KENYA’S President William Samoei Ruto has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the country’s highest national honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart (CGH). This accolade recognises his outstanding contribution to Africa’s economic development and…
UGANDA’S parliament has officially approved a landmark, a move designed to simplify mobile communication and lower connectivity costs for millions of citizens. The decision was reached during a plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and marks a significant…
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, March 18, 2025) A journey through Ogoni, the Titusville of Nigeria “I am happy the mangroves are coming back. I feel happy because for a longtime now, we haven’t had fish, no…
TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025 FELLOW Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has on Tuesday appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as Administrator to take charge of the affairs of the state in the interest of the good people of Rivers State. Tinubu disclosed this in a…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the lingering political crisis in the state. The President made the declaration in a national broadcast on Tuesday. He said it had become compelling for him to…
Israel launched a ferocious wave of attacks on Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday, killing over 300 Palestinians, in a unilateral end of its ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Footage broadcast by Al Jazeera showed children and babies among those killed and wounded, as air…
THE Nasarawa State High Court 2, sitting in Lafia, on Monday, began hearing in the case of the alleged murder of the 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. The defendant, Oluwatimilehin Ajayi, was accused of killing and…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, says his statement regarding a capital punishment recommendation for embattled corps member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, known as Raye, was taken out of context. The presidential aide…
THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved the revocation of 4,794 land titles over non-payment of ground rent, for more than 40 years. In the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro,…
