Prince Folorunsho Adegoke

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Uba Sani, Governor of Kaduna State, as Renewed Hope Ambassador and Deputy Director-General for Outreach, Engagement and Mobilisation.Tinubu approved the appointment in his capacity as leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The decision...

The United States is mourning the death of Jesse Jackson, the veteran civil rights leader, two-time presidential contender and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, who died at the age of 84.His family confirmed that the reverend passed away...

The Dangote Group has signed a $400 million equipment supply agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Company Limited to speed up the expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals.The partnership will support the refinery’s planned scale-up from 650,000 barrels...

Arsenal delivered a commanding performance at the Emirates Stadium, thrashing League One side Wigan Athletic 4–0 to book their place in the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 2020. The dominant display saw Mikel Arteta’s men race...

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, arrested a suspected gunrunner in Taraba State and recovered six machine guns. Security operatives intercepted the suspect at a riverbank in Ibi Local Government Area...

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has officially published the timetable for the 2027 General Elections, setting out critical dates for party primaries, campaigns, voter registration and the conduct of polls across the country.Under the approved...

KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike has killed three toddlers and their father in eastern Ukraine, in an attack that also left their pregnant mother injured, Ukrainian emergency officials confirmed.The tragedy occurred in Bohodukhiv, a town about...

Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has urged African governments to deepen collaboration with the private sector to revitalise rural economies and accelerate agribusiness growth across the continent.Elumelu made the appeal at the 49th Governing Council meeting of the...

Russia has completed the sale of Domodedovo Airport, one of Moscow’s key aviation hubs, months after the facility was taken over by the state following a court-ordered nationalisation. The airport, ranked as Russia’s fourth-busiest, has now been transferred to a...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a two-week warning strike across Nigeria’s public universities, citing the Federal Government’s failure to honour longstanding agreements. ASUU National President, Chris Piwuna, confirmed the industrial action in Abuja after a 14-day...