Russian attacks on Ukraine energy sites ‘particularly depraved’, UK PM Starmer says
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector on Monday night – as temperatures dropped to -20C (-4F) – were “barbaric” and “particularly depraved”, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. He made the comments after speaking to US President Donald Trump hours after Russia hit power plants and critical infrastructure in the capital, Kyiv, and […]
‘Painful times in my marriage’ – Melinda French Gates reacts to ex-husband in Epstein files
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, being named in new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dredged up “painful times in my marriage”. She told an NPR podcast she feels “unbelievable sadness” about the Epstein allegations and that the people named in the records, including […]
World Bank MD says Nigeria now global reference point for steady, credible reform
Anna Bjerde, the World Bank’s managing director (MD) for operations, says Nigeria has become a frequent global reference point for steady, credible reform leadership. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bjerde spoke on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, where she and a World Bank delegation […]
Maina slumped on his office staircase… now hospitalised, says aide
Emmanuel Nweke, media assistant to Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), says his principal slumped on Tuesday just outside his office. In a statement, Nweke said Maina lost his balance while accessing the office, hitting his head on the staircase before passing out. The aide attributed the incident to […]
US sends ground troops to Nigeria
The United States has dispatched a “small team” of troops to Nigeria following recent security cooperation between both countries. Dagvin Anderson, the general in charge of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), spoke of the development in a press briefing on Tuesday. It is the first acknowledgement of US boots on the ground in Nigeria since the […]
Nigeria secures $18.2bn oil investments, 28 field plans
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that Nigeria achieved a major investment breakthrough in 2025 with the signing of 28 new field development plans, valued at $18.2bn, which carry an estimated production potential of 1.4 billion barrels of oil. Lokpobiri disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering his […]
Convention showdown: PDP govs resist Wike bloc’s move to dismantle committees
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Tuesday as governors elected on the party’s platform rejected moves by an Nyesom Wike-backed caretaker committee to reschedule the party’s national convention and dissolve key zonal structures, arguing that the faction lacked the constitutional authority to take such decisions. The caretaker committee, backed by the Minister […]
2007: Renewed Hope Ambassadors inaugurate zonal coordinators
The Anambra State Coordinator of ’Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, Chief Okey Ezenwa, has charged the zonal and local government ambassadors in Anambra to advance the policies, achievements and objectives of President Tinubu to the people of the state. Ezenwa gave the charge on Tuesday, in Awka, while inaugurating the […]
Electricity subsidy: FG to deduct N3.6tn from Federation Account
The Federal Government has proposed a N3.6tn deduction from the Federation Account to fund electricity subsidies in 2026, 2027, and 2028, a move designed to distribute the financial burden across federal, state, and local governments, The PUNCH reports. The move represents a decisive step by the Federal Government to confront the rapidly mounting electricity subsidy […]
Lawmaker empowers constituents with items worth N1bn
Abia political leaders on Sunday expressed their excitement as the lawmaker representing Obingwa-West State Constituency, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr, held an empowerment programme for his constituents. The political leaders are the immediate past governor of Abia State and Nigerian Ambassador-designate, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, a former Deputy Governor, Dr. Chris Akomas, and the Speaker of the […]