A six-room private residential building at Elere House, Gold and Rock area in Oyo Town was on Tuesday razed by fire and properties worth millions of naira destroyed. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency,…
Alhaji Abbas Sunusi, the revered Galadima of Kano, has passed on at the age of 91 in Kano on Tuesday. He was a prominent figure in the Emirate, who served as Wamban Kano and senior Councilor under the late Emir…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the removal of Chief Pius Akinyelure, the chairman of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. and Malam Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer. Kyari was replaced by Mr Bashir…
THE proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria has been a recurring decimal in the country’s security tragedy. One tragic phenomenon that has garnered significant attention in recent times is the seeming hypocrisy and the transformation of…
THE President of Russia, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday promised to deepen bilateral relations with the People’s Republic of China. Putin made this known in Kremlin, Moscow, during a meeting with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the…
THE Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi has condemned the ban on political rallies and convoys imposed by the state government. State Chairman of SDP, Mr Ahmed Attah, issued the condemnation in a statement signed by the SDP Press…
AFRICA recorded a significant boost in exports in 2024, reaching $682bn, driven by stabilising commodity markets and strong performance by oil-exporting nations, according to a new report by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). In its African Economic and Trade Outlook 2025,…
UGANDA has sealed a major oil infrastructure deal with UAE-based Alpha MBM Investments, granting the firm a 60 percent stake in the country’s long-awaited crude oil refinery project, according to a statement from President Yoweri Museveni’s office. The $4bn refinery,…
GHANA’S drive to position itself as a leading energy investment destination in West Africa will take centre stage on April 14, 2025, when Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor delivers a keynote speech at the Invest in African Energies:…
ZAMBIA’S President Hakainde Hichilema has issued a stern warning to cabinet ministers who have been caught dozing off during official meetings, calling the behaviour a serious lapse in judgement and discipline. According to a report by the BBC, the president linked the issue…
