The French government has reacted to the Niger junta’s letter ordering its ambassador, Sylvain Itte, to depart from the territory within 48 hours. On Friday night, the junta accused the French diplomat of refusing to honour its invitation from the Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs following what it termed as the rebellious behaviour and comments…
Renowned Ifa priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has urged Kwara Muslims and Isese devotees to allow peace reign in the case involving activist Adegbola Abdulazeez, a.k.a. Tani Olohun. Abdulazeez was arrested on August 16 in Ibadan and transferred to the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly insulting the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, and some…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has given it’s nod to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to deal with herders that are allowing their cows to graze in the city centre. It, however, raised concerns that the areas mapped out for the herders to graze their cows in…
Out of the 39 cabinet nominees of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the state’s House of Assembly confirmed only 22, rejecting 17. At plenary on Wednesday, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said the confirmation followed screening of the nominees by an ad-hoc committee. The confirmation was done through a voice vote…
Former United States President, Donald Trump, intends to surrender to authorities in Atlanta on Thursday, in connection with his indictment in Georgia on charges that he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Trump made this known via his profile on his social media platform, Truth Social. “I’ll be going to Atlanta,…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has assured Nigerians of disseminating the truth about government policies and programmes. Idris who resumed duty at Radio House, Headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation yesterday said the Ministry will be open, transparent, and accountable in its public dealings. Alhaji Idris…
Nigerian economist, Tony Elumelu, has said he did not become the Chairman of United Bank of Africa, UBA, and Transcorp Group because of wealthy parents. The founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and chairman, Heirs Holdings said as a billionaire, he had learned a lot of life lessons. Elumelu via his Facebook page on Sunday said he…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the Niger Republic junta’s three-year timeline for retaining power in the country. The body made its position known through its Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah who stated this during an interview on Sunday. It was earlier reported that the leader of the…
The spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, has said that the agency intentionally enlisted controversial artiste, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, for its drug abuse advocacy. Recall that criticisms trailed a video of Naira Marley advising youths to stop taking illicit substances. This was particularly so because the singer…
The committee of chiefs of defence staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has fine-tuned its military intervention plans in Niger Republic. ECOWAS agreed to use force as a last resort if diplomatic efforts failed to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum who was toppled and detained since the July 26…
