The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Professor Joseph Aibasu Kunini, has resigned citing personal grounds. His resignation notice was contained in a letter transmitted to the lawmakers on Wednesday and was read by the Deputy Speaker, Hammanadama…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a N819.5 billion supplementary budget to the National Assembly. The budget is expected to be funded by domestic borrowings. This will increase the budget deficit to N8.17 trillion. According to a letter read by the…
Three people, including two police officers, were killed Wednesday morning in an attack by al-Shabab extremists in northern Kenya, Kenyan police have announced. The victims were in a police vehicle when they were attacked between the Hayley Lapsset Camp and…
France has openly condemned Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebel movement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who are suspected of massacring at least 131 civilians in late November. In a statement released on Monday, French foreign ministry spokeswoman…
The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women’s…
Again, the Central Criminal Court, London, has denied bail to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The court which is also known as the Old Bailey in a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, gave its verdict denying the bail on grounds…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has accused members of the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria of attacking its officers with dangerous weapons while they were on official duties in the Ojota area of the state. LASTMA, in a statement…
China’s foreign minister has painted a rosy picture of the future of Australia’s relationship with his country, saying a meeting between him and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is a new start on the “journey” to improving bilateral relations. Senator…
Broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has said he is “horrified” after “causing so much hurt” in a column he wrote in the Sun about the Duchess of Sussex. More than 12,000 complaints have been made to the press regulator after Clarkson wrote…
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to fight each other next in a world heavyweight title unification bout, according to veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum. Fury defeated his British rival Derek Chisora for the third time in his career…
