A British man who told his friends via snapchat that he was a “Taliban” terrorist and about to blow up the plane he was about to board has said in his trial in Spain that it was “just a joke.”… Read the rest
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would provide $45m to West African nations as part of a plan to battle instability, bringing total funding under the year-old programme to nearly $300m, according to reports by … Read the rest
Critics of globalism and capitalism have continually raised questions about the relevance of the World Economic Forum (WEF) established by Professor Klaus Schwab in 1971 originally as the European Management Forum; it later became the World Economic Forum in 1987, … Read the rest
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has put an end to his Republican United States presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, after realising that there’s no way he was going to defeat the former president.
At a Sunday evening rally in Rochester, … Read the rest
Security experts have alleged that commercial banks are encouraging the spate of kidnapping in the country, as some ransoms are paid into bank accounts.
The experts and analysts, who have backgrounds in military, intelligence, and policing, also stressed that abductions … Read the rest
The Arewa Consultative Forum, a pan-northern socio-political organisation, has condemned the relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and key departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Lagos by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to … Read the rest
I anchored a Newswatch cover story on our judiciary in May 1986. The story, Judiciary on Trial, was published in the issue of the magazine dated May 26, 1986. The decision to write the story arose from allegations of corruption … Read the rest
Oil and Gas Producing Communities of Delta State are asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to invite the immediate past Governor of the State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa to account … Read the rest
The supreme court earlier today, dismissed the appeal filed by Ovie Omo-Agege challenging the election of Sheriff Oborevwori as Delta state governor.
A five-member panel of the apex court held that the appellant failed to prove the allegation of non-compliance … Read the rest
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has now confirmed that the federal government has relocated its headquarters from Abuja to Lagos.
According to an internal memo signed by FAAN’s Managing Director, Olubunmi Kuku, Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, directed … Read the rest
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