Author: Alade Adisa

…Sends troops over the border Israel said it has struck chemical weapons stockpiles, and Israeli troops crossed into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 years after an Islamist rebel force seized the capital, Damascus, on Sunday and toppled President Bashar al-Assad. Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister, told reporters Israel attacked Syria’s “strategic weapons systems,” including stockpiles of chemical weapons and long-range missiles and rockets, “in order that they will not fall in the hands of extremists.” The strikes came after the Syrian Islamist movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham made an extraordinary march from its base in the northwest and…

Members of the South East Caucus in the Senate have insisted that they must consult with their constituents before taking a position on President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills currently undergoing legislative process at both Chambers of the National Assembly, “As much as the entire senators from South East , are not against the tax reform bills before both chambers of the National Assembly for consideration , we want wider consultations to be carried out on them. ”Specifically, we need to consult with our constituents across the 15 senatorial districts in the zone , with our state governments and other…

President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Middle East. Biden spoke at the White House hours after rebel groups completed a takeover of the country following more than a dozen years of violent civil war and decades of leadership by Assad and his family. Biden said the United States was monitoring reports of the whereabouts of Assad, with Russian state media saying he had fled to Moscow and received asylum…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery has said the United Kingdom has granted approximately 300,000 new visas to Nigerians in the last two years, highlighting the growing ties between the two nations. Montgomery, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, countered claims of harsh UK immigration policies, stating that Nigerians have greatly benefited from the country’s post-Brexit visa reforms. The envoy said, “I have to contest this picture because the UK in the last couple of years has granted around 300,000 new visas to Nigerians which far exceeds any other visa relationship which Nigeria has with…

As Asma Assad and deposed dictator husband arrive in Moscow where family ‘owns £30m portfolio of luxury flats’ – after pair fled Damascus through secret tunnels President Assad, his British-born wife and their three adult children have left behind their Syrian palaces and will begin a new life in Russia after being granted asylum by Vladimir Putin.Asma Al-Assad, a London-born doctor’s daughter who married into the brutal autocratic dynasty, has become accustomed to a life of luxury, with reports that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on home furnishings and clothes during her husband’s reign of terror.The US state…

Governor Mohammed Bago on Monday said President Bola Tinubu has secured a $2.5 billion livestock investment in Borgu Kingdom in Niger State from a Brazilian firm. The governor, who revealed this while addressing a delegation of Borgu people in New Bussa during a visit, commended the President for taking bold steps to attract foreign investment into the country. Bago said the investment would ensure the establishment of livestock, rice, and maize farms among others on 1.2 million hectares of land on the corridor of the Niger State component of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project. The governor stressed that the President, being…

Persons believed to be political thugs invaded the Edo State High Court in Benin on Monday, attempting to disrupt the pre-hearing session on the validity of the September 21 governorship election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Supporters of seven political parties contesting the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) victory were present at the court when they were attacked by unidentified individuals outside the courtroom. In response, security agents swiftly blocked the court entrance and set up a roadblock along the route leading to the court. More to come…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said Ghana’s decision to decentralize its electoral system was inspired by Nigeria’s success in managing constituency election results. While commending the smooth conduct of the election, INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu observed that until the last election in Ghana, all parliamentary and presidential results were sent to the headquarters of the Electoral Commission in Accra for announcement. The election was won by President-elect of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. Mahama won the election after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. The defeat in Saturday’s election ended two terms in power for…

South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis. Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, said on Monday he ordered a ban on foreign travel for Yoon when asked at a parliament hearing what actions have been taken against the embattled president. A Ministry of Justice official, Bae Sang-up, told the committee the travel ban order has been executed. Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) staged a walkout of the chamber…

Beleaguered human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been granted bail by the Ekiti State High Court. The court granted Farotimi bail in the sum of N50 million, with a surety of the same amount on Monday morning. The court ruled that the surety must possess a landed property and adjourned the matter to January 29, 2025, for further proceedings. Farotimi was taken to court by Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, after being arrested by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command. Babalola, 95, accused Farotimi of defaming him in a book titled ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice…