By Joy Mbachi Awka, May 18, 2023 Anambra Police Command has revealed that nine persons lost their lives in an ambush attack on the US convoy in the state on May 16. The command’s disclosure is contained in a press statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

We believe the current approach to framing, designing, and implementing energy transition plans and partnerships risks jeopardising long-term and sustainable just energy transitions across Africa and among the broader Global South. Current transition plans appear too narrowly focused on decarbonisation and global climate objectives, rather than looking to the broader …

By Isaac Aregbesola Abuja, May 18, 2023 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is probing Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara over alleged N70 billion fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, represented by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Osita Nwaja,  said this at news conference …

A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may actually be some good in goodbye. In fact, a lot of good. Let’s go. I recently wrote about my ancestors and forebears in the presidential …

Abuja, 18 May 2023 Dr. Richard Montgomery CMG has been appointed British High Commissioner to Nigeria. He presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, May 18, 2023, at the State House in Abuja. He takes over from Ms. Catriona Laing CB who recently concluded four years as High Commissioner in …

As part of relief interventions following the devastating nationwide floods in Nigeria, the Sterling One Foundation has launched Project Ladder, in partnership with Whitefield Foundation and Sterling Bank, to provide support for victims whose farms were affected by the floods. The project which kicked off in Ndokwa East and Oshimili …

New York, May 18, 2023 Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-developed social media app TikTok, as its Republican governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law on Wednesday. “To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned Tiktok in …

Manchester (UK), May 18, 2023 Manchester City were perfectly prepared with the right mix of calmness and tension for their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, manager Pep Guardiola said on Wednesday. The English champions dismantled the holders 4-0 with a ruthless display to secure a 5-1 aggregate win. The …

Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has condemned as despicable and most reprehensible news of the attack and killing of some international humanitarian workers in Anambra State on Tuesday. The former Governor of Anambra State said: “I just got the most reprehensible news of the attack …

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that late former Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Sunday Coffie Mbang, told him last December in Akwa Ibom State when they met that God would use him to save Nigeria. Mr. …

ABUJA Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has described the late Nigerian actor, film producer and film director, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi in the movie world, as a thespian who deserves his flowers. In a condolence message sent to the Nwafor family in Jos, …

A socio-cultural organisation, Mboho Ikot Abasi has called on the Akwa Ibom Government and Security Agencies to arrest and prosecute those who triggered the communal clash that occurred between Eastern Obolo and Ikot Abasi Local Government Areas of the state. The President General of Mboho Ikot Abasi, Otuekong Ufot Udoinyang, …

By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja, May 17, 2023 Woman journalist at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mrs. Grace Yussuf, has retired and urged journalists to imbibe the importance of mentorship in the profession. Yussuf, who attained the position of Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the agency, bowed out of the service at …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, May 17, 2023 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved port development projects worth $4,713,841,477 in Delta, Ondo and Lagos States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was given during the weekly FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday …

The Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, and first black President of the World Methodist Council (WMC), Dr. Sunday Coffie Mbang, has passed on at the age 86, the Methodist Church has announced. In a letter released on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the Church announced that Prelate Mbang …

Rivers United FC on Monday defeated Sunshine Stars 1-0 to seal a spot in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six. The game, a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League tie took place on Monday May 15, 2023, at the Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. HOW IT …

The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the just concluded presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi has said his interest in seeing Nigeria work for everyone would have made him support Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for President if the All Progressives Congress (APC) had given him the ticket to run. …

The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the just concluded presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi has said his interest in seeing Nigeria work for everyone would have made him support Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for President if the All Progressives Congress (APC) had given him the ticket to run. …

Lagos, Nigeria: Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Sterling Bank, in conjunction with the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), is set to promote environment-friendly agriculture businesses by lending the sum of $15 million to sustainable and renewable energypowered Agric enterprises. The $15 million medium-term facility from the Africa Agriculture and …

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Lagos, Wednesday, May 17, 2023: The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja has fixed hearing for May 19, 2023, in a suit filed by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) seeking to compel the Federal Government to properly investigate the unresolved killings of 11 journalists killed over a period of two …

By Polycarp Auta Jos, May 17, 2023 Gunmen have killed over 30 persons in Bwoi District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident in a statement. Alabo said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Bartholomew Onyeka, who described the incident as unfortunate has …

By Alex Enebeli Enugu, May 16, 2023 The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has warned those using its name for public statements to desist from it. The group said there were several embarrassing publications aimed at tarnishing its image in particular and the Igbo ethnic group in general. …

The Association of Greater Nkanu Professionals (AGNP) has decried the extent that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the March 18 governorship election in Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has gone to actualise his life’s ambition, calling it unprecedented political desperation in the state’s history. “Never have Enugu people …