Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday rejected accusations that his country is committing genocide in Gaza or using starvation as a tactic, insisting that Israel is providing food to the territory’s residents. “Those who peddle the blood libels of genocide against Israel are no better than those who peddled the blood libels against Jews…
By Ayomide Otitoju The late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, was laid to rest on Friday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja, marking the end of an illustrious career in the Nigerian Army. The burial concluded two days of solemn funeral rites that began earlier in Lagos. The ceremony, attended…
By Ayomide Otitoju Fidelity Bank Plc has solidified its status among Nigeria’s top seven banks by assets, after growing its balance sheet by N1.63 trillion in the first quarter of 2025. Regulatory disclosures filed with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Nigerian Exchange (NGX) revealed that the bank’s total…
Dennis Naku, Port Harcourt The governor said the lifting of the curfew will take effect from Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Wike who disclosed this during a state broadcast on Tuesday reiterated that the state government acknowledges the negative impact of the curfew on business and the social-economic well-being of the state and its residents. Wike’s…
Mr Richard Olumakaiye, a Ph.D student of Warwick University, is organising a symposium in honour of the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria General Yakubu Gowon Ph.D [Retd]. Gowon, 40 years ago, bagged his doctorate degree from the University. The Symposium tagged: “Nigerian Reforms: What It Means For The Economy, Happinness and Social…
By Ayomide Otitoju As preparations intensify for the November 8, 2025, Anambra Governorship Election, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, has called on religious leaders and societal influencers to use their platforms to promote peace, unity, and patriotism across the state. The Police Commissioner made the appeal on…
By Ayomide Otitoju Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the removal of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu from the courtroom after he became unruly during proceedings. Earlier, the judge had dismissed three fresh motions filed by Kanu following the adjournment of the case for judgment,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has assured that no community will be left behind in his administration’s development agenda, pledging reforms across all sectors as Nigeria marks its 65th Independence anniversary. Speaking at a thanksgiving service at the Chapel of the Annunciation, Archbishop Vining College of Theology in Akure, Aiyedatiwa described…
APC National Stability Project and theCoalition for National Spread and Balance Representation in Nigeria, have called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint Hon. Dauda Adamu as the Minister of Youth and member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Diaspora coordinator; Chief Hon. Adrian Umanna Nwanchukwu, stated this while briefing their members in Houston, Texas,…
