United States President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a motion to delay the sentencing in his hush money trial, which is scheduled for January 10. The motion argues that the sentencing is unlawful, citing a recent Supreme Court decision on immunity, the state constitution of New York, and other legal precedents. Trump’s spokesperson, Steven…
The Osun State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Sunday Bisi, has advised Governor Ademola Adeleke to remain focused on his developmental agenda and avoid distractions from opposition elements. Bisi gave the advice on Monday in Osogbo during an interdenominational prayer session organised by the party to welcome the new year. The event was…
Foremost socio-economic group, January 9 Collective (J9C), has announced that business and policy strategy in Nigeria will be the focus of its 13th anniversary lecture which will be held on Thursday, January 9, at the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. The lecture, themed “Business and Policy Strategy: Examining the Role of Reform in…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tour its rehabilitated refineries following his public skepticism about the viability of the $2 billion invested in the facilities. Obasanjo, during a recent television interview, questioned the progress at the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries, citing historical challenges faced during his…
The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, have expressed disappointment over the failure of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to honour an alleged agreement between his son Seyi , and the family before the 2023 general election. Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, in a statement, claimed…
The Police authorities have revealed that it lost 140 officers to high blood pressure and extremists’ activities in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, in 2024. The Police stated that some policemen passed away in their sleep, while others slumped and died at work. The Abuja Command made the revelations in an end-of-the-year statement by…
The Borno State Urban Planning and Development Board (BSUPDB) has banned street hawking and other illegal activities in Maiduguri metropolis. The General Manager of the board, Mr Limán Mustapha, in a statement on Friday, said the ban was in accordance with the Borno State Urban Planning and Development Law of 2002. He said the board…
South Korean investigators on Friday halted their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid. The Corruption Investigation Office made this known in a statement on Friday, saying that the investigators called off the attempt due to a standoff at his residence. “Regarding the execution of the arrest warrant…
The Deputy National Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Prince Nwaeze Onu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend the proposed tax reform bills to allow for wider consultation with stakeholders across the country. Onu made this appeal in his New Year message to Nigerians, which was released to journalists in Abuja on…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will embark on a diplomatic tour of Africa, visiting Nigeria, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, and Chad from January 5 to 11. This trip is significant as it marks the 35th consecutive year that China’s foreign minister has chosen Africa as the destination for their first overseas trip of…
