Author: Alade Adisa

The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday wrote to the National Assembly, seeking the approval of a fresh $2.2 billion loan as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 Appropriation Act. The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. The loan, If approved, will be used to finance part of the budget deficit of N9.7 trillion for the 2024 budget. Tinubu also forwarded the 2025- 2027 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.…

In the city’s largest national security trial, a Hong Kong court on Tuesday, sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists under its national security laws, with former law professor, “mastermind” Benny Tai receiving the longest term of 10 years. The defendants were charged with subversion for holding an unauthorised primary election in 2020 aimed at selecting pro-democracy candidates. International condemnation was swift, with Western countries and rights groups slamming the sentencing as evidence of the erosion of political freedoms in the city since Beijing imposed a security law in 2020. Tai’s sentence was the longest yet handed out under the security law, which…

Russia says Ukraine has fired US-supplied long-range missiles into the country, a day after Washington gave its permission for such attacks. Ukraine used the Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms) in a strike on Russia’s Bryansk region this morning (Tuesday), the ministry of defence in Moscow said. Five missiles were shot down and one damaged, with its fragments causing a fire at a military facility in the region, it said. The strike represents the first time the long-range missiles have been used on Russia’s internationally-recognized territory after Washington signalled Ukraine had permission to do so. Russia has vowed to “react accordingly.”…

Coordinator of the International Men’s Day (IMD) Nigeria, Mr Sanmi Falobi, has said Nigerians must celebrate the contributions of men in making the society better place for the good of all. This is contained in a statement by Falobi ahead of the annual IMD celebration observed every year on Nov. 19. This year, the IMD has ‘Positive Male Role Models’ as theme. Falobi said the observance of the International Men’s Day across over 90 countries, is an opportunity to celebrate men and their contributions to the workplace, their families and society, hence, it is instructive that Nigeria cannot be left…

•Then he raped her sister, and now there’s evidence On October 6, Sampson Udo, a Lagos-based saxophonist known popularly as King Sax, was at the Elegushi Beach to attend an event his acquaintance invited him to. While there, he lured this lady to his car and raped her. When her sister went public with it a month later, he got her arrested and then raped her as well, as confirmed by voice notes listened to by FIJ. When 27-year-old Destiny Ameh (not real name) invited Sampson Udo to attend an event she organized at Elegushi Beach, Lagos, she had no…

The International Men’s Day (IMD) is usually celebrated annually on November 19th. It is a global initiative that acknowledges the contributions and challenges of men and boys. The special day also provides a platform to highlight issues affecting men, such as health and emotional well-being, while promoting positive discussions about gender equality. The day is also an opportunity to celebrate men as caregivers, mentors, and leaders, inspiring actions that foster inclusivity and mutual respect across genders. The NEW DAILY PRIME joins the globe to celebrate the male gender. Listed below are 10 facts you need to know about the special…

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed has directed the immediate clampdown on the proliferation of fake diplomatic and other unauthorised number plates, as seen on some vehicles plying Nigerian roads. Mohammed said this in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide on Tuesday in Abuja.The FRSC boss said that the directive had become necessary in line with his administration’s proactive approach towards contributing to enhancing national security. He said that these identified number plates were fraudulently produced by suspected criminals, as they were neither produced by any of the…

President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, was pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty. Tinubu said this at the 19th G20 Leaders Summit opening session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He lauded the initiative and described it as the right step to address one of the world’s most significant challenges. “This bold and visionary step underscores Brazil’s leadership in addressing one of the most urgent and persistent challenges facing our world today. “The creation of this Alliance…

The UK on Tuesday slapped sanctions against 10 people and entities behind Russia’s “forcible deportation and attempted indoctrination of Ukrainian children”, 1,000 days after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The curbs target “those who prop up this insidious programme”, the foreign ministry said, and follow similar sanctions in 2022 and 2023 against individuals and bodies involved in the alleged forced deportations. They include several Russian officials and the All-Russian Young Army Military Patriotic Social Movement, a paramilitary organization that London said is “central” to the effort. The sanctions are the latest imposed by Britain and Western allies in response to…

Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally. The latest execut!on, on Saturday November 16, in the southwestern region of Najran, was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs into the Gulf kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. That brought to 101 the number of foreigners executed so far in 2024, according to the tally which is compiled from state media reports. This is almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022, when Saudi authorities had put to death 34 foreigners each year, according to AFP tallies. The Berlin-based European-Saudi Organization…