The Lagos State Ferry Service (LAGFERRY) in its effort to enlighten and sensitize residents to embrace water transportation as a means of decongesting the roads and a cheaper alternative, held a stakeholders meeting with community leaders on Tuesday December 12th, 2023 at the Love Lagos Jetty, Bariga /Ilaje Waterfront. The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services…
General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the junta in power in Niger since the July 26 military coup, met Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in Lomé on Friday to strengthen bilateral relations, at a time when Niger is being suffocated by economic sanctions. The two leaders “reaffirmed the will to deepen bilateral cooperation”, and announced the opening…
A mega-refinery built in Nigeria by billionaire Aliko Dangote has received its first barrels of crude oil, an “important milestone” in a project that has been plagued by delays and aims to fully meet the country’s fuel needs, the company announced on Saturday. Since Friday, one million barrels from the Agbami offshore oil field, off…
In a startling turn of events, Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, has expressed strong support for the “Japa” syndrome, urging young Nigerians seeking better opportunities abroad to “feel free to leave” without hesitation. Delivering a powerful speech at the Veritas University convocation ceremony, Bishop Kukah acknowledged the immense challenges and frustrations…
The United States government has used an emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, says the Pentagon. The State Department on Friday used an Arms Export Control Act emergency declaration for the tank rounds worth $106.5m for immediate delivery to Israel, the Pentagon said in a…
n the week that followed the expiration of the “humanitarian pause”, Israel has escalated its invasion of the Gaza Strip. Aerial bombardment by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) resumed within minutes of the uneasy week-long pause that ended on December 1. It was then followed by advances of armoured units, artillery and infantry on the…
Israel has said that a journalist killed by its military forces in southern Lebanon was “in an active combat zone”. Appearing to dismiss calls for a war crime investigation into the death of a Reuters journalist and injury of six others under fire from its tanks in October, the Israeli army said on Friday that…
Jerusalem, About 200 Israeli settlers gathered in the centre of West Jerusalem on Thursday night, making provocative speeches as part of a march before Israeli police forcefully dispersed them. The march was expected to head towards the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and enter through Damascus Gate. But police said the marchers violated…
Street-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, has stated that he must perform at the Celestial Church of God, Goshen Land Cathedral, in Lagos State, adding that he was paid N5 million for the performance. The church was recently under fire for inviting Portable and Fuji singer, Pasuma, to its praise night scheduled to hold on…
