PRINCE Harry has officially stepped down as patron of Sentebale, a UK-based charity he co-founded to support young people affected by HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana. The move follows what he described as a ‘devastating’ dispute between the organisation’s…
NIGER’S ruling military junta has officially announced a five-year timeline to restore constitutional rule, beginning from Wednesday. The declaration was made during a formal signing ceremony for a new transition charter, signalling the start of what the junta describes as…
GERMAN authorities launched a large-scale operation across six states on Wednesday, targeting an alleged extremist network accused of plotting to overthrow the Eritrean government and inciting violence within Germany. According to The Associated Press (AP), the federal prosecutor’s office confirmed that 17 suspects…
NIGER’S military leadership has enacted a new constitutional framework that sets a five-year period for transition to civilian governance, formally establishing General Abdourahamane Tiani as transitional president. The move was sealed during an official ceremony to implement the Refoundation Charter, a…
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says no fewer than one million people in Oyo State are involved in illicit drug consumption. The NDLEA State Commander, Olayinka Joe-Fadile, disclosed this on Wednesday during a campaign rally against drug abuse in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign…
NOLLYWOOD actor Kunle Remi and his wife, Tiwi, have welcomed their first child following a challenging medical journey. The couple shared their emotional path to parenthood, revealing the hardships they endured, including a difficult medical discovery, prolonged bed rest,…
The team that wins this year’s expanded Club World Cup in the United States can earn up to $125 million in prize money. Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s President, Gianni Infantino announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The total…
THERE was tension in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Wednesday as residents of Umuoyima Autonomous Community staged a peaceful protest against the state government’s takeover of the old Timber and Allied Market, popularly known as Ogbosisi, along Wetheral Road.…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed the South-West and South-South Development Commission bills into law. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, made the announcement during plenary on Wednesday. “No mechanism is too much to trickle down…
THE Federal Government has announced a temporary suspension of the implementation of annual dues imposed on public interest enterprises by the Financial Reporting Council. This came following widespread concerns from industry stakeholders. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment,…
