President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, expressed delight at the successful presidential election in Senegal, as well as the general elections in Liberia, saying both processes boosted the campaign for democracy by the Economic Community of West African States. Tinubu, who is ECOWAS Chairman, congratulated Mr. Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the...
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U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker, McCarthy Impeached, Becomes First To Be Removed In Country’s History
McCarthy lost the fight for his political life after lawmakers decided to oust the California Republican from the speakership. The United States House of Representatives Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, has been impeached. McCarthy lost the fight for his political life after lawmakers decided to oust the California Republican from the speakership. ALSO READ Chicago State university:...
Gabon reopens borders three days after military coup
The Gabonese military junta on Saturday announced the reopening of borders. The army closed the borders during Wednesday’s military coup which ousted President Ali Bongo. The takeover in Gabon follows coups in Guinea, Chad and Niger as well as two each in Mali and Burkina Faso since 2020, worrying international powers with strategic interests at stake. Military...
DSS releases CBN Deputy Gov Kingsley Obiora from detention
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Economic Policy Dr Kingsley Obiora has been released by the Department of State Services (DSS). This development was confirmed by a source close to Obiora on Saturday afternoon, who also admitted that Obiora spent some days with the DSS. Obiora’s arrest by the DSS is...
Obaseki Relocates Deputy’s Office To Abandoned Building In Benin
….The feud between the Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy Comrade Philip Shaibu is getting messier daily, following the reported evacuation of the office of the deputy out of the state Government House by Obaseki. The office of the deputy governor which was hitherto located inside Government House in Benin, it was gathered has...
Enugu gov’t pledges support for Naval base, hospital, school in Enugu
…our presence will strengthen Enugu’s internal security, boost investors’ confidence – CNS The Enugu State government has pledged to support the Nigerian Navy in its efforts to establish a naval operational base, hospital and welfare school in the state. The commitment was made by the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, when he received members of...
FOUR DeAd in ENUGU BUILDING COLLAPSE
The Chairman, Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) Uche Anya, has confirmed that four members of a family died in a collapsed building at Agric Quarters in the Mgbemena area of Coal Camp, Enugu South Local Government Area. Anya who disclosed this to journalists on Saturday after inspecting the site of the collapse, noted that...
FG, IFAD Distribute Agro Inputs To Over 800 Farmers In Enugu
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in collaboration with the Federal Government, on Thursday distributed farm inputs worth millions of naira to no fewer than 800 cassava and rice farmers in Enugu. Speaking at the flag off in Enugu, the National Programme Coordinator of the FGN/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme, Dr. Fatima Aliyu, said...
Enugu takes bold step to $30bn economy with investment roundtable
..as UK Govt, World Bank, Afreximbank, AfDB, others pledge support The Enugu State Government at the weekend took a bold step towards the actualisation of a $30 billion economy in the next four to eight years, as the state successfully hosted an inaugural Enugu State Investment and Economic Growth Stakeholders Roundtable. This was even as...
Fake insurance cover: NCAA grounds Xejet air, revokes ATL, AOC
Business class-only airline, Xejet Air Operations has been grounded and its Air Operator’s Certificate, AOC, revoked, by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The authority also revoked the airline’s Air Transport License, ATL. Vanguard gathered that the airline based outside Nigeria operations was revoked for the alleged presentation of a fake and unverified insurance cover....