By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has defended Nigeria’s continued reliance on diplomacy in addressing recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians, living in South Africa, insisting that sustained engagement remains the only realistic path to a lasting solution. Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocol of the Commission, Abdulrahman Balogun, made this […]

The United States was waiting on Thursday for Iran to respond to its latest proposed deal to end the war in the Middle East and to reopen the key shipping lane out of the Gulf.

By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja Bello El-Rufai, the son of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Speaker, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, read their letters of defection at the resumption of plenary on Thursday. The speaker said Bello El-Rufai joined the […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The immediate past Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Adijat Adeleye, has emerged as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), for the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adeleye, who also picked up her nomination and expression […]

A civil rights body, the United Advocates Group, UAG, has rejected the reassignment of two officers attached to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department to the renewed investigation into the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba otherwise known as Mohbad. The group, in a statement signed by its counsel, Leke Odugbesan, eatlier today cited concerns over […]

By Efe Onodjae  Popular movie producer and professional chef, Chef Juliet Kings, has spoken about her journey in Nollywood, her growing culinary business and the responsibility of grooming young talents, including her children who are currently making waves in the Nigerian film industry. Juliet Kings, founder of 5-Starz Talent Academy Film, is the mother of […]

By Efe Onodjae Commercial shipping activities remained vibrant across Lagos ports on Wednesday as vessels laden with petroleum products, food items and industrial raw materials berthed at the nation’s major seaports. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), in its latest shipping position report released in Lagos, disclosed that at least 16 vessels had arrived at the […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut the previous day, saying “no terrorist is immune” from Israeli strikes.

“I maintained that our Government cannot stand by and watch the systematic harrasment and humiliation of our nationals resident in SA as well as the extra-judicial killings of our people, and that the evacuation of our citizens who want to return home remains our Government’s priority at this time,” she wrote.

“I’ve observed elections in about 14 or more African countries. Presidential race is not a computer game. But I heard you. And I will consult widely”