Israeli officials have confirmed that three hostages—Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel, and Yarden Bibas—are scheduled to be released from Gaza on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Keith Siegel, 65, a U.S. citizen originally from North Carolina, was abducted along with his wife, Aviva, from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Aviva was released in November 2023 during a previous hostage…
Former Special Assistance on Digital Communications to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, on Friday taunted the 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his silence as the Appeal Court affirmed the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organization. Ahmad posted an image of Obi with a cellotape covering his mouth in…
A civil society organization, the Concerned Citizens for Justice and Rule of Law, has faulted activist politician, Omoyele Sowore, for referring to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as ‘illegal IGP’. The CSO said the ‘nickname’ not only denigrates the IGP, but also ridicules the Nigeria Police Force. Sowore was initially invited by the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the postponement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration until Monday, February 3. The registration, initially set to begin on Friday, January 31, was postponed to “allow the Board to implement essential adjustments to its registration templates.” The Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this…
The Anambra State Government through the office of the Special Adviser on Community Security has mandated all hotel operators and landlords in the state to start documentation and records of their clients and tenants. In a press statement on Friday, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, said the state government introduced the new security…
US President Donald Trump, on Thursday, threatened the BRICS group of emerging economies with 100 per cent tariffs if they move away from the US dollar as an international means of payment. “The idea that the BRICS countries are trying to move away from the dollar, while we stand by and watch, is over,” Donald…
Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 starting February 2025. Speaking on Thursday to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina, Ahmed confirmed that the increment has been included in the 2025 Federal…
Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member of the party’s Board of Trustees, has explained why he fell out with Nyesom Wike, whom he supported to spite Atiku Abubakar during the build-up to the 2023 presidential election. George, who attributed the unresolved crisis in the PDP to the outcome…
Lawyers and judges in Imo State have vacated the Justice Chukwudifu Oputa building of the state high court due to fears of an imminent collapse. Speaking at the court premises on Friday, Chris Ihentuge, Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch, revealed reports of the building vibrating during court sessions prompted the decision….
BY TEMITOPE AJAYI Two days after DeepSeek took the world by surprise, a Financial Times report warned that the West should be worried by how China appears to be leading the Artificial Intelligence race. Financial Times says the emergence of DeepSeek from the shadows, catching the West unawares, is a strong indication that China has mastered…
