British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to sign a historic “Hiroshima Accord” on Thursday when he meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of a G7 meeting, to step up defence cooperation with Japan, according to a statement from the UK government. As part of the accord, the countries will also announce the…
Says I am in disbelief that Blinken called Tinubu.
Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and businessman with no political experience, will be the first elected Black mayor of Colorado Springs after he defeated Wayne Williams on Tuesday night in the city’s runoff contest. Mobolade had received 57% of the vote to Williams’ 43% as of 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Williams conceded at about 7:30 p.m. When the…
The Coca Cola Company has called for continued education and awareness on the negative effect of environmental degradation on planet earth. In a statement to join the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s World Earth Day tagged “Invest in our Planet”, the company said the World Earth Day celebrated on every April 22nd…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed condolences on the loss of lives of two U.S. embassy officials and two Nigerian policemen accompanying them in an attack by gunmen in Anambra. The affected persons were on official duty in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State when the unfortunate incident occurred. The president, in a statement…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has threatened industrial action and job cut over the increase in excise duty for sugary beverage and tobacco. According MAN, the increase duty puts the going concern of manufacturing companies at risk as businesses contemplate scaling down operations, factory closures and cutting of workforce. At a press conference on…
Only 260,000 consumers pay their electricity bill regularly in Kano, the Kano State Electric Distribution Company, KEDCO, told participants at a workshop in Kano. According to KEDCO on Tuesday, there were 600,000 consumers in its book, blaming corruption for the loss of huge revenue. DAILY COMMERCE Nigeria reports that KEDCO was among some electricity distribution…
Astonishingly, a group of individuals have drawn out swords from the sheaths to initiate a fight against the idea of correcting the past in the interest of posterity.
President-elect Bola Tinubu has met with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of his opponents in the February 25, 2023 elections, Daily Trust has reported. Kwankwaso, who ran on the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), placed fourth in the election, winning only Kano State, a stronghold of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According…
The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on Monday, announced visa restrictions on some Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during Nigeria’s 2023 elections cycle. Blinken, in a statement published on the website of the US government, said, “Today, I am announcing that we have taken steps to impose visa restrictions on specific individuals…
