Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks Tuesday regarding the possible sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Turkey, a move that has raised concerns in Athens. Their meeting took place on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels and reportedly the climate was positive. Mitsotakis requested details on the ongoing…
Terrorist kingpin Bello Turji is reportedly scrambling for an escape route as Nigerian military forces intensify their crackdown on bandit strongholds in Zamfara State, according to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa. According to the Defence chief, the military operation to get Turji has already resulted in the elimination of two of…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) and one-time presidential campaign spokesperson, has delivered a scathing critique of Nigeria’s opposition parties, accusing them of failing to meet the expectations of the people. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television program, on Friday, Okonkwo responded to recent allegations made by former Vice President…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Itam Offor The Lawmaker representing Yala I State Constituency Hon. Odey Brian Wonah has described the early assent to the Local Government Amendment Bill 2025 as a demonstration of the State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu’s commitment to sustainable growth across the State. The Lawmaker who Co-sponsored the bill, spoke…
The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded last week as investors gained N883.7bn on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange (NGX) in a perfect trading week. Ripples Nigeria reports that investors recorded a gain of N1tr the previous week. In the current week, the equities market gained in all the five trading…
A view of the village of Fira, as the increased seismic activity continues on the island of Santorini, Friday. [Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters] Hundreds of small earthquakes that shook Greece’s tourist hotspot of Santorini this week have revived concerns about the safety of a decades-long construction boom along the island’s sheer, volcanic cliffs, experts said. No serious…
