•Peter Obi Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, will host an international press conference today, Monday November 6. This was disclosed in a statement issued today by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh. The statement reads, “His Excellency Peter Obi will address a World Press Conference scheduled for 2 pm to...
Fire has broken out at the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria in Abuja’s Central Business District. Confirming the incident, the Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, told our correspondent in a phone interview that two people were fatally injured in the incident, while about three or four other victims had […]
At least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away scores of houses and devastated farmland following torrential rains, the Red Cross said today. Heavy rainfall has pounded the country, particularly the bone-dry north, in recent days, and sent water gushing into homes and submerging roads, with similar scenes playing out across other [...
•Former US President Donald Trump Former President Donald Trump holds an edge over President Joe Biden in a series of hypothetical matchups among registered voters in four key swing states, new polling from The New York Times and Siena College shows. In Nevada, a state Biden narrowly carried in the 2020 presidential election, Trump boasts [&he...
No fewer than 13 farmers have been killed while several others are missing as suspected Boko Haram insurgents reportedly attacked rice farmers on their farms in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State yesterday evening. It was gathered that the insurgents stormed rice fields and rounded up the farmers who were harvesting their farm produce [...
The devaluation of the naira has increased Nigeria’s debt profile by N20.6trn trillion in five months. A data analysis by this paper indicates that the new borrowing plans by the federal government will see the total debt level hit N89.2 trillion before the end of the year, reports Daily Trust. If shared to Nigeria’s 213 […]
•Dr Iweala and Lotte Elsa A video has surfaced showing the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, showing off her dance moves at the wedding ceremony of her first son, Dr. Uzo Iweala. Iweala tied the knot with his partner, Lotte Elsa, yesterday in Heidelberg, Germany, reports The PUNCH. Okonjo-Iweala, in the vid...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election. The three-panel led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye allowed an Appeal by Yusuf Datti and averred that the tribunal was ...
Troops of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army have prevented a lady from jumping into the Lagos Lagoon. This is according to a statement today from the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni. “Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers operating under 81 Division NA have gallantly prevented a suicide attempt [&h...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from further denying issuing the NYSC certificate being paraded by Enugu governor, Peter Mbah. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that evidence before the court showed that Mbah properly participated in the NYSC programme and [...

