Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has described the 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria from 1999 to 2024 as the longest ever in the chequered history of the country, saying that “the stake is higher now to continue to invest emotionally and tangibly to sustain the core values of democracy that make […]
Elon Musk disclosed on Monday that he’ll ban Apple devices from his companies’ premises if the iPhone creator goes forward with its planned OpenAI integration. Apple announced at its Worldwide Developer’s Conference on Monday that it will be integrating its new AI software, called Apple Intelligence, across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It also separately […]
Nigerians have attributed the Super Eagles’ recent loss to Benin Republic in the World Cup qualifiers to their use of the old national anthem, “Arise O Compatriots,” instead of the officially reinstated anthem, “Nigeria we hail thee.” This follows a viral video showing the Super Eagles reciting the old national anthem at the beginning of […]
China on Tuesday announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong, with the latter calling it a “glorious page” in the city’s history. Beijing has invested billions of dollars in its military-run space programme as it pursues ambitious plans for a manned lunar landing by 2030. The China […]
A military aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing on Monday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” the government said in a statement. AFP reports […]
A bill seeking a single term of six years for the President and state governors was brought up on Monday by 35 members of the House of Representatives. The bill also canvasses the rotation of the presidency among the six geopolitical zones of the country. The 35 legislators, under the auspices of Reformed-minded Legislators, said […]
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sympathised with the owners of the nightclubs raided by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday. The operatives of the commission, at the weekend, stormed the nightclubs located in Akure, the state capital and arrested 127 youths suspected to be internet fraudsters. Governor […]
The N2.7bn contract fraud trial of the immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, opened on Monday with a former Director of Procurement in the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Azubuike Okorie, testifying against him. Sirika is standing trial alongside his daughter, Fatima, son-in-law, Jalal Hamma, and their company, Al-Buraq Investment Limited. The defendants are being prosecuted […]
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the opposition of some Senators to the anti-grazing bill in the National Assembly. The proposed legislation is designed to end the farmers/herders crisis and encourage ranching across the country a development that has tended to divide the country. In his reaction to the development, a Bauchi-based legal practitioner, Barr […]
Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abubakar Suleiman has declared that the cordial relationship existing between the State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir and himself, will not in any way affect his discharging official and constitutional functions in line with the principles of separation of power in a democracy. Speaker of […]
