Nigeria News Nigeria’s debt rises to N144.67tn in 2024, soars 48.58% April 5, 2025 Damilola Nigeria’s public debt has surged to N144.67 trillion ($94.23 billion) as of December 2024, representing a 48.58% increase from December 2023. The Debt Management Office reports that both external and…
Nigeria News Police rescue 14 abducted victims, kill bandits in Otukpo gun duel April 5, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Benue State Police Command has successfully rescued 14 victims who were abducted from a Benue Links bus traveling from Makurdi to Otukpo on April 3. The armed kidnappers attacked the…
UK NEWS Miliband pours £2.7bn into nuclear power plant after EDF cuts stake April 5, 2025 Fatimah Idera Ed Miliband has sunk an extra £2.7bn into Sizewell C after EDF slashed its stake in the nuclear power project. The Energy Secretary said the additional money would boost energy…
UK NEWS Migration Chaos as Hotels threaten to evict hundreds of asylum seekers April 5, 2025 Fatimah Idera Hotels predominantly in London are threatening to evict hundreds of asylum seekers after failing to receive contracted payments from an accommodation company ditched by the Home Office. The hotels, largely…
UK NEWS Wind turbines as tall as the Eiffel Tower to be built in the Channel April 5, 2025 Fatimah Idera Ed Miliband has approved a £4bn development off the Sussex coast despite hundreds of objections, the plans for a giant wind farm to be built in the English Channel with…
Nigeria News 15 ex-domestic workers of Patience Jonathan held in prison for six years without trial April 5, 2025 Damilola Fifteen domestic workers of former First Lady Patience Jonathan have been detained at the Okaka Custodial Centre in Bayelsa State since 2019. They were accused of stealing jewellery and electronics…
Nigeria News Brent crude oil price records lowest price in four years April 5, 2025 Damilola Brent crude oil records the lowest price for the first time in four years as the price fell to $65.58 per barrel on Friday. The worldwide oil benchmark fell by…
Nigeria News CCTV installed on Third Mainland Bridge to check suicide attempts – Umahi April 5, 2025 Oluwatosin Ologun David Umahi, minister of works, says the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos is intended to prevent suicide attempts. Umahi, while featuring as…
Nigeria News Tinubu appoints Ayo Sotinrin as Bank of Agriculture MD April 5, 2025 Oluwatosin Ologun President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ayo Sotinrin as the managing director (MD) of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA). In a statement on Friday, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s special adviser on information…
UK NEWS World News White house condemns UK court ruling against anti-abortion protester April 5, 2025 New Daily Prime Trump administration has waded into Britain’s heated abortion rights debate by throwing its support behind a UK-based anti-abortion activist recently convicted for breaching protest restrictions. The U.S. intervention has triggered…
