LEBANON ARMY CHIEF AOUN BECOMES PRESIDENT AFTER TWO-YEAR VOID
Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy in a step towards lifting the war-battered country...
POLICE RECOVER OVER 1,000 DIVERTED UN WHEAT BAGS, ARREST SUSPECTS
The Nigeria Police Force, Eastern Ports Command, has recovered 1,238 bags of wheat and arrested five suspects involved in the diversion of 1,840 bags of...
28 BENINESE TROOPS KILLED NEAR NIGER, BURKINA BORDER
Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Benin, a security source told AFP on Thursday, as violence blamed on jihadists based in neighbouring...
FOOD: TINUBU MANDATES NADF TO SPEARHEAD DEPLOYMENT OF 10,000 TRACTORS
In the quest to boost food production, President Bola Tinubu, Thursday, mandated the National Agricultural Development Fund, NADF, to spearhead the deployment of 10,000 John...
WHAT I DISCUSSED WITH EL-RUFAI – SDP CHAIR
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, has opened up on his discussion with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress...
JUST IN: EX-IG OKIRO WITHDRAWS FROM OHANAEZE PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, has withdrawn from the race for the position of President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Okiro made the announcement during...
CHINA PLEDGES 1bn YUAN IN MILITARY AID FOR AFRICA
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday pledged Beijing’s full support and military aid for the world’s poorest continent as he wrapped up his Africa...
COURT SUMMONS MINISTER, AGF OVER PROPOSED EXPATRIATES TAXATION
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef...
BOKO HARAM ATTACKS POLICE STATION IN BORNO, KILLS TWO OFFICERS
Two police personnel have been killed as Boko Haram terrorists attacked a police station in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. One other...
CBN HALTS EXTENSION OF EXPORT PROCEEDS REPATRIATION
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the suspension of approvals for the extension of export proceeds repatriation on behalf of exporters. This directive...