THE devastating Los Angeles wildfires have threatened to disrupt the prestigious Oscars for the first time in 96 years. The apocalyptic fires have caused evacuations and loss of life, prompting the Academy to consider the ‘possibility’ of cancelling the…
PRIME Minister Keir Starmer has encountered another challenge with the resignation of Tulip Siddiq, the UK’s anti-corruption minister. Siddiq stepped down following her implication in an embezzlement investigation in Bangladesh, as reported by The New York Times. Tulip Siddiq, aged…
META, the tech giant led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, finds itself embroiled in a political controversy in India. Zuckerberg’s recent remarks about the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections have stirred strong reactions and could lead to a parliamentary…
ON behalf of the Senate Committee on Nigerian Army, I wish to pay tribute to our fallen heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of our great nation. I wish to also commend our serving officers…
SEN. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has recommended the upward review of the 2025 budget for Ministry of Information and National Orientation from N8.9 billion to N1.5 trillion. Akpoti, during the budget defence of the ministry on…
THE House of Representatives has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to provide a detailed breakdown of its 2024 allocations. It also urged TETFund to present the 2025 budget estimates to beneficiary institutions before further implementation. This resolution…
THE National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has granted licence for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to register inmates in the 256 Custodial centres across the country for National Identity Numbers, (NIN). The Acting Controller General, Mr Sylvester Nwakuche made…
CUBA government on Tuesday said it would release 553 prisoners following an announcement by the outgoing U.S. administration that it would remove the Caribbean country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The decision by the United…
SUSPENDED South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea’s anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence on…
THE death toll in the major wildfires that have been ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 25 on Tuesday, as police highlighted three “noteworthy” arrests of arson suspects. Seventeen of the fatalities are related to the Eaton Fire…
