The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of ₦2 billion with two sureties in like amount over allegations of $2.63 million money laundering. Delivering the ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the offences against Bodejo are bailable and exercised the court’s discretion...
Author: Eshokeme Oludare James (Eshokeme James)
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Burnham Becomes New UK PM After Meeting King
Andy Burnham became British prime minister after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and was set to set out his vision for the country after taking over from Keir Starmer. Starmer departed Downing Street on Monday morning, insisting in a farewell speech his two years in office had made Britain a better place. The...
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Ivory Coast Backs Homegrown Companies To Drive Growth By 2030
Ivory Coast is banking on a new generation of homegrown businesses to drive its economic transformation, with the government positioning “national champion” companies at the heart of its 2030 development strategy. The West African nation, one of the region’s fastest-growing economies, aims to build on more than a decade of sustained economic expansion by supporting...
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Indian Police Use Tear Gas On Protesters Demanding Education Minister’s Resignation
Indian police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse protesters in New Delhi as thousands marched toward Parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in major national examinations. Most of the demonstrators were students protesting exam paper leaks, technical glitches and other alleged failures in the country’s testing system....
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Outgoing UK PM Starmer Pledges Full Support To Successor Andy Burnham
Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged his full support to his successor, Andy Burnham, as he delivered his farewell address outside 10 Downing Street before formally leaving office. Starmer said he was stepping down confident that Britain was in a stronger and fairer position than when his government took office two years ago....
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Zambia’s Scott, Once Africa’s Only White Leader, Dies At 82
Zambia’s government says former vice president Guy Scott, who briefly became Africa’s only white head of state since the end of apartheid, on Wednesday died at the age of 82. The economist, who was born in Zambia to Scottish parents, died at his farm in the capital, Lusaka, after a short illness, secretary to the...
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Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of 48 Properties Linked To Ex-AGF Malami
The judge dismissed all objections and applications filed by the respondents, stating that the key issue was not ownership of the properties but whether the funds used to acquire them were legitimate.
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One Dead, 3 Missing After Boat Sinks Near San Francisco’s Alcatraz
Fire Chief Dean Crispen said rescuers first responded to a report of "a boat on fire, 600 yards off Alcatraz" Island, according to a short Instagram video posted by San Francisco's mayor.
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China’s Property Slump Still Throttling Growth
Work on the soaring Goldin Finance 117 began in 2008, but construction stalled as its developer fell into debt and the tower remains unfinished 18 years on.
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NBC Sets Dec. 2028 For Final Analogue Tv Switch-Off
The Federal Government has fixed Dec. 2028 as the deadline for final transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting. The Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Charles Ebuebu, made this known in Abuja. Ebuebu said the Dec. 2028 deadline, marks the final analogue switch-off. He said subsequent phases would cover paid television services, studio development and...