By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his victory in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes, defeating Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Asue Ighodalo, who garnered 247,274 votes, and Labour Party (LP) candidate Olumide Akpata, who came third with 22,763 votes….
China has called on its citizens in Israel to leave “as soon as possible” due to escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group based in Lebanon. In a statement released Sunday, the Chinese embassy in Israel warned of the deteriorating security situation along the Israel-Lebanon border. “Currently, the situation along the Israel-Lebanon…
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, Sri Lanka’s first leftist president, was sworn into office on Monday, pledging to restore public trust in politics after a sweeping victory in the polls. Dissanayaka, leader of the People’s Liberation Front (JVP) and a self-avowed Marxist, took his oath at the historic Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, following his decisive win on…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has predicted thunderstorms across the country over the next three days, with Sokoto, Kebbi, and Borno states expected to experience the most intense weather. In its weather outlook released on Sunday, NiMET forecasts thunderstorms for parts of Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna,…
Ayomide Otitoju Lagos is set to host the inaugural Nigerian Fintech Festival, the nation’s largest fintech gathering, on September 26, 2024. Sponsored by FirstBank, a leading financial institution in West Africa, the festival will bring together over 1,000 stakeholders from the fintech and financial services sectors. The event aims to foster collaboration and partnerships to…
Youth unemployment in China reached 18.8 percent in August, marking its highest level this year as the country grapples with a struggling economy. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that the jobless rate among 16- to 24-year-olds not in education rose from 17.1 percent in July. This metric, which peaked at 21.3 percent in…
By Ayomide Otitoju After months of intense political manoeuvring, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes, defeating Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who…
By Ayomide Otitoju In a major political shift, all 21 Local Government Chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) in Kogi State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), sparking widespread jubilation among APC members. The defectors, who previously held significant influence within the LP, pledged their allegiance to the APC gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Ododo…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and relevant anti-corruption agencies to investigate the allocation and use of the Ecological Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including N816 million received from January to June 2024. In a…
