Envoy: UK waiting for Tinubu to appoint ministers — we need to step up relations
Richard Montgomery, British high commissioner to Nigeria, says the UK is awaiting the appointment of ministers by President Bola Tinubu before taking necessary steps toward strengthening collaboration. Montgomery spoke on Saturday during an interview with NAN in Abuja. He said the UK government has identified six areas in which both countries could […]
Five feared dead, three medical students missing as boat capsizes in Calabar
Five persons have reportedly died after a speed boat capsized in Calabar, Cross River state. The accident took place on Saturday while the boat was en route to Oron in Akwa Ibom state. According to NAN, 20 persons boarded the boat at Marina Resort in Calabar. NAN quoted a senior naval […]
Newspaper Headlines: PDP may suspend Wike, Ortom for fraternising with APC, Tinubu
Reports on the new cut-off marks approved by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for admissions into tertiary institutions dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘To avoid bloodshed’ — Wagner leader ends rebellion, orders troops to retreat from Moscow
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner militia, has asked his troops to stand down from an insurrection that threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority. Dmitry Peskov, presidential spokesoerson, said an agreement brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was struck with Prigozhin. Earlier, the Wagner leader and his troops were advancing towards Moscow, […]
A love note to would-be appointees
Nigerians are on the march again. Looking for political appointments. Some of them like vultures lusting for carcasses. Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, thousands of Nigerians have, predictably, been positioning themselves for appointments. A friend complained weeks ago that hotels in Abuja were fully booked. This was worsened by the National Assembly […]
‘Deliberate falsehood’ — media office says Hamzat didn’t renounce Nigerian citizenship
The media office of Obafemi Hamzat has described the claim that the Lagos deputy governor renounced his Nigerian citizenship as “misleading and inaccurate”. During the Lagos governorship election petition tribunal proceeding on Thursday, Olubusayo Fasidi, an immigration lawyer in the United States, claimed that Hamzat took an oath of allegiance in the US […]
Shake-up as army chief redeploys senior officers
Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief of army staff (COAS), has approved the posting and redeployment of senior officers of the Nigerian army to different commands and formations. Onyema Nwachukwu, director of army public relations, announced the shake-up in a statement on Saturday. “In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army (NA) for operational […]
‘I post as received’ — Okonjo-Iweala replies critics over photo with Tinubu at Paris summit
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been criticised for not posting a picture of her and President Bola Tinubu among photographs she shared from the leadership summit in Paris, France. Tinubu and other world leaders attended the new global financial pact summit held between June 22 and 23. […]
ICYMI: Subsidy removal was not in my inauguration speech, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says his aides left out the decision for the removal of petrol subsidy from his inauguration speech. Tinubu spoke on Friday during an interactive session with Nigerians in Paris, France. In his inauguration speech on May 29, the president announced the removal of the petrol subsidy. According to […]
We’re fighting to save Russia, ‘rebellious’ Wagner leader replies Putin
Hostilities between the Russian military and Wagner Group, a private army, reached a crescendo on Saturday after the mercenary force vowed to topple President Vladimir Putin. Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the group, and his men had been fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine — but he recalled his troops on Friday after accusing the Russian army […]