We didn’t disqualify any Ebonyi Assembly aspirant – APC screening committee, The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee for aspirants into the Ebonyi House of Assembly says it did not disqualify any aspirant during its screening exercise in Abakaliki. The Chairman of the committe, Mr Valentine Akwuba made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen, noting […]

Plateau declares war on terrorists after security council meeting, …Directs security agencies to reclaim ungoverned spaces By Golok Nanmwa JOS – The Plateau State Government has declared a “state of war with terrorists and enemies of the state,” vowing decisive action against the wave of coordinated attacks that have affected parts of the state in […]

Plane with UK citizens from hantavirus ship lands in Manchester, A plane carrying 20 UK citizens who were passengers on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak landed in Manchester, northwest England, on Sunday, television pictures showed. The flight arrived at the city’s airport from Tenerife, where the MV Hondius is moored. The British […]

Religious leaders who supported Obi don’t feel his energy anymore – Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has alleged that the electoral success recorded by Peter Obi during the 2023 presidential election was largely influenced by religious sentiment. Speaking during an appearance on Politics Today on Thursday, Bwala also […]

Oshiomhole calls for Akpabio’s resignation over Senate rule changes, Senator Adams Oshiomhole (Edo North/APC) has called for the resignation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio following the controversy surrounding the recent amendment to the Senate Standing Orders regulating the emergence of presiding and principal officers. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Oshiomhole criticised the revised […]

US trade court rules against Trump’s global 10% tariff, A US trade court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a fresh setback, ruling against the 10-percent global tariffs he instituted after the Supreme Court struck down many earlier duties. The 2-1 ruling by the US Court of International Trade, for now, blocks the tariffs from […]

Ivory Coast dissolves election body criticised by the opposition, Ivory Coast on Wednesday dissolved the authority responsible for organising elections following sustained opposition criticism over its handling of polls, but did not say what would replace it. The decision, taken at a cabinet meeting, comes after an October presidential election in which veteran leader Alassane […]

WHO says hantavirus case was not caught on ship, The first hantavirus case on the MV Hondius could not have been infected during the cruise, a World Health Organization expert told AFP on Wednesday. The polar expedition ship left Ushuaia in Argentina on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Verde, […]