New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to make history as the city’s first Muslim mayor when he takes office Thursday for a four-year term, testing the youthful optimism of his Democratic Socialist platform amid high expectations. Mamdani will be sworn in just after midnight on New Year’s Eve by New York Attorney General Letitia…
By AAyomide Otitoju Internationally acclaimed boxing champion Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday morning in the Makun area of Ogun State, along the heavily trafficked Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, which claimed two lives. The crash occurred around 11:00 a.m., just eight days after the 35-year-old former heavyweight world champion defeated YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has denied claims that he promised to deliver the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike made the clarification on Monday during a media chat at his office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to urgently resolve its internal crises ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that failure to do so could jeopardise the party’s chances of returning to power. Wike made the call on…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sympathy to former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, following a tragic road accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway that claimed two lives and left the boxer injured. In a statement shared on his official X handle, President Tinubu said the incident had cast a shadow over…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of being the mastermind behind the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike made the allegation during his end-of-year media chat at his residence in Port Harcourt, where he dismissed claims by Makinde…
China will on January 1 launch an “action plan” for boosting management and operations of its digital currency, a deputy governor of the country’s central bank said Monday.“The future digital yuan will be a modern digital payment and circulation means issued and circulated within the financial system,” People’s Bank of China (PBoC) Deputy Governor Lu…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has refuted claims that the surge in domestic airfares in December was due to government taxes, attributing the rise instead to market forces driven by festive travel demand. Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, clarified the position in a post…
North Korea test-fired two long-range cruise missiles on Sunday, state media reported Monday, describing the exercise as a demonstration of “combat readiness” against foreign threats. The drill, staged over the Yellow Sea to the west of the Korean Peninsula, was overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, who called for “unlimited and sustained” development of North…
