The youth wing of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the leading socio-political body for the South-South region, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, demanding that he retract his recent remarks…
SENATOR Ireti Kingibe is now singing a new tune, calling for an open probe of sexual harassment claim against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Ireti Kingibe said: “As the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT…
The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months. The stopgap funding bill passed in the Senate 54-46, as two Democrats joined all but one…
THE Minister of State for Works, Mr Bello Goronyo, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to timely completion of the reconstruction of 750 kilometers Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua-Zaria road project. Goronyo stated this during an inspection tour of the ongoing road project…
Columbia University leadership made a series of concessions to the Trump administration on Thursday following an extraordinary letter that listed nine demands it expected the university to make if it did not want its federal funding to be pulled. On Thursday, the…
THE Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday passed three bills into law before immediately proceeding on an indefinite recess. The bills include the Rivers State House of Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Bill, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC)…
THE price of gold has smashed through the $3,000 per ounce barrier for the first time, offering a potential windfall for Africa’s gold-producing nations. As demand for the precious metal surges, major economies across the continent stand to benefit from…
ATLANTIC Lithium Ltd has made significant progress towards launching Ghana’s first lithium mine, securing key permits as it moves closer to the final investment decision. According to the company, it now holds all necessary approvals, including a Mine Operating Permit…
SOUTH Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, has been ordered to leave Washington, escalating an already tense diplomatic standoff between the two nations. According to a report by the BBC, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the decision on Friday,…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu says he understands fully, what Nigerians are going through but that the present economic reform is necessary to build a resilient country and guarantee the future of children. President Tinubu said this when he received organisers of…
