The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has denied the allegation of sponsorship of the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on media and strategic communications, Mr Oliver
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Zeid Al-Hussein, has urged Israel to pull out of territories captured in a 1967 war that Palestinians now seek for a state. He said it would benefit both sides after 50 years of enmity. In six days of war in June 1967, Israel seized the West Bank and East Jerusalem […]
West African troops have extended their military mission in Gambia by one year after entering the country in January to force out longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, regional bloc ECOWAS said on Monday. About 500 ECOWAS troops remain in Gambia of the original 7,000 that crossed over from neighboring Senegal to compel Jammeh to go into […]
Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, has ordered investigation into alleged misconduct by soldiers at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama, Borno state. Buratai gave the order less than 24 hours after published a report on the plights of some female IDPs. The women had accused some soldiers and members of civilian JTF, a […]
The Federal Government has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is finalizing process to charge the six reinstated judges to court for alleged corruption offences. Speaking on a live television programme on Channels TV, titled ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Monday, Special Adviser to the President on Prosecutions, Okoi Obono-Obla, advised the reinstated judges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday further liberalised the foreign exchange market by unveiling fresh regulations for a more open market. According to a circular signed by Alvan Ikoku, director, financial markets department, the CBN now allows authorized dealers to sell their excess foreign currency trading positions to other authorized dealers without seeking








