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By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the state in 2024 alone, attracted $5.95 billion in foreign capital inflows—over two-thirds of Nigeria’s total, while drawing $2.56 billion in Q1 2025, despite global headwinds. Sanwo-Olu, who stressed that the State remained a dominant investment destination in Africa, expressed the readiness to partner […]

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has vowed to take disciplinary action against members allegedly working to sabotage its upcoming congresses scheduled for September 20 and 27. The party’s Legal Adviser in the state, Mr Nura Bello, made this known while briefing journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. Bello said the party […]

  The Imo State Police Command says it has made major strides in the fight against crime, arresting 789 suspects and rescuing several victims of abduction and child trafficking in the past two months. Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, disclosed this at a press briefing held at the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Owerri on Friday, adding […]

  Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he and his predecessor, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, have agreed to end their political feud following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Fubara disclosed this on Friday during a statewide broadcast in Port Harcourt, asserting that the peace deal was necessary for the progress of […]

  National Coordinator of the South-South Elders Forum in Rivers State, Anabs Sara-Igbe, has criticised the recent tenure of sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, saying that the intervention was unnecessary and harmful to the state’s interests. Sara-Igbe made this known when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. According to him, […]

  Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to work harmoniously with the Rivers State House of Assembly to recover lost ground and accelerate the advancement of social and economic development of the state. In a statewide broadcast, Governor Fubara described the period of emergency as one of the most challenging moments for the state. […]

  President Bola Tinubu on Friday visited the family of late former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna State.  The President was accompanied by Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna, some other state governors, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, ministers, senators and other top government officials.   Tinubu was received by the widow […]

Tariff fears are hurting World Cup merchandise orders at Shang Yabing’s Chinese knitwear factory, where racks of scarves bear the logos of national teams from Ireland to Tanzania. Manufacturers in China’s export hub Yiwu would normally already be inundated with World Cup orders ahead of next summer’s football tournament, this time hosted by the United […]

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated the airspace of NATO member Estonia over the Gulf of Finland on Friday and remained there 12 minutes, Tallinn said. The alleged incursion comes at a moment of increased tension on NATO’s eastern border, after Poland last week complained that around 20 Russian drones overflew its territory. Moscow denied […]

A US medical panel handpicked by President Donald Trump’s health secretary made its first alteration to the standard childhood vaccine schedule on Thursday, as public health experts fear more changes that flout prevailing medical advice are in the pipeline. The Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices (ACIP) was revamped to reflect anti-vax advocate Robert F. Kennedy […]

  The UK’s foreign intelligence service MI6 on Friday launched a “dark web portal” to try to recruit spies in Russia and around the world by offering a them secure communication channel. The “Silent Courier” portal lets anyone with access to sensitive information relating to terrorism or hostile intelligence activity to securely contact the UK, […]

  The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the African Field Epidemiology Network have deployed a rapid response team to Zamfara State to help combat a cholera outbreak. Since the outbreak began on January 15, the state has recorded more than 11,000 cases with a 1.6 per cent case fatality rate, the Public […]