THE President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his regrets for not buying Arsenal when his interest lies with owning a football club. He said he wished he had bought the English side club when…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised concerns about President Bola Tinubu’s directive to establish a Disaster Relief Fund, arguing that it unnecessarily duplicates the existing Ecological Fund, which is already set up to address environmental…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri SENATOR Aisha Dahiru Binani, the governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election in Adamawa state, has donated N50 million to the victims of the flood that ravaged Maiduguri and Jere cities,…
■ As counsel prays Court not to recognize arbitral awards; property owner joins issues An Arbitration Tribunal, headed by Miriam Kombo-Ezeh, Esq, has directed Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi to vacate a property he occupies in Maitama District of Abuja in the…
SENEGAL’S political landscape is set for a shake-up as the two former ruling parties of ex-presidents Macky Sall and Abdoulaye Wade have joined forces ahead of a snap legislative election on November 17. The Alliance for the Republic (APR), led by…
TANZANIAN police have arrested two prominent opposition leaders, Freeman Mbowe and Tundu Lissu, on Monday in a bid to halt anti-government protests in Dar es Salaam. Both leaders belong to the main opposition party CHADEMA, which had planned demonstrations…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council, asserting it is no longer equipped to handle contemporary global challenges. Speaking at the UN’s Summit of the Future in New York on Sunday, Ramaphosa…
UNSEASONABLY late snowstorms battered South Africa’s coastal regions over the weekend, leaving two people dead and forcing the closure of major highways. The victims died from hypothermia after being stranded in their vehicles on the N3 highway, the primary…
NIGERIA’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima is among the world leaders slated to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) at the UN headquarters in New York. UNGA 79 opened on Sept. 10, while the General Debate…
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the construction of 14 roads and bridges, which were badly affected by floods, in Ekiti State, Adamawa, Kebbi and Enugu States. Works Minister David Unahi said this while addressing State House correspondents after the…
