President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation. The resolution came after a meeting between Tinubu and all 40 lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. The President’s decision contradicts the…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday, scoffed at threats of consequences over purported plans to impeach Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, saying the sky isn’t going to fall if he is impeached. Wike’s comments came after the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule, yesterday, denied Fubara access to…
Philippine police have arrested former president Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs”. Duterte was arrested by police in Manila airport shortly after his arrival from Hong Kong where he was to campaign for his senatorial slate in the…
Stocks plunged Monday to a six-month low amid ongoing uncertainty about the impact of policies coming from the Trump White House and concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 4%, its biggest one-day loss since September 2022, while the S&P 500 shed 2.7%, as both indexes closed at their…
America’s top diplomat has said that he sees promise in Ukraine’s proposal for a partial ceasefire to end the three-year war with Russia, ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia between US and Ukrainian officials. “I’m not saying that alone is enough but it’s the kind of concession you would need to see in order to…
Canada’s most populous province Ontario is slapping a retaliatory 25% surcharge on electricity it sends to US states in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods. Ontario leader Doug Ford confirmed the move in a news conference on Monday morning, saying it will increase costs about $10 (£7.75) per megawatt-hour for US customers….
Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Hamas called it part of Israel’s “starvation policy.”Israel last week suspended supplies of goods to the territory of more than 2 million Palestinians, an echo of the siege it imposed in…
The political crisis in Rivers State took a new turn on Sunday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara invited the Amaewhule-led members of the House of Assembly to a meeting. This was contained in a letter issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, and sent to newsmen. The…
Declan Rice scored a crucial equalizer and then produced a goal-saving tackle to deny Rasmus Højlund a late winner to keep Arsenal’s faint Premier League title hopes alive in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. In doing so, the Gunners took another step back from their already-slim Premier League title…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has disclosed that Speaker Mudashiru Obasa is not expected to resign as part of the agreement to resolve the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Reacting to rumours about Obasa’s resignation, the APC spokesperson in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, dismissed the claim.“To the best…
