Arsenal Winger, Saka, Out for ‘Many Weeks’ Due to Hamstring Injury
Arsenal will be without talisman Bukayo Saka for “many weeks” with a hamstring injury. The club’s manager, Mikel Arteta, who revealed this today ahead of their Premier League clash with Ipswich Town, acknowledged that Saka’s injury is a huge blow for Arsenal. Saka was taken off during the 23rd minute of the Gunners’ 5-1 win […]
US Biden Commutes Death Row Sentences to Life Without Parole
US President Joe Biden has converted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Those who had their death sentences commuted included nine people convicted of murdering fellow prisoners, four for murders committed during bank robberies and one who killed a prison […]
President Bola Tinubu says No Going Back on Tax Reform
President Bola Tinubu has maintained that his administration is not going to back down on the new tax reforms bill pending before the National Assembly. Speaking during his first Presidential media chat last night in Lagos State, President Tinubu stated that the reforms are in favour of the poor, and initiated to eliminate colonial rule’s […]
CBN Imposes N1.2m Daily Limit Transaction On PoS Agents
Central Bank of Nigeria has restricted Point of Sales agents to a daily transaction limit of N1.2 million. In a circular signed by its Director, Payments System Management Department, Oladimeji Taiwo, the CBN said the development is to advance a cashless economy and enhance the use of electronic payment channels for agency banking operations. As […]
Nigeria to Host ECOWAS African Wrestling Tournament Next Year
Nigeria will host the 13th edition of the ECOWAS African Wrestling Tournament billed to hold between March 4th and 10th, 2025. National Sports Commission Chairman Shehu Dikko, gave this assurance when he played host to ECOWAS Director of Youth and Sports Development, Francis Njoaguani, in Abuja. Dikko, who beckoned on ECOWAS to bring more sporting […]
Ghana’s Supreme Court Dismisses Suits Challenging Anti-LGBT Bill
Ghana’s top court has dismissed two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. The ruling by all seven judges on the Supreme Court panel paves the way for the president to sign into law what is one of the continent’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation. President Nana Akufo-Addo, […]
Donald Trump’s Tariff Plans could be a blow to Canada’s Economy
Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint “strike force” to target transnational organised crime. Announcing details of the plan, Canada’s minister of finance and intergovernmental affairs said the federal government would devote 1.3bn Canadian Dollars to the plan. The […]
Army Chief Pledges New Strategies Against Insecurity, Enhances Soldiers’ Welfare
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has disclosed that the Army would invest more in modern technology to strengthen operations across the country, enhance training, and provide improved welfare and accommodation for its personnel. Speaking at the closing of the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference today in Abuja, Lt. General Oluyede said […]
President Tinubu Present N47.9 trillion 2025 Budget to NASS
President Bola Tinubu has presented a budget of 47.9 trillion naira to a Joint Session of the National Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year. The figure is 74.8 percent higher than the 2024 budget. Presenting the 2025 appropriation document titled: “The Restoration Budget: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity budget breakdown to the National Assembly, President Tinubu […]
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Promise Visa-free Travel to ECOWAS
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced visa-free travel and residency rights for citizens in the 15-member regional bloc ECOWAS, ahead of the trio leaving the group. The leaders of the three West African states ruled by military leaders said the visa and residency decision had been taken in the spirit of friendship, and to […]
