Nigeria’s Presidency on Sunday faulted a report on security challenges in the country, published in the January 31, 2022 edition of Financial Times of London Newspaper, saying banditry has been caged to the level that no territory in the country was under terrorists control.In another breath, the Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd),…
Five days after a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility belonging to Shebah Exploration and Production Company Limited (SEPCOL) exploded in Warri, the company on Sunday announced that three crew members aboard the ship had been found alive. A statement by the company signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Ikemefuna Okafor, indicated that one…
rench President Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow on Monday in a risky diplomatic move, seeking commitments from Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down tensions with Ukraine, where Western leaders fear the Kremlin plans an invasion. Macron has made a frenetic series of phone calls with Western allies, Putin and the Ukrainian leader over the…
Fitch Solutions, an affiliate of global rating agency, Fitch, has predicted that Nigeria’s weak performance in the oil and gas sector may continue to slow down the country’s economy in the coming years. In its latest report on the state of the Nigerian economy, the rating agency stated that from its analysis, the new Petroleum…
he Publisher of Ovation International Magazine, Dele Momodu on Sunday declared his presidential ambition in his home town, Ihevbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. He also stressed that he was the most qualified among those aspiring to take over from Buhari.Momodu who was received by a large crowd of Ihevbe people, said…
The mayor of Canada’s capital Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of truckers’ protests against Covid restrictions. Jim Watson said the city was “completely out of control”, with demonstrators outnumbering police.He said the protests posed a threat to residents’ safety. There have also been reports of racial…
Should President Muhammadu Buhari sign the new Electoral Act amendment bill recently forwarded to him by the National Assembly into law, all political appointees in his government would no longer be eligible, either as voting delegates or aspirants during the conventions or congresses of their political parties.The implication is that some key ministers in Buhari’s…
A coalition of Nigerian civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of Civil Society Group for Good Governance (CSGGG) at the weekend kicked against the proposed N3 trillion to be budgeted for payment of fuel subsidies this year. In a joint briefing organised by President of the Group, Mr. Dominic Ogakwu, in Abuja, the civil…
Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has concluded plans to announce his presidential ambition immediately after the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, slated for Saturday, February 26. Sources close to Osinbajo’s strategy team hinted at the weekend that in spite of the ongoing campaigns against his currently rumoured bid for the presidency by some interests…
