•Kalu and Otti The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said the incumbent governor of Abia State would be the last the Labour Party would produce to govern the state. Kalu made this disclosure in a video that went viral today while he was addressing the chances of his party, the […]
•Yakubu Dogara A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara today said lawmakers’ monthly earnings cannot last them for more than three days. This was as he urged the legislators to open their finances to dispel the insinuation that they were taking a humongous monthly salary, reports The PUNCH. Dogara made this disclosure [...
•A ballot box In the wake of series of crises which have rocked the state, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has fixed October 5, 2024, for local government elections in the oil-rich state. RSIEC chairman Adolphus Enebelisaid this during a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt today, reports Channels TV. Enebeli emphas...
•Georgia’s players celebrate after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F football match against Portugal yesterday Georgia stunned 2016 champions Portugal on Wednesday to make the next phase of the 2024 Euro, setting the stage for the last 16 of the competition. That was the first time the Black Sea nation would make the knockouts […]
•Fuel Scarcity The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, said yesterday that the petrol scarcity currently spreading to more states across the country will take at least two weeks to normalise. This is even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NPCL insisted yesterday that it has adequate stock of the pro...
Namibia qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 for the first time yesterday after a 0-0 draw against Group E winners Mali in San Pedro. The Brave Warriors will advance as one of the four best third-placed teams and meet Angola on Saturday for a place in the quarter-finals, reports AFP. Mali secured […]
Israel’s army chief warned its war with Hamas will last “many more months” as the military stepped up strikes inside the Gaza Strip, where more than 20,000 people have already been reported killed. Concerns over a spiralling humanitarian crisis inside the besieged territory have amplified calls for an end to the hostilities, while incidents li...
•A helicopter carrying two Israeli-Russian hostages taken by Hamas militants A senior Hamas official said yesterday the Islamist movement was ready to release all the Israeli soldiers it is holding captive in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, amid negotiations to extend a truce over Gaza. Hamas official and former Gaza hea...

