REBELS TOPPLE SYRIAN PRESIDENT Syrian rebels declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of autocratic rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. The Islamist rebels also dealt a major blow to the influence of …

FORMER PRESIDENT, JOHN MAHAMA, WINS GHANAIAN ELECTION Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has won the country’s presidential election after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. “The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility,” Bawumia said in a news conference on Sunday. The …

CHINASA UNAEGBUNAM APPOINTED TO HAGUE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR AVIATION The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (HCAA) has appointed Chinasa Unaegbunam, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as a member of its advisory board. This was disclosed on Friday, December 6, in a statement by Tunde Moshood, spokesperson for Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. Moshood described …

REAL REASONS POLICE SEALED EMIR OF KANO’S PALACE REVEALED MORE facts have emerged on reasons behind the sealing off of the entrance gate leading to the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday Though the Nigeria Police were yet to speak on the matter, a reliable source disclosed that the action carried out by law enforcement …

NO EVIDENCE OF NEW COVID VARIANT IN NIGERIA, SAYS HEALTH MINISTRY The federal ministry of health says there is no evidence of new COVID variant XEC in Nigeria. The variant, first reported in Australia, has spread to 29 countries, raising alarms over its heightened virulence. In a statement on Saturday, Alabi Balogun, deputy director of information and public relations at …

FG DEDUCTS ₦‎700B FROM FEDERATION ACCOUNT FOR FREE METER DISTRIBUTION The Federal Government has set aside N700bn from the federation account for the implementation of the distribution of free electricity meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative, according to the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communications and Media, Bolaji Tunji. In a chat with The PUNCH on …

NIGERIAN.SOLDIERS WILL SOON RETURN TO BARRACKS – CDS As the Nigerian military gains ground in the war against insurgency, plans are underway to return soldiers to barracks as the country transitions towards peace. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said regimentation will play a crucial role in maintaining discipline and effectiveness among troops during this period. He said …

NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT RISES TO N30TRN The naira devaluation has increased Nigeria’s external debt by about N30.03 trillion between 2023 and June 2024, which is considered in naira terms. When calculated using the current exchange rate, Nigeria’s debt in dollars has made the country’s foreign debts more expensive in the local currency. The impact of naira’s crash on Nigeria’s debt …

EBONYI GOVERNOR’S FATHER WITH 19 WIVES, 108 CHILDREN CROWNED TRADITIONAL RULER The people of Oferekpe Agbaja Autonomous Community on Saturday coronated Chief Ezekiel Nwifuru Nwankpu as their traditional ruler. Eze Nwankpu is an Ebonyi born farmer who married 19 wives now living with 17 of them and 108 children. The present Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Francis Nwifuru, is among …

NIGER GOVERNOR BAGO, ENTOURAGE MISSED WAY, STRAYED INTO TERRORISTS’ ENCLAVE Last Sunday, Niger State Governor Umaru Bago and his entourage missed their way during a tour and strayed into a terrorists’ enclave on the outskirts of Igade [Mashegu LGA] and Bangi [Mariga LGA] axis. Since last week, Mr Bago and his entourage have been visiting local communities in Niger North …

TAX REFORM BILLS DIVIDE NORTHERN SENATORS, STAKEHOLDERS The controversy trailing the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly has divided the northern caucus of the Senate as some senators from the North have endorsed the billsThe development is a complete departure from the situation a few days ago when the majority of northern lawmakers in the Red Chamber rejected …

TENSION AS ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP GOES MISSING IN ANAMBRA There is tension in Anambra State over the whereabouts of Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala (Retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi). DAILY POST learnt that the Archbishop was last seen on Friday when he embarked on a journey to Umuchu, a community in the State. As of the …

TINUBU’S ASSOCIATION WITH FRANCE CAUSING DISQUIET IN NORTH – GALADIMA, GOLOLO Indications emerged during the week to suggest that the cozy relationship that exists between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his French counterpart, Mr Emmanuel Macron, is causing some disquiet in the North. Saturday Telegraph gathered during the week in separate interviews with prominent leaders in the North that they …

PDP EXPELS IMO FEDERAL LAWMAKER, UGOCHINYERE, OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled the House of Representatives member from Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. PDP expelled Ugochinyere over gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities. His expulsion was contained in a …

NAIRA GAINS RAPIDLY AGAINST DOLLAR AS SELLERS STRUGGLE TO FIND BUYERS The exchange rate between the naira and the dollar continued its rapid appreciation on the official EFEM market, closing at N1,535/$1 on Friday, December 6, 2024. This marks a significant milestone, as the naira strengthens further following three consecutive days of appreciation since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) …