President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, on Sunday in Doha, witnessed the signing of historic agreements between both nations, opening a gateway for leveraging the potential of mutual cooperation in pivotal sectors of education, enterprise development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports. Before the signing ceremony at the Qatar Presidential Palace, President Tinubu assured his host of Nigeria’s preparedness to welcome investors into the country, noting the ongoing reforms that favour innovation, return on investments, and multiculturalism. “Our greatest strength is our people. Our strength…
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The Nigerian Army troops have successfully cleared IPOB/ESN hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, neutralizing one IPOB/ESN terrorist after an intense firefight on Saturday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops conducted a search in their hideout and recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), one Toyota Highlander SUV, and one Hilux vehicle after overpowering the criminals. He said that other items recovered include eight rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, six rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and one locally…
The Government of Ukraine has donated 25,000 tonnes of wheat as emergency food assistance to 1.3 million vulnerable, crisis-affected people in northeast Nigeria amidst rising inflation and food price spikes in the country. According to NAN, this is contained in a statement issued by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer, British High Commission’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Akande-Alegbe said that the donation was made under the auspices of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) response in northeast Nigeria. She explained that the contribution was part…
Elon Musk has launched a legal case against OpenAI, the AI firm he helped to set up in 2015, accusing its leaders of a “betrayal” of its founding mission. The tycoon, who left OpenAI in 2018, argued in documents filed in a San Francisco court late on Thursday that the firm was always intended as a non-profit entity. But he said recent boardroom changes meant OpenAI was now effectively a subsidiary of software giant Microsoft, arguing that this was breach of contract. Musk has accused Microsoft of controlling OpenAI several times, with both firms denying the claims. AFP has contacted…
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has officially sent a resignation message to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Super Eagles following the expiration of his contract. The Portuguese tactician took charge of the team two years ago and led the Super Eagles to the finals of the just concluded African Cup of Nations 2023 which he lost against the host nation, Ivory Coast. Details shortly… [The Nations]
The federal government has slammed a $10 billion fine on crypto trading platform, Binance, over allegations of influencing the country’s forex crisis. The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this Friday morning in an interview with the BBC. According to Onanuga, Binance profited substantially from its “illegal transactions” in Nigeria while the nation suffered huge losses. Onanuga noted that Binance is not registered in Nigeria and has no presence in the country. He alleged that people used the platform to arbitrarily fix dollar-naira rates; a practice he said negatively impacted the value of…
Super Eagles coach, José Peseiro, whose contract with the NFF expired on Thursday, in this interview with Goal.com talks about the pressure of managing Nigeria’s national team, his experience at the last Africa Cup of Nations, his relationship with Africa and his future with the team First of all, how are you? Were you able to rest a little after the African Cup of Nations? Yes, I rested and I am still resting. My contract ends in two days. The AFCON was an exhausting tournament, I must admit. We did a good job, me, the staff and the players. There…
A student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Owerri, has died while several others sustained injuries in a cult-related incident. The incident took place on Friday morning when students from Imo State University, IMSU, entered the FUTO campus in a motorcycle convoy, leading to a confrontation. During the confrontation, the FUTO Man O War commander was fatally stabbed in the neck by one of the IMSU students. The death and injuries have left the university community in mourning and shock. Details shortly… Dailypost
Residents of Gonin-Gora in the troubled Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday barricaded the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway protesting the abduction of an unspecified number of people in the area. The residents stormed the highway protesting and urging the government to do something over the incessant attacks by bandits in the area. According to an eyewitness, kidnappers on Wednesday night through the early hours of Thursday had attacked the community, kidnapping unspecified numbers of the residents. The incident which an eyewitness said happened from 11:00 pm Wednesday through to 3:00 am Thursday, forced residents to troop out to protest…
People Living With Disabilities, PWDs have urged President Bola Tinubu to correct lopsided appointments in his government urgently. Chike Okogwu, the Director of the Centre for Ability Rehabilitation and Empowerment, made this known in a recent open letter to Tinubu. He noted that the distribution of appointments among the regions would uphold the constitutional principle of Federal character, foster inclusivity, and strengthen democracy. People Living With Disabilities, PWDs have urged President Bola Tinubu to correct lopsided appointments in his government urgently. Chike Okogwu, the Director of the Centre for Ability Rehabilitation and Empowerment, made this known in a recent open…