Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American history, has died at 100. A statement from Kissinger Associates, his consulting firm, said the former leader died on Wednesday at his…
Former sports minister, Solomon Dalung, has dismissed reports associating him with the interim leadership of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), describing the reports as “fake news”. Dalung also denied his membership of the third force, a political movement led by former Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso which recently moved to the NNPP. Dalung, Senator…
The Managing Director of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), Mustafa Sugungun, has appealed for the cooperation of the company’s host community for the successful completion of the ongoing maintenance project by Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited. Speaking at a meeting of the KRPC Joint Community and Stakeholder forum on Friday in Kaduna,…
The House Representatives has resolved to concur with the Senate on the inclusion of consensus in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill as one of the modes political parties can select candidates for election into public offices. The Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this after an executive (closed-door) session on Tuesday. According to him, the…
WASHINGTON—President Trump said the U.S. would halt funding to the World Health Organization while his administration investigates what he called the group’s mismanagement of the coronavirus response. In a press statement, President Trump faulted the World Health Organisation for its role in mismanaging the spread of the coronavirus. President Trump described WHO’s decision to oppose travel…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the extension of the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes to February 10, 2023. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. There had been mounting pressure from Nigerians for the extension of the deadline, which was…
