THE Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), failed to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s administration under the emergency rule on Thursday. The Committee Chairman, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, conducted a closed-door session…
THE family of Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the late leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Thursday announced the funeral arrangements for the deceased elder statesman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the revered nationalist died on Feb…
THE Federal Government has lauded the Ghanaian authorities for rescuing not less than 219 young Nigerians trafficked to the country and forced into cybercrimes. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this in a statement…
Air Peace has said that it will resume flight operations on Friday following suspension of strike by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) workers. The airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday…
WORKERS of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Thursday in Abuja suspended their strike action driven by demand for better working conditions. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated the Principal Officers of the National Medical Team (NMT) and its Steering Committee for the 2025 Hajj operations. The Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, made this known in a statement…
Introduction In today’s world, where glitz and glam dominate the social landscape, many relationships are quietly being choked by the silent weight of materialism. Couples fall in love with beautiful dreams but often find themselves struggling under the burden of…
SENEGAL is poised to be sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economy in 2025, with gross domestic product expected to expand by a robust eight point four percent, according to the IMF’s latest projections. This anticipated leap places the West African country ahead…
TANZANIA has halted all agricultural imports from Malawi and South Africa in a dramatic escalation of regional trade tensions, leaving lorries stalled at the border and exposing deep fractures in southern Africa’s economic ties. At the usually busy Kasumulu crossing,…
AT just 36 years old, Captain Ibrahim Traoré is not only Burkina Faso’s head of state but also the world’s youngest sitting president—a stark contrast to the continent’s average presidential age of 63. He seized power in September 2022 following a military…
