rading in the domestic stock market resumed on Monday bullish with a gain of 0.05 per cent on investors’ interest in Eterna and 22 others. Precisely, the benchmark index rose by 21.88 points or 0.05 per cent to close at 40,243.05 from 40,221.17 achieved on Thursday. Accordingly, month-to-date and year-to-date returns stood at 0.1 per…
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday confirmed 11 Commissioners nominee sent to it for screening by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The House also cleared and confirmed the nomination of Justice Joe Acha, as the Chief Judge of the State. The House Committee on Rules, Business and Government House, led by the Majority Leader, Henry…
Given the recent killings in Anambra, the latest of which was what befell Dr Patrick Akunyili, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) are exchanging hot words over the security situation in the state. For this reason, APC asked Governor Willie Obiano to explain how he spends the N1.5 billion monthly…
Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) reportedly shot sporadically in Owerri on Monday as they tried to enforce the stay-at-home order in the state. It led to motorists, market women, passersby among others fleeing the area for their safety. The IPOB members began enforcing the Monday order from…
…says debate on party primaries, the electronic transmission must align with modern realities Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has affirmed that youths no longer have any excuse not to take the lead in the 2023 election adding that the ballot should witness more young Nigerians vying for elective positions….
•Reiterates Demand for Special Status for Lagos •Says Prosperity of Lagos State Has Multiplying Effect on S’West, Nigeria Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday declared that the need for a new revenue sharing formula among the three tiers of government is very straightforward, self-justifying and in no…
At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled parts of their coastlines. In Oman, two Asian workers were killed in a landslide that hit their housing area in an industrial zone as a result of the cyclone. A child who was swept away by storm surges…
The United States has slammed China’s largest-ever incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone, which it described as “provocative” and “destabilising” military activity. US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Sunday called on Beijing to cease its “military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan”. “The United States is very concerned by the People’s Republic…
New Zealand has announced tighter border restrictions as new cases of COVID-19 emerged in areas previously free of the coronavirus. “We are introducing the requirement for air travellers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully vaccinated to enter New Zealand,” Christ Hipkins, the minister for COVID-19 response, said on…
