A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday heard a request made by four Democratic-led states to issue a temporary restraining order against the executive order signed by Trump that purports […]
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₦22bn Scandal: BDC Operator Reveals How Power Ministry Funds Were Siphoned
In a jaw-dropping revelation at the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, a bureau de change (BDC) operator, Abdullahi Suleman, has exposed how over ₦22 billion was funneled through his accounts in a suspected money-laundering scheme. Eyes Of Lagos reports, Mamman is being prosecuted by the Economic […]
Trump Orders Release Of Long-Secret Final Files On JFK, RFK, MLK Assassinations
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday ordered the declassification and release of long-secret files on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Trump, 78, announced the actions in the Oval Office — after decades of speculation […]
Trump Urges Opec To Slash Oil Prices
President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other Opec nations to “bring down the cost of oil” and doubled-down on his threat to use tariffs. In a speech to executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, the US president said he was ‘surprised’ that […]
President Tinubu Performs Groundbreaking Of New Armed Forces Headquarters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGknY2KItIY?si=z-8rorzhKWVrQjyU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Performs the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of the new Armed Forces Headquarters Complex in Abuja.. REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA TINUBU GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA, AT THE GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE DEFENCE COMPLEX ABUJA THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY 2025 […]
Russia & Iran Sign 20-Year Strategic Military Partnership Treaty (Photos)
🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin and 🇮🇷 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed today the long-awaited Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. The agreement, inked in a ceremony at the Kremlin, “covers all spheres, including defense, counter-terrorism, energy, finance, transport, industry, agriculture, culture, science and engineering,” according to Russian news agency TASS. “I […]
Tinubu Has Spent ₦300 Billion On FCT Area Councils In 17 Months – Wike
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has committed over N300 billion within a year to the development of the six Area Councils in the FCT. This significant investment was disclosed by the FCT Minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, during the commissioning of […]
Portugal Turns To Nigeria For Natural Gas To Reduce Russian Dependency
Portugal has revealed plans to increase imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Nigeria and the United States as part of efforts to secure energy independence and reduce reliance on Russian gas. This decision follows sanctions on Russian oil and gas imported via pipelines after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. […]
Nigeria’s Public Debt Rises By N8.02 Trillion To N142.3 Trillion In Q3 2024
Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024, representing an increase of 5.97% (N8.02 trillion) compared to N134.3 trillion in June 2024. This is according to the latest data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Tuesday. Nairametrics observed that this increase reflects the […]
Striking Doctors Challenge Wike, Akpabio To Use FCT Hospitals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_XVDAn4ly4 Striking resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have challenged FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Senate President Godswill Akpabio to use government hospitals in the nation’s capital to feel the plight of public health workers and patients. “If we are ready to fix the healthcare system in this […]