The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that it will hold Russia responsible if a private military contractor of the Eastern European nation, Wagner Group, gets involved in the crisis in the Republic of Niger. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, said this in an interview […]
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Some eminent Nigerians have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider national interest above the regional interest in the Niger Republic crisis. They urged the President to deploy diplomacy and proritise the sustenance of the relationship between Nigeria and Niger. The Group of Eminent Nigerians, in an open letter titled: “The Niger Coup d’état: Aligning […]
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Worried by the evolving development in some of the local government chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, the state leadership of the party has appealed to the statutory leaders of the party at the grassroots level to exercise patience in pushing for the suspension of suspected members and leaders of the […]
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Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has commended the state’s Police Commissioner, Mr. Kehinde Longe for his prompt action against some bad eggs in the Police Force He described the CP’s swift action that led to the arrest of policemen caught in the act of extortion as a clear indication […]
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Fears for Niger’s detained president mounted on Friday, a day after West African leaders declared they would muster a “standby” force in their efforts to return him to power. The European Union and African Union joined the United States and other voices in sounding the alarm for democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted […]
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The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, says the Nigerian Navy will leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to enhance its operational activities. He said this during the presentation of a paper by navy participants of National Defence College (NDC) Course 31, entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Ship Maintenance: Strategic Options for […]
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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has recommended a replacement to serve as a minister in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a report. El-Rufai, a staunch supporter of Tinubu’s presidential ambition before the election, and two other ministerial nominees – Stella Okotete from Delta State and Sani A Danladi from Taraba […]
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The former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, has revealed his battle with the much-dreaded cancer disease. Taking to Twitter on Friday, he said that a biopsy he conducted in the year 2022 showed that he was positive. He said that he thereafter started treatment with a cancer centre in Ikeja and on […]
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By Banji Ayoola It is the collective responsibility of all Nigerians to work for the emergence of a new country of their choice of which all will be proud, according to the speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun. In the same vein, he said that all citizens owe it a […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday in Osogbo, received a member of the victorious D’Tigress Squad to the recently concluded 2023 FIBA Afrobasketball Championship in Kigali, Adenike Olawuyi. Adenike, who is an Osogbo born Basketball player, plays for the Hungarian Basketball team, Ratgeber. She played a pivotal role in the Nigeria Women’s Basketball team’s […]
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