Ebeano
Latest
NOW
The local government election in Osun on Saturday witnessed poor turnout of the electorate in the state. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the election in some local governments reports that there was no presence of ad hoc staff of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) in polling units visited. In…
NOW
From brisk early mornings in the Third Arrondissement to iconic landmarks bathed in a shy winter sun, TONYE BAKARE recounts his eight-day experience discovering the unique urban charm of the City of Love during winter. Touch down at the city of light A gush of dry, cold air greeted me as I stepped out from…
NOW
A crowd cheered as masked militants brought two pale and dazed Israeli captives onto a rainy stage in front of cameras for the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange of the Gaza ceasefire Saturday. Around the stage, Hamas fighters stood in an orderly fashion in the southern Gazan city of Rafah as the pair were handed over to…
16 mins ago
France is still trying to assemble a "blocking minority" within the European Union to prevent a trade deal with four South American countries from coming into force, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. The deal between Brussels and Mercosur bloc members Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay was announced as a "win-win" by EU Commission chief…
30 mins ago
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast sunny and hazy conditions across Nigeria from Saturday to Monday. The agency’s outlook for the period indicates sunny skies with hazy conditions in the northern region, along with localised thunderstorms in some central and southern states. NiMet’s weather outlook, released Friday in Abuja, predicted that Saturday would see…
32 mins ago
Pope Francis will miss the Angelus prayer on Sunday for the second straight week as the 88-year-old is treated in hospital for pneumonia, the Vatican said. The text will only be published, not read out, as it was last weekend, the Vatican press office said Saturday. Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February…
40 mins ago
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday. The party’s National Secretary, Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru, announced this in a notice issued on Friday night in Abuja. According to the notice, the National Caucus meeting will take place…
44 mins ago
The Police Command in Ogun said it neutralised four suspected kidnappers in a gun duel at Warewa axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday. This is contained in a statement issued by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, on Saturday in Abeokuta. Odutola said that a white Paragon commercial vehicle marked BDG 753 YH, driven…
54 mins ago
The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has vowed to ensure the passage and implementation of the State Equity Bill, saying that any state that excludes citizens from governance, education, economic activities, and others stifles its development. Suleiman said this while making his speech in Lagos on Friday during the Diversity,…
1 hour ago
Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has disclosed that Mamman Vatsa was executed because he paid money to senior officers to mount a coup against his government. Babangida made this known in his book; ‘A Journey of Service’ which was unveiled in Abuja. The former military president stated that the decision to take action…