THOUSANDS of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against Donald Trump’s policies ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20. A coalition of several organisations, including Sakhi for South Asian Survivors,…
By Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq. THIS is a special birthday tribute to one of the Philosophers Kings in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the altruistic, dogged and persevering Dr. Ehiogie West Idahosa SAN, who once posited in the House of Representatives…
INTRODUCTION My chambers makes this intervention in the public domain as Solicitors to Diezani Alison-Madueke (DAM), The former Minister of Petroleum Resources (HMPR). As her Solicitors, we are fully versed in and conversant with her present ordeal and the…
WIFE of the first civilian governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru, Edna Ibru [nee Park], is dead. Edna, a former Miss Nigeria ambassador and the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe in 1964, died in London in…
THE Minister of Works, Mr Dave Umahi, says the N800 billion allocated to the ministry in the 2025 budget is inadequate to address the country’s road infrastructure needs. Umahi stated this in Abuja during the 2025 budget defence session…
By, Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. IT was Abraham Lincoln the former President of the United States that said It is not the years in your life that matters, but the life in your years So, today all road leads to…
A GROWING number of Africans have found themselves recruited into Russia’s army since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While some volunteers joined private military companies linked to the Kremlin, others, like Samuel from Cameroon, were lured by false…
BRAZIL has announced Nigeria’s official acceptance as a partner country in the BRICS bloc, a significant development for global economic collaboration. The announcement came on Friday as Brazil, which holds the BRICS presidency for 2025, highlighted Nigeria’s growing influence in…
MANUEL Chang, the former finance minister of Mozambique, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of participating in a fraudulent scheme involving $2 billion in loans. The case, known as the ‘tuna bonds’ scandal, left…
By Ndahi Inusaz Maiduguri THE Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media and Emergency Management, Arc. Ishaq Ahmed Ningi, on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to the Government House in Maiduguri to congratulate Abdulrahman Ahmed Bundi on his…
