by a narrow margin…
The Nigerian Army on Monday performed a symbolic lowering and hoisting of command flag at Army Headquarters as Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede assumed command as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Oluyede was appointed by President Bola Tinubu on Oct. 30 in an acting capacity following the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke’s Aide on Revenue Matters, Kosile Stella has described Reno Omokri comment on the State Internally Generated Revenue as untrue and illogical. Omokri, a former aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan had on his verified X page claimed, “Please Fact-Check me. In two weeks, Wizkid’s Morayo album has generated more revenue…
Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO after he takes office next month. In his first formal television interview since the election — and just six weeks before Inauguration Day — Trump…
As the festive season approaches, finding the perfect gift for the special woman in your life can be a daunting task. But fear not! Our ultimate guide to Christmas gift ideas for her is here to help. Whether you’re shopping for your wife, girlfriend, sister, or mother, our gift guide has something for everyone. So…
The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted a lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi a N50 million bail. The court’s decision was disclosed by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, via his X handle on Monday. “The first hurdle was crossed. #DeleFarotimi was…
A newly wedded couple who were returning from the Ikoyi Marriage Registry alongside 16 other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries following a multi-vehicle collision on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State on Saturday. This was confirmed in a statement by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, on Saturday. Taofiq stated…
Ghanaians commenced voting on Saturday with frontrunners Vice President and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia and opposition ex-president John Mahama facing off in a closely fought race. Ghana’s struggling economy emerged as the dominant electoral issue after the West Africa gold and cacao producer went through a debt default, high inflation and negotiations for a…
