US pro-Israel groups have claimed victory in another win in Democratic congressional primaries, helping defeat a veteran former lawmaker critical of Israel, who was endorsed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Former prosecutor Glenn Ivey – backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which spent millions of dollars to help his campaign – won…
Italian premier Mario Draghi has won a confidence vote in the Senate, but it was a hollow victory after boycotts by three of his key coalition allies in the voting virtually doomed any prospects for his unity government’s survival. The vote on Wednesday went 95-38 in the favour of Draghi’s government in the 315-member Senate…
The Labour Party’s (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has visited the presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo over his presidential ambition. It was gathered that Obi visited Oyedepo privately on Tuesday as they met behind closed-door. The LP presidential candidate used the occasion of his 61st birthday to visit Oyedepo at his Canaanland…
Imo State Governor, Sen Hope Uzodimma, has insisted that the 14 youths allegedly murdered by operatives of Ebubeagu are bandits.Uzodinma said the claims that the victims killed at Otulu Awomamma in Oru East Local Government Area were innocent youths returning from a wedding ceremony as distractive propaganda to blackmail his government. The governor spoke on…
Emirates Flight Catering is opening the world’s largest farm in Dubai.Bustanica has opened the doors to the largest hydroponic farm on the planet, backed by an investment of over US$40m. The facility is the first vertical farm for Emirates Crop One, the joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering…
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has emerged as ‘Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Nigeria’ at the 2022 edition of the Global Finance Awards. The recent win makes it the thirteenth consecutive time the bank will win the award. Organized by Global Finance magazine, the Global Finance Awards recognizes banks and…
A DANA Air Boeing 737 aircraft with 100 passengers on board on Tuesday made an emergency landing on approach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport , Abuja due to what the airline described as an indication in one of the airplane’s engines.Disclosing the development in a statement, the airline’s spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa said all passengers…
Record-setting temperatures in the United Kingdom are also creating weather-related incidents probably never before seen on this scale, according to London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Jonathan Smith. London has “probably never seen weather related incidents, particularly to do with heat, on this scale before,” he said. Smith said that the service is dealing with “a…
White Dove Shipping Company Limited has disclosed that its pioneering efforts in Alternative Crude Evacuation which is mitigating crude theft and other losses arising from pipeline vandalism has positioned it as the preferred local shipping operator for oil and gas companies in the country.The company stated that despite the sector being capital intensive, it remained…
