Canada’s Ontario Bans US Firms From Govt Contracts, Dumps Starlink Deal
Ontario, Canada’s most populous province and its economic engine, announced Monday a ban on US companies bidding on tens of billions of dollars worth of government contracts, and dumped a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink in a pushback to US…
Musk Brands USAID ‘Criminal’, Trump Calls Its Leaders ‘Radical Lunatics’
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a “criminal organization” on Sunday, as President Donald Trump claimed the agency was “run by radical lunatics” and said he was considering its future. The assault on the agency…
USAID staff to work from home as Musk pushes to shut down agency
USAID headquarters in Washington will be closed on Monday, with employees normally assigned to the office now to work remotely. In an internal email obtained by ABC News. the message stated that employees normally assigned to the office will work…
Alleged Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex-NHIS Boss Usman Yusuf
Prof Usman Yusuf on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on December 5, 2023 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, on a five-count amended charge,…
Nwifuru Vows To Bring Perpetrators To Book
The Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has condemned the attack on the people of Amegu Nkalaha Community in Ishielu Local Government Area by suspected herdsmen, vowing to bring them to justice. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the…
Alleged Cybercrime: Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of Digital Assets Worth $222,729.
The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of digital assets valued at $222,729.86 and linked to the unlawful activities of the 193 foreigners and 599 Nigerians who were arrested last December, in one fell swoop…
Former Minister,Chief Henry Ikoh declares, Drums Support for Tinubu.
Former Minister of State for Science and Technology, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh spoke on President Bola Tinubu’s government, Southwest politics, restructuring and other issues. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu mounted the saddle of leadership at a time the country was on…
46 soldiers kpia as militants Attack Nigerien military base
At least 46 soldiers of the Nigerien defense and security forces, SDF, were reported killed in an ∆ttack by m!l!t∆nts of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, EIGS, weekend. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the…
Taraba Police storm kidnapper’ den, rescue seven victims
In a daring operation, operatives of the Taraba State Police Command successfully stormed a kidnappers’ den in Zambana Forest, rescuing seven hostages after a f!erce encounter with the criminals. The rescue mission, led by the Mararraba Donga Division in collaboration…
Tems wins Best African Music Performance, dedicates award to mother
Tems wins Best African Music Performance, dedicates award to mother Nigerian Afrobeats star Tems has secured her second Grammy Award, winning in the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Recording Academy Awards. Her hit song Love Me Jeje…