US President Donald Trump has said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he and the Russian president had “agreed to have our respective…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has affirmed Sunday Udeh-Okoye as its National Secretary, saying the party is bound by the appeal court judgement on the matter. National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, said the NWC, at its meeting, considered a memo dated February 11, presented by the party’s acting National…
President Donald Trump has once again insisted the US will take control of the Gaza Strip, as he met Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. It was their first meeting since Trump announced his proposal to take over the enclave and move its population of two million Palestinians to other countries in…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza and directed troops to prepare to resume fighting Hamas if the militant group does not release more hostages on Saturday. Hamas said Monday, and reiterated Tuesday that it planned to delay the release of three more hostages after accusing Israel…
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer, Sam Altman, yesterday rebuffed a reported bid by a group of investors led by world’s richest person, Elon Musk, to buy the non-profit organisation that controls the ChatGPT creator. The unsolicited bid of $97.4 billion was submitted to OpenAI’s board Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff….
Donald Trump says the Gaza ceasefire should be cancelled if all remaining Israeli hostages are not returned by noon on Saturday – as he warned Hamas that “all hell is going to break out”. The US president’s intervention came hours after Hamas has said it will delay the release of more hostages and accused Israel…
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has reaffirmed her stance on the imposition of the death penalty on fake drug dealers. Adeyeye, who spoke whole on Arise Tv’s program Primetime, emphasised that these illicit traders were “merchants of death” who prioritise profits over human…
President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps permanently — as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East.The visit is happening at a perilous moment for the ongoing ceasefire…
Hamas says it’s delaying the release of Israeli hostages until further notice The next release of Israeli hostages was due to take place on Saturday. It would have seen another three Israelis, taken hostage in the 7 October 2023 attacks, freed by Hamas. In return, Israel would have released several Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons,…
There was a groundswell of opposition to the introduction of a fresh 4 per cent administrative charge on Free-on-Board (FOB) value of imports by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as well as the proposed 15 per cent increase in port charges by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the weekend.The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA),…
