By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country is moving towards economic recovery despite the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, emphasizing that recent reforms are yielding positive results. Speaking on Friday while signing the ₦55.99 trillion ($37 billion) national budget for 2025, Tinubu acknowledged the economic difficulties faced by citizens but insisted that…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Saturday, March 1, 2025, as the first day of Ramadan 1446AH, following the sighting of the new moon across various parts of Nigeria on Friday. Announcing the commencement of the holy month, the Sultan stated that reports of the moon sighting were…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. Akpabio has denied the allegation through his media consultant, Kenny Okulogbo. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the claim in an interview with Arise Television on Friday, alleging that Akpabio blocked her motions in the Senate after she rejected his…
Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, best known for his legendary 1972 World Chess Championship match against American Bobby Fischer, has died at the age of 88, the Chess Federation of Russia confirmed on Thursday. Describing his passing as a “great loss to the country,” the federation noted that generations of chess players had studied his…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company (HPDC) to position Nigeria as a major player in the $7.7 trillion global halal market. At the signing ceremony in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima described the agreement as a “game-changer” that aligns…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Sultanate Council in Sokoto has announced that the search for the new crescent marking the beginning of Ramadan 1446AH will commence on Friday, February 28, 2025. Muslims across the country have been urged to look out for the appearance of the moon on that day. Those who sight the crescent are…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Special Offences Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi, has dismissed an application seeking to halt the corruption trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Oshodi rejected a request for his recusal, stating that allegations of bias against him…
Pope Francis has shown slight improvement in his health, the Vatican announced on Wednesday, though it cautioned that the 88-year-old pontiff’s prognosis remains uncertain as he continues to battle pneumonia. “The clinical conditions of the Holy Father in the last 24 hours have shown a further, slight improvement,” the Vatican said in its evening health…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled a new immigration initiative to sell high-priced “gold card” residency permits for $5 million each, positioning the program as a means to attract wealthy investors and reduce the national deficit. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump described the gold card as an elite alternative to the…
