US President Donald Trump plans to impose 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Monday, prompting the threat of retaliation from Europe and a warning from China that there were no winners in a trade war. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Sunday that the tariffs — which he will announce later Monday…
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has accused his successor, Hyacinth Alia, of politicizing the insecurity plaguing the state. Ortom’s criticism followed a viral video of Alia speaking at a church program at NKST Church Ikpayongo, where he claimed that since assuming office, armed herders had ceased attacking and killing residents in…
The Vice President of the European Central Bank, ECB, Luis de Guindos on Monday said trade tariffs announced by President Donald Trump of the United States could trigger economic uncertainty, stressing that the impact on inflation is less clear. Trump’s plan for 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the United States,…
The Concerned Christian Youth Forum, has insisted on the prosecution of popular TikToker, Ogunsanwo Olumide John, also known as Seaking, who was arrested recently for insulting the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor EA Adeboye.Recall that the content creator had, in a viral video on TikTok, branded Pastor Adeboye as “very…
Medical students of the University College Hospital, Ibadan in Oyo State, are currently protesting at the office of the Chief Medical Director of the institution over the non-availability of power and water. As the protest continues, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and CMD, Jesse Otegbayo, are also holding a meeting with stakeholders at the…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has forwarded the names of 16 commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. Recall that Sule had sacked members of his cabinet on January 3 to bring in technocrats with proven track records to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of the state….
The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for deeper collaboration among security agencies operating in the state to advance the administration’s zero tolerance for crime in all parts of the state. Ododo disclosed this during a meeting with Local Government Chairmen, members of the state’s vigilante service and professional hunters at the Government…
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that the country does not need more universities. Oloyede said this in an interview with Channels TV on the Sunday, where he also advocated the importance of Sharia panels in the South-West region of the country. Professor Oloyede, who is also the Secretary-General…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday held a solemn thanksgiving service in honor of his late brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde, at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Aremo, Ibadan. The service, which was led by the Provost of the Cathedral, Very Reverend Samuel Olawoyin, provided a reflective moment as the Reverend urged Christians to view…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is currently in a closed-door meeting with his former boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Atiku, who arrived Obasanjo’s residence, located on the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) at exactly 12: 37p.m., was accompanied by the former governors of Sokoto and Cross…
