Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained defiantly inside his residence resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to “fight” authorities seeking to question him over his failed martial law bid. The embattled leader issued the bungled declaration on December 3 that led to his impeachment and has left him facing…
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, says there is no merger deal yet with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, or any other party. Obi made this clarification on Thursday morning when he held a press conference in Abuja on the state of…
A US Army veteran with an Islamic State flag and “hellbent” on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas. He appeared…
The Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Danladi Jatau, has praised President Bola Tinubu for reviving the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. The speaker said he believed the move was a significant step toward addressing the nation’s challenges. Jatau made this statement on Wednesday during a New Year Church Service at ECWA…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Thursday that an overnight Israeli air strike killed at least 11 people, including the chief of the territory’s now dismantled Hamas police force. “Eleven people were martyred, including three children and two women, and 15 were injured after the occupation aircraft bombed a tent housing displaced people in the…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has announced a ban on all forms of payment in primary and secondary schools across the state. In his New Year address, Otti underscored his administration’s resolve to safeguard the future of the children, declaring, “We have stopped all forms of payments in the primary and secondary schools. Not even…
The Director General of the Directorate of Mobilization and Integration for the Labour Party (LP), Marcel Ngogbehei, has cautioned members of the party and the Obidient movement to refrain from actions that could create divisions within their ranks, warning that such disunity could undermine their ability to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
Ismaila Yusuf Atus, Managing Director of a burgeoning transport company, has called on the Nigerian government to prioritize reforms in the country’s transportation sector in 2025. In his New Year message, he emphasized the need for a more affordable, safer, and efficient transport system to address the rising challenges faced by Nigerians in the previous…
Prays for peace, progress of state Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed solid faith in the omnipotence of God to crush self-styled enemies of the state and its people. Fubara spoke at the crossover into 2the 025 church service held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Opobo Town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, yesterday….
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to increase vigilance by closely monitoring the actions and decisions of political leaders to ensure the nation’s democratic gains were not eroded in 2025. The 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who shared these thoughts in his New Year message on his verified X…
