COURT TURNS DOWN EFCC’S REQUEST TO ARRAIGN EX-GOV BELLO WITHOUT LAWYERS
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, declined to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to arraign the immediate past Governor...
PUTIN THREATENS UKRAINE WITH NEW HYPERSONIC MISSILE
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with Russia’s new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine’s energy grid in...
BREAKING: WTO REAPPOINTS OKONJO IWEALA AS DG
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is her second term in office, the WTO said...
NNPCL REJECTS FALSE CLAIMS ON PORT HARCOURT REFINERY
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has strongly refuted claims made by Timothy Mgbere, a self-proclaimed “community person,” about the operations of the...
JUST IN: A’COURT DISCHARGES AND ACQUITS DR. OLALEYE OF DEFILEMENT
The medical director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, was cleared by the Lagos Court of Appeal of the accusation of defiling...
CHAD ENDS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH FRANCE
Chad announced Thursday that it was ending military cooperation with former colonial power France, just hours after a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot....
JAPA: FG BEGS AS MDCN INDUCTS 600+ FOREIGN-TRAINED MEDICAL GRADUATES
The Federal Government, yesterday, begged medical practitioners in the country against relocating to foreign countries, urging them to remain not only committed but also patriotic...
MEXICAN ACTOR SILVIA PINAL DEAD AT 93
Actor Silvia Pinal, a star of TV and theater, and considered the last diva of Mexican cinema, died Thursday at age 93, the Culture Ministry...
INTERNET USERS REACH 5.5BN IN 2024 — ITU REPORT
An estimated 5.5 billion people are using the Internet in 2024, according to the Facts and Figures 2024 report released by the International Telecommunication Union,...
NAME CHANGE NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR REDEPLOYMENT, SAYS NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps has announced that change of name will no longer be a requirement for married female corps members seeking redeployment. This...