UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the need for two permanent seats on the Security Council for Africa and stronger financial support to address the continent’s challenges. Guterres said this on…
THE UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life across Gaza, including Israeli strikes on a residential block in Beit Lahiya. Israeli strikes on a residential block in Beit Lahiya on Saturday killed…
EUROPEAN Union says it will fund two new projects to further combat the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria. Mr Franklin Nguendia, EU Migration Liaison Officer, said this on Monday in Abuja at a policy high level meeting on the…
NIGERIA has officially approved the sale of ExxonMobil’s onshore assets to Seplat Energy, marking the conclusion of a $1.28bn deal that has been in the pipeline for over two years. The sale, which was first agreed in February 2022, finally…
ZAMBIA’S President Hakainde Hichilema has dismissed three Constitutional Court judges, raising fresh concerns about political interference in the judiciary. The three judges, Justice Annie Sitali, Justice Mungeni Mulenga, and Justice Palan Mulonda, had been suspended earlier over allegations of…
IGBO marginalization became very pronounced throughout the eight year- long treacherous government of the retired brutal military dictator: Major General Muhammadu Buhari. Under that unforgettably harsh administration marked by prolonged absence of Muhammadu Buhari himself who spent months in…
This morning, I watched with delight on Channels TV, an interview with Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Sardaunan Kano, my former teacher and an awesomely eloquent speaker. By training, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau is a mathematician. A man that was trained…
THE Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu-Aboki, has ordered the release of 37 inmates from detention at the Goron Dutse and Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kano. The gesture is part of efforts to decongest custodial centres in the state.…
THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has broken its silence on the arrest of convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, popular social media personality. The NIS spokesman, Kenneth Udo confirmed the arrest of the cross dresser in a statement on…
THE management and staff members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) have commiserated with the publisher and editor-in-chief of THE CONCLAVE online newspapers, Mr Sufuyan Ojeifo, on the death of his mother, Madam Aishetu Ojeifo, on…
