ECOWAS signs agreement to advance Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has signed the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for the implementation of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP), marking a major milestone towards the realisation of the multibillion-dollar energy project. The agreement was signed by Heads of State and Government at the 69th Ordinary Summit […]
2027: Muslim-Muslim ticket not anti-Christian, Tinubu has demonstrated religious tolerance — Hazzan
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly and Assistant Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Remmy Hazzan, has defended the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s decision to retain a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections, arguing that the arrangement does not […]
NBA: Electoral reform to top my agenda, says president-elect Badejo-Okusanya, SAN
… receives certificate of return By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— The President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has pledged to embark on a holistic reform of the association’s electoral process. Speaking in Abuja on Monday, shortly after she was issued a Certificate of Return by the Chairman of the NBA Electoral […]
Ondo Labour Unions threaten indefinite strike at FUTATH over IPPIS, workers’ rights dispute
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Ondo State have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the management of the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH), threatening an indefinite strike over alleged violations of workers’ rights and breaches of the transition agreement. The warning was […]
Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in New York
Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced Monday to life in prison by a federal court in New York for co-founding and leading the powerful Sinaloa cartel.
Lagos police arrest 147 suspects, recover weapons, cartridges in criminal hideout raids
By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects and recovered various weapons, including 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes, battle axes, knives, charms and substances suspected to be Indian hemp during raids on criminal hideouts across the state. The operation, carried out under the ongoing Operation KO S’AYE III, was conducted at […]
