Queen Elizabeth II has given her assent to United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill, thus enshrining the UK’s EU exit into law. This was revealed by Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans in a short announcement on Thursday where he told the House of Commons that the Withdrawal Agreement Bill had received the Queen’s assent….
Thousands of supporters of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered in Baghdad on Friday for a rally to demand the ouster of US troops, putting the protest-hit capital on edge. The march rattled the separate, months-old protest movement that has gripped the capital and the Shiite-majority south since October, demanding a government overhaul, early elections…
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised Senator Ibikunle Amosun “for legions of achievements and successes in various fields of human endeavour.” Buhari made the commendation in a goodwill message marking Amosun’s 62nd birthday tomorrow, 25 January. Although Buhari did not mention specifically Amosun’s legions of achievements, he said the former governor’s “dedication to public service and…
Six people were killed and two seriously wounded in a shooting in southwestern Germany, police said on Friday. The shooter, believed to have a personal motive, launched an assault in the town of Rot am See. Police in nearby Aalen told AFP a man with a personal connection to the victims had been arrested and…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday in Abuja said security forces in the country are capable and competent in winning the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the country. He said with the 30-month civil war experience of Nigeria’s military, it is capable of handling the crisis rocking the North-East. Buhari said…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday, warned the Nigeria Police not to cover up the murder of renowned alternative therapist, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, populary known as Okooloyun. The popular alternative therapist was on Thursday shot dead by gunmen on the Eruwa-Igboora Road in the Ibarapa Central area of Oyo State. Afenifere, in a statement…
By Gbenro Adesina A final year student of Business Administration in a private university located in Ondo State, Fisayo Adetoro, was on Thursday found guilty of impersonation, forgery and money laundering, and sentenced to cumulative 13 years in prison and N1 million fine. Adetoro, who was said to be a first class candidate on 4.5…
The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on January 31. This follows the ratification of the Brexit bill approved by both the Houses of Commons and Lords by Queen Elizabeth on Thursday. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will mark the cut-off from the EU with the issuance of commemorative coins and the chairing of…
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) speaks as if it is an opposition political party. Adesina was reacting to a statement by the Christian body on the death of Lawan Andimi, CAN chairman of Michika local government in Adamawa state. Andimi was killed on Monday after N800 million ransom allegedly demanded by…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to the Instrument of Ratification of the Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons between the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,…