Author: Festus Adeloye

Bolivia’s armed forces have arrested the general accused of launching a botched coup on Wednesday. Juan José Zúñiga, who commanded the South American country’s army, was detained in La Paz in front of television cameras on Wednesday night, capping a dramatic few hours in which armed soldiers attempted to storm the national palace. President Luis Arce gave a televised statement to denounce an attempted putsch shortly after an armoured military vehicle rammed into the entrance of the presidential palace and soldiers funnelled in. The troops had just taken the Plaza Murillo, a historic central square, outside. “Today the country is…

The 36 state governors, on the platform of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, met to brainstorm on the national minimum wage as being discussed by tripartite committee on the issue, resolving that they will continue to engage with key stakeholders to reach a mutually agreeable solution. Rising from a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday and into on Thursday, the governors promised to remain dedicated to the process and assure that better wages will result from the ongoing negotiations. The meeting, which took place at the National Secretariat of the NGF in Abuja to discuss the update on the issue and…

Turkey reached the knockout phase at a major tournament for the first time in 16 years after a bad-tempered 2-1 win over a battling 10-man Czech Republic at Euro 2024 on Wednesday. Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey finished second in Group F behind Portugal to progress, as the Czechs were eliminated despite a brave performance on a sweltering night in Hamburg. Georgia also went through as one of the best third-placed teams after a stunning 2-0 win over Portugal in the group’s other final game, eliminating Hungary. Last-16 fixtures at Euro 2024 after the completion of the group stage on Wednesday (kick-offs…

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku, has said that the upcoming Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit will afford the people an opportunity to discuss President Bola Tinubu’s plans for the region. He said the event scheduled for July 10 would help to build synergy for the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. He said the stakeholders’ engagement was one of the cardinal points in the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. He said: “The importance of stakeholder engagement is to ensure that projects and activities of government are well understood by the people…

The 36 state governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), are arriving for a marathon meeting to brainstorm on the National Minimum Wage, as being discussed at the moment by Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage. The governors are meeting at the National Secretariat of the NGF in Abuja to discuss the update on the issue and to be on the same page with one another. Other issues that form the agenda at the meeting are local government autonomy as well as NC-CARES disbursement to the States. Recall that the federal government last month instituted a…

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to creating a conducive environment for journalists and the media profession in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja at a book presentation titled “Writing for Media and Monetising it” by Azu Ishiekwene. “As we celebrate this milestone, it is also important to reaffirm the commitment of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration to a free and responsible journalism. “We understand that a society can only flourish when its media organs are free to report the truth without fear of retribution and to…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, to International status. The approval follows the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to the federal government in his bid to change the status of the Ibadan facility to global status. Governor Makinde disclosed this on Wednesday, June 26, while receiving the Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian AirForce (NAF), Air Marshall Hassan Baba Abubakar, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Office, State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. Makinde assured that work will commence on the project as soon as he gets all the necessary and…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee has given the green light to inaugurate new National Campaign Councils for the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The inauguration is set to take place on Thursday, July 27, with plans to ensure victory in the upcoming elections. This is disclosed in a statement made available to the press and signed by National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba to the party on Wednesday. The statement reads, “PDP to inaugurate Edo, Ondo states governorship election National Campaign Councils tomorrow, June 27, 2024 “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the…

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has reported a decline of N437 billion in its total assets for the 2023 financial period. According to the financial performance report released by the corporation, total assets dropped by 28.8 percent, from N1.513 trillion in 2022 to N1.076 trillion in 2023. This decrease in total assets comes at a time when AMCON has been under considerable pressure to recover the toxic loans inherited from liquidated banks and indebted companies. The Nigerian banking sector faced a severe financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, partly triggered by the global financial crisis, leading to the…

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed the June 19 ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, against his objection to the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to subject him to trial. Kanu through his Special Counsel, Chief Aloy Ejimakor, filed the notice of appeal on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. This was disclosed by Ejimakor in a statement. The statement made available to Vanguard Tuesday night read:”Earlier today (Tuesday), I filed a Notice of Appeal with the Court of Appeal…