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The Israeli Foreign Ministry criticized South Africa in response to the International Court of Justice case that South Africa brought forth accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. “Today we were witness to one of the greatest shows of hypocrisy in history, compounded by a series of false and baseless claims,” Lior Haiat, a spokesperson for the ministry, said on …

Haruna Abale, the traditional ruler of Kukar Babangida, a community in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been killed by terrorists in a Thursday morning attack. Mr Abale was killed alongside nine other residents including his biological son, Idris Haruna. Multiple sources from the community told PREMIUM TIMES that the terrorists’ first point of call was the monarch’s official residence …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Apo on Thursday granted bail to a former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr Olu Agunloye, who was remanded in prison custody over his alleged complicity in a $6 billion contract fraud. Trial Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie gave bail to Agunloye, who is answering a seven-count charge the Economic and Financial …

The CBN had earlier on Wednesday dissolved the board and management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank due to their non-compliance with BOFIA 2020. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed new leaders for three Nigerian banks whose boards and managements were dissolved on Wednesday. In a statement late Wednesday, Hakama Sidi Alli, the acting director of corporate communications …

We have been informed from our intelligence that the slogan is coming from a revolutionary sector that may cause problems across the country. “Nor dey gree for anybody’ is being seen as just a normal talk but in security community we have seen it as a very dangerous slogan that can trigger crisis, the police spokesperson stated. TRIBUNE ONLINE earlier reported the …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley a “mealy mouthed politician.” Haley said DeSantis’ campaign “is exploding.” The two Republicans vying to become the top alternative to former President Donald Trump in the party’s 2024 presidential primary spent their one-on-one CNN debate Wednesday night in Des Moines, just five nights from the Iowa caucuses, slinging attacks — and …

• Gov solicits monarch’s support to produce successor•Yakubu steps down for Ighodalo Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, yesterday, said the people of the state would resist Governor Godwin Obaseki during the upcoming gubernatorial election. Shaibu said the governor was plotting to install Asue Ighodalo from Edo Central, as his successor; hence, he would be resisted during the election.Featuring …

WASHINGTON — After months of campaigning, the Republican candidates vying to unseat President Joe Biden in November will face their first formal test at the ballot box in the Iowa caucuses on Monday. The Hawkeye state once again kicks off the presidential primary season, at least on the Republican side, where former president Donald Trump seeks his first win in a contested …

In a bid to get to the bottom of how humongous cash was moved from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to private hands, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday extended its probe to directors and other key officials of the ministry and its agencies. The top officials were summoned by the anti-graft agency to meet face …

The Nigeria Army has confirmed the arrest of two soldiers seen in a viral video torturing a half-naked man in a room in Port Harcourt. In the video that went viral on Tuesday, the soldiers were seen using belts to torture the man. It generated a lot of reactions among Nigerians, who called for the arrest and prosecution of the …