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This comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing “reasonable grounds to believe” they committed war crimes and “other inhumane acts” during Israel’s operation against Hamas in Gaza. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has suggested that pro-Palestinian countries could collaborate to issue a death sentence for Israeli …

As President Bola Tinubu prepares to present to the National Assembly tomorrow, the 2025 national budget largely saddled with funding by borrowings, the Federal Government (FG) is set to overshoot its domestic borrowing target for 2024 by N4 trillion, about 67 per cent above the budgeted amount. These are coming despite the widespread concerns over the continued rise in the …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery said it has exported Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol to Cameroon, Ghana, Angola and South Africa. According to report by Vanguard News, the Vice President of Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Dr. Devakumar Edwin, disclosed this recently when a delegation from the Japanese Business Community in Nigeria, led by Japan’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A shooting at a nightclub in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria has left one man dead, and his girlfriend hospitalized.  The incident occurred early Friday morning at a popular club located on Stadium Road, off Ekehuan Road in the state capital around 2:16 a.m. It was learnt that the yet-to-be identified deceased had a heated argument …

• Says corruption has killed hardwork in Nigeria The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, is the Pro-Chancellor of the Dominican University, Samonda, Ibadan, Oyo State. Obi, who was at the university’s combined 3rd and 4th convocation ceremonies held at the university campus last Saturday, spoke with journalists on a number of issues. …

President Bola Tinubu has said he is aware of the harsh economic situation of the country, and he begged Nigerians to endure what he described as “unintentional hardship”. Also, President Tinubu noted thay he does not take pleasure in inflicting pains on Nigerians. He assured that there was light at the end of the tunnel. Tinubu said this at the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has refuted reports circulating on social media about the alleged death of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The reports, which surfaced on Monday, December 9, 2024, claimed that Yakubu died in a London hospital. However, in a statement on Saturday, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, appealed to the public to …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in the sum of N500 million, with two sureties in like sum. This followed the former governor’s plea of not guilty to the 19-count charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello is facing trial …

South Korea’s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree that has caused huge political turmoil in the country. The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 in a floor vote. Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will be suspended after the copies of a document on …

The organisation said that the activist was moved to Abuja to face an illegal trial “sponsored by President Bola Tinubu through FPRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi and the IGP.” The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday transferred the female activist, Abiodun Olamide Thomas, who was “abducted” from her home in Lagos State by lawless police personnel to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), …