The Federal Government is set to stop foreign airlines from selling flight tickets in United States dollars, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mr. Yinka Folami, has revealed. Speaking during a cultural and tourism programme held in Lagos over the weekend, Folami described the practice of ticket sales in […]
Senior Nigerian cleric and founder of the Guiding Light Assembly, Pastor Wale Adefarasin, has questioned the recent expression of concern by the United States government over alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, describing it as “sudden and suspicious.” Reacting to reports of killings in parts of the country and recent remarks by some American […]
Growing tensions between the United States and two of Africa’s most powerful nations — Nigeria and South Africa — have sparked concerns among foreign policy experts who warn that Washington risks undermining decades of strategic partnership through hostile rhetoric and threats of military confrontation. Recent comments attributed to U.S. President *Donald Trump, suggesting possible […]
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan was formally sworn in for a new five-year term on Monday in a ceremony held under tight security in the capital, Dodoma — even as the country remained under an internet blackout and opposition figures accused security forces of killing scores of protesters who rejected the vote. State television showed […]
Growing tensions between the United States and two of Africa’s most powerful nations — Nigeria and South Africa — have sparked concerns among foreign policy experts who warn that Washington risks undermining decades of strategic partnership through hostile rhetoric and threats of military confrontation. Recent comments attributed to U.S. President *Donald Trump, suggesting possible […]
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a public policy think tank, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s anti-poverty programmes, describing them as more comprehensive and better structured than those implemented by previous administrations. In a policy statement issued on Sunday and signed by its Chairman, Dr. Omoniyi Akinsiju, IMPI stated that the Tinubu administration’s poverty-reduction […]
Fresh details have emerged linking Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, the alleged coordinator of the recently foiled coup plot, to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timi Sylva. According to credible information obtained, Ma’aji served as a security adviser to Sylva during the 2015 Bayelsa State governorship election. The revelation adds a new layer […]
Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Lokoja, have rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered ₦3.8 million ransom meant for their release in Kogi State. The operation, which took place on Sunday, was carried out in Achigili Forest along the Itobe–Adumu–Ejule road by soldiers deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB), Oguma. In a […]
