President Bola Tinubu will, on Saturday, depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. During the conference, President Tinubu will join other Heads of State and Government of CwA member countries, bilateral partners, as well as Heads of International…
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in the March 18 governorship election. Sadique Abubakar, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the March 18 election, had filed a petition challenging the judgment of the state election petition tribunal that affirmed Mohammed’s…
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has suggested the possibility of raising tariffs nationwide. During a stakeholders’ meeting with the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, on Thursday, November 16, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of ALTON, emphasized the need for a price review in response…
Unknown attackers have fatally assaulted Mrs. Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, a 62-year-old retired teacher, in Arigidi Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Reports indicate that the lifeless body of Mrs. Adamolekun was discovered in her residence, lying in a pool of blood on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Similoluwa quarters in Arigidi Akoko. Her…
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has exonerated Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student of the institution, from the accusation of poisoning his girlfriend and another lady. According to a statement from the Assistant Director of the Media Directorate of Public Relations at FUNAAB, Olasunkanmi Olajide, the cakes purchased by Ayomide contained a high level of…
Suspected bandits have seized Mr. Steven Ibrahim, the District Head of Kujama in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, along with two others. The incident took place on Sunday evening, November 12, around 7 pm, as the victims were leaving a reservation center behind Bethel Baptist School along the Kaduna-Kujama highway. A senior member…
Noah Abraham, the controversial founder of Christ High Commission Church in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, known for allegedly collecting money from church members as a “ticket to heaven,” has been re-arrested for more severe offenses. This time, the Ekiti State Police Command, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),…
In India, a 10-year-old boy named Dipak Thakor met a tragic end when a group of monkeys, described as a ‘notorious gang,’ attacked him near a temple in Salki, a small village in the state of Gujarat. The incident occurred on Tuesday, November 14, as Dipak and his friends were playing. Reports indicate that the…
The Labour Party (LP) has refuted claims of engaging in merger discussions with any political party. Obiora Ifoh, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, clarified this stance in a statement released in Abuja on Thursday, November 16. It was previously reported that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, join other Heads of State and Government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, to celebrate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day. President Tinubu will arrive in Bissau on Thursday for the ceremony, which will be hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary on September…
