Southern and Eastern African countries have expanded a team of former heads of state overseeing efforts to resolve the conflict in eastern Congo. The decision came up in an attempt to give fresh impetus to negotiations that have repeatedly floundered. Following a virtual summit on Monday, the main Southern and Eastern Africa political blocs appointed…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed sorrow over the death of Ebunoluwa Ojelabi, wife of the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi. Mrs Ojelabi reportedly died on Monday. Sanwo-Olu, in a Facebook post on Monday, prayed that God would comfort Ojelabi at this difficult time. The governor wrote, “I want…
The suspended senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a petition to disbar the chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petition, Senator Nedamwem Imasuen, and have his name removed as a lawyer. In the petition she filed before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), the Kogi lawmaker alleged that the New York…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan for winning the 2025 Sunhak Peace Founders’ Award. Tinubu applauded the former president for his consistent advocacy for peace, harmony, and communality, a patriotic endeavour that has earned him global recognition, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement on Tuesday. The President stated that…
…Commemorates women’s month through its 5 for 5 Promo Reinforcing its reputation as a pro-women and inclusion-driven bank, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has disbursed a total of N11,000,000 to 131 women across Nigeria in the women’s month draw of the Wema Bank 5 for…
A presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, has cautioned former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, to be mindful of his statements after the former governor claimed that democracy in Nigeria had collapsed. Obi, while speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium for former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja on Monday, said the…
Former Labour Party gubernatorial candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has reaffirmed his commitment to advocating for the welfare and progress of Lagosians. Speaking at the launch of a new mobile application aimed at providing economic opportunities and policy information, Rhodes-Vivour said the initiative was a way to honor the overwhelming support he received from Lagosians during the…
The United States Coast Guard has commended Nigeria, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for what the Coast Guard described as considerable progress in the implementation of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. This was made public by Joe Prince Larson of the US Coast Guard who led a…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said democracy as a system of government has failed on the African continent because it doesn’t align with our values, culture, and way of life. Obasanjo said this while making a presentation at the 60th birthday colloquium in honour of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and one-time…
The suspended Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has said she will neither apologise to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, nor the Senate for speaking her truth. According to her, the six-month suspension is a clear case of political victimisation. In a statement on Monday entitled, “Re:…
