Piers Morgan drops support for Israel, condemns ‘indefensible’ Rafah assault
Veteran journalist Piers Morgan has demanded that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stop the ongoing genocidal war on Rafah crossing in Gaza after the Health Ministry in Gaza reported that Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 45 people, including women and children. Witnesses said at least eight missiles struck the camp – a designated safe […]
Tension as police kill 2 in Ekiti
Mounting tension and anxiety took centre stage in Ekiti State as a Police officer accidentally shot and killed two young men in the Omisanjana area of Ado Ekiti, the state capital. It was gathered that an accident, which occurred in the area at 10:30 pm, sparked outrage and anger among the youths who attempted to […]
One dies after falling into jet engine
One person has died after falling into a running aircraft engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Reports say that the incident occurred on Wednesday and is under investigation by the Dutch military police. The person fell into the engine of a KLM Airlines Embraer jet plane that was about to take off on a flight for […]
I didn’t walk out on journalists, says Umahi
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has denied snubbing newsmen who honoured his ministry’s invitation for a news conference in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls the minister allegedly walked out on the newsmen during his turn to present this ministry’s score card after one year of President Bola Tinubu Presidency. However, Umahi, […]
Ebonyi spends N17.3bn on airport runway
Ebonyi State government on Wednesday said it spent N17.3 billion on remedial work at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport runway in Abakaliki. Gov. Francis Nwifuru said this in Abakaliki on the occasion of his one anniversary. He said on assumption of office his administration cleared the backlog arrears of five months salaries owed airport workers. […]
China promises aid for Gaza, praises relations with Arab world
Chinese President, Xi Jinping, on Thursday promised help for the Gaza Strip and spoke in favour of a peace conference at a meeting with top representatives of Arab countries. China supports full UN membership for Palestine and the convening of a larger, more authoritative and more effective international peace conference, Xi said in Beijing on […]
Lawyer lauds Tinubu’s efforts at stabilising economy
The Convener of the Security Situation Room, a non-governmental organisation, Dr Douglas Ogbankwa, on Thursday scored the administration of President Bola Tinubu high on efforts at stabilising the economy. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the administration recorded successes in key areas of the economy, particularly in efforts to stabilise […]
Tinubu inaugurates National Assembly library, calls for collective action on unity
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Assembly Library and Resource Centre, which is named in his honour. Before the inauguration of the library, the President had briefly attended a commemorative sitting of the National Assembly, where he made extemporaneous remarks. The President, who had signed the National Anthem Bill, 2024, into […]
National Anthem or National Issues?
By Toyin Falola Nostalgic feelings, memory nodes, and reverberations have often spurred me into euphoric celebrations, bursting out to retrace the relics of history resurrected by the Nigerian leaders: The National Anthem of Independence. I must confess that people of my age bracket and those born and weaned before 1978 must be basking in the […]
Death on the Road
By Toyin Falola In all toil, there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 The purpose of work is viewed through different lenses, but the consensus is that it is a medium via which humans guarantee survival. Our conception of work through the ages conditions us to see it as a […]
