The popular Lafose festival which holds yearly is set to commence from July 15th to August 6th, 2023 in Ode Remo in the eastern senatorial district of Ogun State. The festival is an annual event with grand finale usually celebrated in August. The festival is believed to reinforce the bond between sons and daughters of…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on NATO to resolve the issue of Sweden and Ukraine’s membership bids, saying indecision is threatening the strength of the alliance and global security. Battling a Russian invasion for more than 16 months, Kyiv has expressed increasing frustration with its Western allies over guarantees that it will one…
THE future of Kylian Mbappe at Paris Saint-German remains in the dark as the club, through President Al Khelaifi, has stated the options the France international has to choose from.The 24 years old forward has been on the radar of Real Madrid for some time now, but he still has a 1-year contract with the…
Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Peter Okebukola has said the result saga of Anambra pupil who sat for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Ejikeme Mmesoma should serve as a warning to pupils who would want to cheat in the examination.He said the innovations introduced by the Joint Admissions and…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of a newly introduced 10 percent tax on single-use plastics and excise duty on some locally manufactured products to reduce business costs in Africa’s biggest economy, his spokesman said on Thursday. One of the biggest plastic polluters on the continent, Nigeria generates some 2.5 million tonnes of…
The Presidential Petition Election Court has adjourned to Tuesday, July 4, the hearing of the defence filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The court on June 23 fixed Monday, July 3 for respondents to open their case in defence of the petition filed by aggrieved parties challenging the outcome of the February 25 election…
Lawyer to the Labour Party (LP), Levi Uzoukwu has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are not prepared to defend its case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Uzoukwu made this comment on Monday, shortly after the court adjourned its resumed sitting, following the absence of INEC’s first defence witness. Speaking to newsmen…
Dutch King Willem-Alexander has formally apologised for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected. The king was speaking at a ceremony on Saturday marking the 160th anniversary of the legal abolition of slavery in the Netherlands, including its former colonies in the Caribbean.“I’m standing here in front of you as…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has justified the demolition exercise embarked upon by his administration since his assumption of office on May 29.Affirming his administration’s commitment to the exercise during Sallah homage by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and members of the emirate council, Governor Yusuf noted that the demolition exercise is…
