Month July 2024

President Jinping Invites Tinubu To China

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has accepted an invitation from Chinese President, Xi Jinping to pay a state visit to China in September. The invitation was delivered by China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Xiaodong, at the Aso Villa on Thursday. This…

Tinubu Raises Armed Forces Pension By 20%

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, announced on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu has approved a 20 percent increase in pensions for Armed Forces personnel. Vice Adm. Ogalla made this disclosure during the 2024 Accounts and Budget Seminar,…

Dangote Refinery: Senate Fixes Date For Public Hearing

THE Nigerian Senate has fixed September for the public hearing to resolve the rift between Dangote Group and Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other regulators. The Chairman of the Senate 15-member Adhoc…

Edo 2024: Another Problem Coming (APC), By Erasmus Ikhide

TWO days ago, I coined an appropriate acronym for the All Progressives Congress – “Another Problem Coming” – to the chagrin of the party’s media handlers, invoking the trauma of unrelenting tragedy APC/Tinubu administration foisted the nation, while employing uncanny…

Ugandan Police Detain Protesters in Anti-corruption March

ON Thursday, Ugandan police detained several individuals in Kampala during the second day of anti-corruption protests calling for the resignation of Parliament Speaker Anita Among. Footage broadcast by local media showed young demonstrators being taken into custody. Inspired by weeks…