Donald Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. Edison Research projected, following a campaign of dark rhetoric that deepened the polarisation in the country. Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of […]
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has ordered the rescheduling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for Wednesday, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s […]
By Emmanuel Yashim, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Although the United States prides itself as the world’s pre-eminent democracy, where each person can have their say about who should be president, the Constitution calls for states to choose “electors” who do the actual electing. This is known as the Electoral College. This Includes the first […]
World Health Organisation officials on Tuesday said more than 100 patients including children suffering from trauma injuries and chronic diseases will be evacuated from Gaza. The organisation said the patients would be evacuated on Wednesday in a rare transfer out of the war-ravaged enclave. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said that […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, struck out the treason charge preferred against the minors who participated in the August #EndBadGovernance protest following its withdrawal by the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu struck out the charge after the application for the discontinuance was moved by Mr Mohammed Abubakar, coinsel to […]
By Perpetua Onuegbu A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has presented its Citizens Memorandum on Electoral Reforms to the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Electoral Matters on improving Nigeria’s electoral legal framework. This was contained in a statement signed by Samson Itodo, Executive Director YIAGA Africa on behalf of members of the coalition on […]
By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Oct. 8, 2024 (NAN) The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has directed that the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway should be re-constructed with concrete pavement to address the threat of water to asphalt pavement. Umahi gave the directive during an inspection of emergency repairs of a seven-kilometer stretch of the road within Lagos […]
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu said his administration made the necessary choices in the last 17 months to stop the country’s decline and put it on a path to higher, sustainable, and inclusive growth. The President said this in his address at the 54th annual accountants conference with the theme: “Governance Reimagined: Mapping the […]
By Rukayat Adeyemi Sell-offs in MTN Nigeria, alongside Tier-one banking stocks, on Tuesday, shed 0.12 per cent or N70 billion from the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N56.146 trillion, lost N70 billon to close at N56.076 trillion. The All-Share Index also dropped 0.12 per cent or 122 points […]
By Folasade Akpan The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday said that decongesting the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) centres has saved the Federal Government approximately N3 billion in one year. Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this at the launch of the “Report on the National Assessment of the Situation of Children and Young Adults Deprived of […]