Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has said the nation’s service chiefs, including the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, should resign from their positions. He said their resignation had become imperative to ensure that Bola Tinubu’s administration succeeds in its war against insecurity and corruption. Agbakoba, who made the call […]

Zimbabwe will hold nationwide elections on August 23, the government gazette said Wednesday, ending months of speculation over the date. The government’s official record, seen by AFP, said President Emmerson Mnangagwa “fixes the 23rd day of August 2023, as the day of the election to the office of President.” Elections for the National Assembly and […]

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in partnership with the Keffi Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, sensitised students on the challenges involved in menstrual health and informed them of measures aimed at ending its stigmatisation. Speaking at the event, the Medical Director of the Foundation in Nigeria, Dr Emmanuel Nwabueze, said the Foundation aimed […]

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes barely 24 hours after Tinubu ordered the Department of State Services to vacate the Ikoyi office of the antigraft commission. Bawa, who arrived at the Villa a few […]

The Iyaloja-general of Lagos State, Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has updated her profile on the microblogging site, Twitter, reflecting the title ‘first daughter of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN)’. This is coming after her father, President Bola Tinubu, was sworn in as the President on Monday. Tinubu-Ojo currently has over 21 thousand followers on the popular […]

The Nigerian National Petrol Company Limited has confirmed it adjusted pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit known better as petrol across the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad, the national oil company explained that the adjusted pump price was in line with “current […]

Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele and RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku are among the players recalled to the France squad named on Wednesday by coach Didier Deschamps ahead of two Euro 2024 qualifiers in for June. Fitness problems meant both players missed France’s opening qualifying matches in March, when they beat the Netherlands 4-0 at home and […]

The senator representing Edo South in the ninth Senate, Matthew Urhoghide, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party. Urhoghide’s resignation is contained in a letter read by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary on Wednesday. However, the party he defected to was not stated in the letter. Details later… Read More

The lawmakers representing Edo South, Senator Mathew Urhoghide and Ondo Central, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, have both defected from the People’s Democratic Party.  The duo made their defection known on Wednesday in separate letters read by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary. In his letter titled, “Notification of Resignation of My […]

Popular Ghanaian author and feminist, Ama Ata Aidoo, has died at the age of 81. In a statement by her family, she died after a short illness, BBC reports The family also requested privacy to allow members to mourn her passing. The late Aidoo in her lifetime received several literary honours and awards, among which […]