Niger’s military rulers, who seized control of the government in July, gave the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, Niamey’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Relations between the new regime in Niamey and several Western powers, as well as the West African bloc ECOWAS, have deteriorated since the coup on July…
Two days before Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in a plane crash, he recorded a video in a location thought to be Mali. BBC Russia says 10 bodies and flight recorders have been recovered from the scene of a jet crash presumed to have killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. “Molecular-genetic tests are now being carried out,”…
Following the controversial comments made by one of the housemates of the ongoing BBNaija ‘All Stars edition, Seyi Awolowo, which many have described as ‘morally debased’, there’s a renewed concern to overhaul the biggest continental reality TV show. Seyi had claimed during a conversation with Whitemoney after the Saturday night party that he had opened a miscellaneous…
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has reeled out the five pillars of his administration to include, security, law and order, economic transformation, human capital and social agenda, governance and value system and environment, stressing that relative to his government’s resource-based constraints, appreciable progress is being made by prioritizing the use of those resources….
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, on Friday rewarded a female Police Inspector, Charity Oyor, serving in Main Market Division, Onitsha, with a cash sum of N250,000 for rejecting a bribe of N500,000 from a criminal suspect. The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who made this known in…
Olumide Akpata, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, has resigned from Templars law firm. Akpata, in a statement issued on Thursday, said he is leaving the firm with effect from August 31 to contribute to the critical task of nation-building. His resignation comes weeks after he confirmed that he had joined the Labour Party (LP)….
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, said the ministry would soon start the verification of the social registrar for transparent distribution of fuel subsidy palliatives. Edu disclosed this on Friday during a Channels Television interview monitored by NewsEmbassy. She noted the ministry would soon commence the distribution of the palliatives….
John Mikel Obi made 372 appearances for Chelsea between 2006 and 2016, winning every major honor during his time with the West London club Retired Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi is set to represent London side Chelsea again seven years after he left the club, NewsEmbassy reports. The 36-year-old moved to England after a stellar performance…
HydroCIS, a data provider, recently conducted a comprehensive analysis comparing the demand patterns for petrol and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in July 2023. The findings of this study have unveiled insights into the consumption trends of these two essential commodities, prompting further exploration into the underlying factors driving these fluctuations. According to the data provided…
Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has cleared the air on his rumoured long-standing beef with legendary singer, 2face Idibia aka 2baba. Reports claimed that Mikel Obi ignored 2baba at a nightclub in London in 2006. A few years later, the singer released ‘Only me’, which many fans assumed was about the alleged beef….
