Nigeria opposes move to split AU’s political, peace and security dept
The federal government has backed the move to reform the African Union, making the continental body more vibrant, viable, and relevant to the needs of member states in the face of rapidly changing global political and economic realities. President Bola Tinubu, whose statement was delivered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, during […]
Newspaper Headlines for Feb 17, 2025
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Pa Ayo Adebanjo dies at 96
Elder statesman and chieftain of Afenifere, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, has died at the age of 96. According a PUNCH Online report, the elder statesman died on Friday morning at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. The family has confirmed the death in a statement.
No nude photographs on suspended professor’s phones, forensic analyst tells court
CSP Babagana Mingali, a Forensic Analyst told a Federal High Court in Abuja that no nudes photographs were found in the mobile phones belonging to Prof. Cyril Ndifon, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), during analysis. Babagana, a 2nd defence witness (DW-2), who was subpoenaed by the court to testify in the alleged […]
Group threatens action over Yoruba Language teaching in Lagos schools
The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA), a pressure group, has vowed to drag the Lagos State Government to court over its legislation for the exclusive teaching of the Yoruba Language in state-owned schools. The National President of IWA, Mrs Nneka Chimezie, made the threat at a news briefing in Umuahia on Thursday. According to the News […]
Partnership with Google will turn Nigeria to global tech hub, FG affirms
The Federal Government on Thursday said its partnership with Google is set to transform Nigeria into a global technology hub Mr Inuwa Kashifu, the Director-General, National Information Technology Developmental Agency (NITDA) said this in a television interview monitored in Lagos. He said that the partnership was focused on infrastructure development, scaling of citizens, AI innovation, […]
NiMet forecasts three-day hazy weather condition
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has predicted haziness from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s Weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged moderate dust haze in the North and North Central region on Friday. “With prospects of thick dust haze resulting in visibility of less or equal to 1000m over parts of Zamfara, […]
CSN urges media to uphold truth, values
The Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, has urged media practitioners to focus on truthful reporting and collaborate with the mission to shape Nigeria’s minds, values, and future. Speaking at the 5th Annual Media Parley in Abuja on Thursday, Banjo emphasised the importance of media in addressing Nigeria’s […]
Tinubu arrives Ethiopia for AU summit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. He was received at the airport by the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the charge […]
Newspaper Headlines for Feb 14, 2025
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