Russian state TV has aired footage of raids on properties linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group that attempted an armed mutiny last month. Russian TV shows wig collection, souvenir sledge hammers seized in raid on Prigozhin residence© AFP During the programme, called “60 Minutes,” which aired on Rossiya-1 TV on Wednesday,…
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has denied that Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, is still in Belarus. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko walks before a press conference in Minsk© Thomson Reuters Last month, Lukashenko brokered a deal that ended an armed mutiny in Russia, with the president later revealing that Prigozhin had arrived…
A farewell party was held at The Vue Restaurant in Abuja on July 4, 2023, to honor the outgoing Resident Representative of UNFPA in Nigeria, Miss Ulla Elisabeth Mueller. At the party, Chairman of National PopulationCommission Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa, and other development partners, including members of the NPC team, bid farewell to Miss…
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa has ordered the Chairman of Bayelsa FA, Porbeni, to stop parading himself as the chairman of the body. BFAN obtained the court injunction yesterday in Yenagoa, with the case now set to come up on the 17th of July for hearing. Some aggrieved football stakeholders had gone to court…
Protocols I welcome and express my gratitude to all gentlemen of the Press and other distinguished Stakeholders for honoring our invitation to this year’s World Population Day (WPD) Press Briefing, commemorated under the theme “Unleashing the Power of Gender Equality: Uplifting the Voices of Women and Girls to Unlock Our World’s Infinite Possibilities.” May God…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, inaugurated two projects executed by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and funded by the German government. The projects executed in Otuan community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area are a police post and a youth development centre.The projects also include provision of a…
The National Population Commission of Nigeria recently held a press briefing to commemorate World Population Day 2023. The event, which was organized under the theme “Unleashing the Power of Gender Equality: Uplifting the Voices of Women and Girls to Unlock Our World’s Infinite Possibilities”, aimed to address gender inequality and empower women and girls to…
On Tuesday, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu presented his academic records obtained from Chicago State University in the United States of America to the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, Nigeria. The move was in response to a suit lodged by Atiku Abubakar, who is challenging Tinubu’s victory in Nigeria’s recent presidential election. The electoral commission,…
…Eulogizes Okilo, says Late Sage influenced his Politics Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, paid glowing tributes to the first civilian governor of Rivers State, the late Senator Melford Okilo, describing him as a nationalist who moulded him politically. Gov. Douye Diri Speaking during the 15th memorial celebration of Chief Okilo, who he…
According to Bashir Ahmad Danmalam, the Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, the cost of petroleum products has dropped at depots across Nigeria. This decrease has brought relief to consumers, but it also highlights their financial difficulties. Danmalam attributes the current price drop to a decline in consumer demand due…
