UNITED Arab Emirates, UAE, President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed efforts for reaching a ceasefire in Gaza. This is coming after Israel resumed its military offensive in the enclave last week. Newsextra24 reports that the Israeli military resumed fighting in Gaza …

THE EU states are concerned that the Trump administration could stop supporting US-made weapons systems used by its NATO allies in Europe, reports said The US has been the sole weapons provider to the EU, accounting for two-thirds of the defence equipment imported by the EU member states in recent …

A former Bayelsa State Governor and serving Senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Monday berated civilian dictatorship, saying it was worse than its military variant. “Civilian dictatorship is no better than military dictatorship; therefore, we should all work together to deepen our …

NIGERIA and Spain signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on political consultations in Madrid on Tuesday, strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. Both countries also signed agreements to establish mechanisms for regular dialogue to advance areas of mutual interest and consolidate cooperation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf …

GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria, as Chairman of the Governing Council of the Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan. Makinde made this announcement in a letter signed by his Chief of …

THE Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, is saddened to announce the resignation of the Head of Service, Rivers State, Dr George Nwaeke, FCA, Mni. His Excellency, The Administrator appreciates the immense contributions he has shown this administration in the short period he served and …

An Abuja resident Salimon Abdulhakeem Abiodun has sued the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and its chairman over the arrest and confiscation of his vehicle. He is seeking an interpretation of the bye-laws of the Abuja Municipal Area council. In an originating summon filed at the High Court of the …

U.S. jet fuel imports are set to hit a two-year high in March after Nigeria’s Dangote refinery pushed barrels to North America, which should lower prices of the aviation fuel in the peak summer travel season, trade analysts and storage brokers said. The shipments by the 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) Dangote …

AFTER several months of delay, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) may have a reason to smile as the Federal Government on Monday promised to pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance. The federal government increased corps members’ allowance from ₦33,000 to ₦77, 000 in September …

…Kano, Lagos, seven States get thousands of bags of rice, more to follow THE Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has delivered hundreds of thousands of bags of rice to several states including Kano, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Lagos, Abuja, Katsina, Borno and Gombe States, as part of its ongoing 2025 Food Intervention …