THE Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has given 48 hours deadline to new investors for registration of the 2024 oil block licensing bid round. Mr Gbenga Komolafe made this known on Wednesday at the 23rd 2024 Nigerian Oil and Gas…
EGYPTIAN President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday swore in a new government that comprises new defence and foreign ministers amid regional turmoil and domestic economic woes. Egypt, with an estimated 9 million refugees and migrants, has been hard hit by the…
A new report from the UN human rights monitors in Ukraine has revealed “horrific toll” of attacks by Russian armed forces, with May recording the highest number of civilian casualties in nearly a year. The report, released on Wednesday by…
BRENDA Biya, the 26-year-old daughter of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, has ignited controversy by sharing an image on Instagram showing her kissing Brazilian model Layyons Valença. The post, which includes the caption, ‘I’m crazy about you & I want the…
KENYA’S President William Ruto has called for a review of plans to raise the salaries of cabinet members and parliamentarians following significant public discontent. This decision comes just a week after mass protests led to the withdrawal of a controversial…
BARRISTER Aloy Ejimakor, Special counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that Kanu did not agree to abide by “any conditions” set by President Bola Tinubu’s administration for his release. He said…
JOURNALIST and public affairs analyst, Prince Kelly Udebhulu, has been elevated from Deputy Director to the directorship of the 2024 Governorship Campaign Council of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to carry out the electioneering of…
A review of data published by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown that between September 2023 and April 2024, Nigerian states received the sum of N34 billion as ecological funds. Despite receiving these amounts, the situations in the states…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Sankara, the headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, has been destroyed by some youths of the community. The incident occurred on Wednesday during protests against escalating bandit attacks in the…
I saw the movie “Olufinmilayo which is a depiction of the admirable life of Mrs. Olufunmilayp Ransome-Kuti, the mother of Fela Anikpolakpo Kuti , who was the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria and the…
