•Susie Wiles and Donald Trump US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signalling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration’s policies by talking to Vladimir Putin. Trump’s campaign manager Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman ...
•Arsenal players Manchester City face a strong challenge from Arsenal as the champions look to win an unprecedented fifth successive Premier League title. Liverpool start a new era with Arne Slot replacing Jurgen Klopp, while Erik ten Hag is under pressure to deliver at Manchester United after narrowly avoiding the sack, reports AFP Sport. Bel...
•Hunger protest A human rights activist and the Chairman of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Anambra State, Vincent Ezekwueme, has embarked on a seven-day hunger strike as his means of protest. Ezekwueme said the hunger strike was his way of expressing dissatisfaction with the current socio-economic situation in the country, reports The PUNCH...
•Food items Prices of foodstuff have again gone up in major markets across the country as Nigerians engaged in panic buying in a bid to stock their homes before the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest begin today. This comes as last-ditch moves by the federal government to stop the protest failed to arrest the momentum generated [&hel...
•Bags of rice The federal government has called for calm on the proposed nationwide protest, saying it had created centres across the country where Nigerians can purchase a 50kg bag of rice for ₦40,000. This was revealed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris while briefing correspondents on the outcome of the ...
•Protest Ahead of the planned nationwide protests, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says it has initiated consultations and instructed its 104 affiliated organizations to remain on standby. A nationwide protest scheduled for August 1 against the present administration has been eliciting tension from Nigerians, both home and abroad,...
•Election The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission says it has commenced the process to conduction local government elections. This is contained in a public notice signed by the Chairman/Chief Electoral Commissioner of RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd) and sent to newsmen last night. This comes barely 24-hours after Governor Simin...
The accreditation of delegates for the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has begun. The primary is aimed at electing the opposition party’s candidate for the November governorship election in the state, reports The Nation. The exercise which is taking place at the International Culture and Event Centre (Dome), will...
The federal government has begun disbursement of the N200 billion Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants. The Bank of Industry had said it would be disbursing three categories of funding to support manufacturers and businesses across the country. Giving a progress report on X (formerly Twitter) today, the Minister of Indu...
•Former US President Donald Trump attends the first day of his trial Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial opened today in a historic first for a US ex-president and a seismic twist to an already explosive 2024 presidential election where the Republican is seeking to defy multiple scandals and return to power. Lawyers for both […]

