Trump renews attack on U.S. Supreme Court, vows other tariffs, licenses
President Donald Trump has renewed his condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court after it ruled against his sweeping tariff programme. He vowed to turn to other tariffs’ powers and licenses but gave no details. Trump said on Saturday he would raise a temporary tariff from 10 per cent to 15 per cent on U.S. […]
Spotify posts 163.5% streaming growth in Nigeria in five years
Five years after its inauguration in Nigeria, Spotify says music listening in Nigeria has grown at an average rate of 163.5 per cent, underscoring the speed at which the country has emerged as a global streaming force. In a statement made to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, Spotify reported […]
Invasion of residence: El-Rufai files N1bn suit against ICPC, others
Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Enforcement Commission (ICPC) over alleged unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. El-Rufai, through his team of lawyers led by Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, prayed the court to declare that the search […]
Yoruba language: Stakeholders seek stronger collaboration as UI launches ‘KoEde’ App
Stakeholders in academia and technology have called for stronger collaboration to promote indigenous languages through innovation. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the stakeholders made the call at the inauguration of KoEde, a Yoruba language learning application at the University of Ibadan (UI) on Monday. Dr Aderonke Sakpere, Principal Investigator of KoEde, said […]
CJ reassigns EFCC’s cases against Malami, judge fixes dates for hearing
The Chief Judge (CJ), Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the two cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Abubakar Malami, former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), to another judge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case files, which were remitted back to the […]
Mothers of Chibok hits cinemas Feb 27
“Mothers of Chibok”, a documentary film chronicling the story of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls, is set for cinema release on Feb.27, its producers have said. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Kachi Benson, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and director of the documentary, announced the release date in a video shared on his verified […]
Tinubu congratulates winners of elections in FCT, Kano, Rivers
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory and the states of Kano and Rivers. INEC conducted elections in the six area councils of the FCT and by-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II state constituencies of Rivers State, as well as in the Kano […]
Tinubu mourns ex UBA chairman Ogbue
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the family, friends, and associates of the late Chief Israel Ogbue, former Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), who passed away at the age of 99. With a distinguished career in the Federal Civil Service, the National Insurance Corporation (NICON), and NAL Merchant Bank, Chief Ogbue […]
FCT polls: Ministry of Police Affairs reassures of peaceful polls
The Ministry of Police Affairs, has reassured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of peaceful area council elections. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Anuma Ogbonnaya, gave the reassurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN reports that Ogbonnaya spoke during the monitoring of the election along with […]
Nigeria, Pakistan deepen military alliance against evolving threats
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to strengthening its longstanding strategic partnership with Pakistan to confront emerging security threats. Shaibu stated this while receiving Pakistan’s Defence Adviser to Nigeria, Col. Kamran Mushtaq, at Army Headquarters in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the […]
