The President of the United States, Joe Biden says his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin has already lost the war he started against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Putin ordered the Russian troops to invade Ukraine about 500 days ago, but the US president claimed they are short of weapons to continue the war. Biden said…
The President received APC women leaders from the 36 states at Aso Villa in Abuja on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu has assured women in the country that will not regret their confidence in his administration. He also noted that his government is dedicated to freeing Nigeria from the vested interests that have stunted the country’s…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, made this known while briefing State House correspondent on Thursday. The President directed that all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purview of the National Security…
Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT has issued a one week ultimatum to the Department of the State Security Service DSS to either charge the detained suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Godwin Emefiele to Court or set him free. The Judge issued the order…
••• Set next week for confirmation hearing The Osun State House of Assembly Ad-hoc Committee has concluded the screening of nominees in the list sent to the Osun State House of Assembly on 4th July 2023 by the Governor, Sen. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke. This was contained in a statement made available to Journalists by…
Amid the rising cost of flour, sugar, yeast and other raw materials, the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCON) has announced plans to increase bread prices nationwide by 15 percent. Mansur Umar, the national president and Jude Okafor, the national secretary of AMBCON, disclosed this in a statement. The increase, effective from…
The Police on Thursday said they have arrested a suspect over the Oct. 21, 2022 attack on the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministeries along Benin-Auchi road. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this at a media briefing in Abuja. Adejobi said the suspect was a member…
Hollywood actors were poised to go on strike Thursday, joining writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years after last-ditch talks failed, with nearly all film and television production likely to grind to a halt. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which represents 160,000 performers including A-list stars, said negotiations late Wednesday had ended without…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says about 12 million households will get N8,000 over a period of six months to ameliorate the hardships faced by Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal. In a letter to the House of Representatives read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during plenary on Tuesday, Tinubu said it was designed to enable…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The top security Chiefs that were confirmed on Thursday are Major General Christopher G Musa as Chief of Defence Staff; Major General T.A Lagbaja as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla as Chief…
