Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the imposition of tariffs by United States President Donald Trump, calling them “very dumb” and alleging that Washington was appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin while launching a trade conflict against Canada. Speaking at…
UNITED States President Donald Trump has called upon Congress to “permanently ban and criminalise sex change on children” as part of his campaign to remove what he termed “wokeness” from civil society and the military. In a joint address late…
THE Jigawa State House of Assembly has revoked the Hisbah Advisory Committee Law of 2004 to pave way for the establishment of Jigawa State Hisbah Board. This followed the presentation and adoption of the report of the House Committee…
HEALTH of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has insisted that Nigeria is not a dumping ground, stating that the news of the Nigerian government’s ill-conceived, vexatious and painful attempt to import “non-hazardous” wastes from the EU into the country is…
THE federal government has launched a new revenue collection platform, the Treasury Management and Revenue Assurance System (TMRAS), to replace the Remita platform. This was disclosed in a statement by Dr. Mrs. Oluwa Oyin Madein, Accountant-General of the Federation…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not yet announced a resumption date for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and the replacement of lost Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The clarification was made by Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the…
THE Lagos State Taskforce has impounded 82 commercial motorcycles, commonly called okadas, during its routine enforcement of the ban on highways and restricted routes. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in…
ATLETICO Madrid manager Diego Simeone was disappointed that his side failed to capitalise on the control they had for long periods of their 2-1 defeat to rivals Real Madrid. This was after the first leg of their Champions League…
THE UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen has condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement. Pedersen said in a statement on…
RWANDA has strongly criticised Canada’s decision to suspend trade and business engagements, calling it a ‘shameful’ stance that will do little to resolve the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The condemnation follows Canada’s announcement on Monday…
