AfDB, Other Approve Use Of Special Drawing Rights For Hybrid Capital Instruments
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) and InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) have welcomed International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board’s approval of…
Month: May 2024
U.S. Sports Envoys Urge Nigerian Youth To Embrace Breakdancing
U.S. sports envoys, B-Girl and Lyons, have called on the Nigerian youth to embrace Breakdancing, to enhance their dancing skills…
Former Gambian Minister Convicted In Swiss Court
IN a landmark verdict announced Wednesday, a Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) convicted Ousman Sonko, a former Gambian minister, of…
Nigerian Mosque Attack: Worshipers Ablaze
IN a tragic incident in Nigeria’s northern Kano state, one person has died and at least 24 others have been…
Gabon’s Ex-president & Sons On Hunger Strike
IN a dramatic turn of events, former Gabonese President Ali Bongo and two of his sons, Jalil and Bilal, have…
Obi Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe: The Agbogidi Who Twinkles Like A Million Stars, By Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, Ph.D
IN the illustrious annals of Nigerian heritage, His Royal Majesty, Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi), the Obi of Onitsha, stands as…
Russia Says it Shot Down Missiles Over Crimea
RUSSIA air defences have shot down 10 U.S.-made ATACMS missiles over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea overnight, the…
Court Delivers Judgment In Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn Suit Against FG July 1
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed July 1 for judgment in a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi…
NiMET Staff Members Threaten To Go On Strike On Monday Over 45 Months Unpaid Arrears
THE staff members of Nigeria Meteorology Agency, NiMET, have been directed to embark on a strike on Monday, May 20,…
Slovakian PM In Life-threatening Condition After Being Shot – Statement
SLOVAK Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday,…