THE Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Monday matriculated 523 cadets of its 76 regular course in Kaduna. The event which was the 13th matriculation of the institution featured oath taking by the cadets to mark their formal induction into…
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, December 16, 2024, approved the appointment of eight Permanent Secretaries in the federal civil service. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. A…
RECENT events in Nigeria have reignited debates on defamation laws, freedom of expression, and the broader implications for democracy and justice. The legal standoff between prominent figures such as Aare Afe Babalola and Dele Farotimi over alleged defamation illustrates the…
WITH a little more than a month to go before Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden both took steps Monday that could affect the future of the U.S. Postal Service. Trump nodded toward a possible move to privatize the Postal…
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump is meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday ahead of a possible U.S. ban on the video app, a source familiar with the plans told NBC News. Trump expressed having “a warm spot” for TikTok at a…
Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested a Boston-area man in connection with a murder-for-hire-plot in the 1992 slaying of an Army soldier, officials said Monday. Edward J. Watson, 65, of Mattapan, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of…
THE New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial denied the president-elect’s bid to vacate his guilty verdict on presidential immunity grounds. “Defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment and verdict is denied,” Judge Juan Merchan wrote in a ruling Monday.…
AFRICAN Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) and the African Solidarity Fund (ASF) have formalised a key partnership aimed at advancing economic development and mitigating investment risks across Africa. The agreement, signed during the just-ended Africa Investment Forum (AIF 2024) in Rabat,…
IN a landmark decision, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the establishment of a special court to try crimes committed during the brutal military dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh in Gambia. The announcement came on Sunday at the ECOWAS…
