Author: Alade Adisa

The 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, marked his return to office on Monday by signing a flurry of executive orders, fulfilling campaign promises and setting the tone for his administration. The executive actions addressed a broad range of topics, including healthcare, climate agreements, immigration, foreign aid, and economic policy. Below is an overview of the key orders signed. Withdrawal from WHO Explaining his decision, the president cited what he described as the “inappropriate political influence” of member states on the global body, which receives approximately 20 percent of its funding from the U.S. Monday’s announcement marks Trump’s…

Maduka Okoye is being investigated for a flow of anomalous bets during Lazio’s home clash with fellow Serie A club, Udinese. Super Eagles and Udinese goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye risks being handed a five-year ban from football if found guilty of betting illegally. The Nigerian international was involved in a betting scandal and could be banned for up to four years if found culpable. Okoye is currently under watch for betting on his yellow card in a match against Lazio last March. The 25-year-old is being investigated by the Udine Prosecutor’s Office for a flow of anomalous bets during Lazio’s home…

Chelsea Women have agreed on a deal to sign Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in what is expected to be the biggest transfer fee ever seen in the sport. The Blues will fork out an excess of a million US dollars, the first time a female player has been bought for such a fee. Former Chelsea coach and current USA coach, Emma Hayes described Girma as the best defender she had ever seen. The Blues are close to landing a player widely considered as one of the best defenders in the game currently. The London club has seemingly beaten…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, through its retail outlets, has increased the price of petrol from N965 to N990 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory. The corporation also increase the price to N960 per litre in Lagos from N925. NEW DAILY PRIME reports that the increase is not unconnected with the rise in crude oil prices in the international market. The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, had last week, during the inaugural Petroleum Industry Stakeholders Forum which was held in Abuja said deregulation has fully set in the sector as global oil price will now…

A former presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections, Mr Tunde Omosebi, has sued the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others for 990 trillion pounds in damages for allegedly violating his fundamental rights. Omosebi, in the suit filed before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja, also prayed the court for an order converting the CBN to a Reserve Bank of Nigeria (RBN). He also urged the court to make an order that the commercial banks involved in the alleged financial irregularities operating and contributed to the disadvantaged economy…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment and development of Inland Dry Ports (IDP) in Ijebu-Ode and Moniya in Ogun State and Oyo State, respectively, as part of his efforts to reduce congestion within seaports in Lagos, eliminate chronic delays and boost the nation’s economy. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, during the 2025 Budget Defence to the Joint Committee of the Senate on Marine Transport and House of Representatives Committees on Ports and Harbour, Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, Inland Waterways and Shipping Services. -According to him, the inland ports are…

A collection of advocacy groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit late Monday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt the automatic granting of citizenship to children born in the United States. Trump signed his order to deny citizenship to children whose mothers were unlawfully present in the United States when they were born and the father wasn’t a citizen or legal permanent resident, or when the mother’s presence was lawful but temporary and the father wasn’t a citizen or lawful permanent resident. The order was part of a series that sought to…

The President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is currently locked in a closed-door meeting with Governor Sim Fubara of State of Rivers State and the leaders of Ogoniland at the presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Vanguard, the governor arrived with a delegation that comprised Senators Lee Maeba, Magnus Abe and Olaka Nwogu, Chief Victor Giadom, Chief Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius Kii, Ledom Mitee, as well as Senators Bennett Birabi, Barry Mpigi and Joe Poroma. Also present are the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abba; Minister of Information and…

The Federal Government has given its nod to the establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja as part of its national policy to promote technological, vocational, and entrepreneurial training. A letter dated January 9, 2025 and addressed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated that the initiative aligns with the Federal Government’s plan to ensure each state in the federation has one federal polytechnic. The letter was received by the office of the FCT minister on January 16, 2025. The letter read, “In view of…

Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump’s order suspending U.S. refugee programs, a U.S. official and a leading refugee resettlement advocate said on Monday. The group includes unaccompanied minors awaiting reunification with their families in the U.S. as well as Afghans at risk of Taliban retribution because they fought for the former U.S.-backed Afghan government, said Shawn VanDiver, head of the #AfghanEvac coalition of U.S. veterans and advocacy groups and the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.…