Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

The President of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will visit Nigeria for an official three-day trip from December 10 to 12, 2024, according to a statement from the German Embassy in Abuja. NEW DAILY PRIME learnt that the visit is part of ongoing high-level exchanges between Nigeria and Germany, marking the third engagement since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. Steinmeier will be accompanied by senior executives and board members from leading German companies specializing in IT, high-tech, and energy, underscoring Germany’s growing interest in Nigerian investment opportunities. During his stay, he will hold discussions with President Tinubu and Dr. Alieu Omar…

The Nigerian Army on Monday performed a symbolic lowering and hoisting of the command flag at Army Headquarters as Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede assumed command as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS). NEW DAILY PRIME recalls that President Bola Tinubu appointed Oluyede on October 30 in an acting capacity following the death of his predecessor, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. On November 1, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, handed him the insignia of office in an unusual fashion, in accordance with the Armed Forces Act. The symbolic lowering and hoisting of the command flag, which signifies the beginning…

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reshuffled his cabinet and assigned a portfolio to the newly sworn-in commissioner, Kasimu Sani Kaura. The governor presided over the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on Monday, during which the new commissioner was sworn in. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that Lawal made a minor cabinet reshuffle in the portfolios of commissioners. The statement added that Kaura’s appointment follows Mannir Muazu Haidara’s resignation as commissioner and his subsequent election as Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state. During the swearing-in, the governor stressed that Kaura’s…

The UN Security Council is to convene for an emergency session on Monday after Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster and seized control of Damascus on Sunday. The meeting, requested by Russia, will take place behind closed doors, diplomatic sources told dpa. Syrians were facing a new political reality on Sunday after rebels took the capital Damascus, ending the two-decade regime of al-Assad, who was reported to have fled the country for Moscow. A rebel alliance led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a surprise offensive in north-western Syria in late November, then quickly seized territory from…

Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos is currently embroiled in a heart-wrenching case of alleged medical negligence leading to the tragic death of a newborn, alongside baby swapping allegations. This development, which has sparked outrage at the decades-old hospital, has left a grieving family devastated and demanding justice. An X (formally Twitter) user, who identified herself as the baby’s aunt, shared a detailed account of the ordeal on the platform, alleging gross misconduct by the hospital staff with pictures to back-up her allegations. The ordeal, according to the fellow with @Aggie_lawlaah handle, detailed how her sister (the baby’s mother) was admitted on…

An amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday alleges that rap mogul, Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and blasted the lawsuit, calling it part of a “blackmail attempt” by the plaintiff’s lawyer. Lawyers for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit was originally filed in October in the Southern District of New York and at that time did not name Jay-Z as a defendant, though the amended lawsuit says that Jay-Z was…

President Joe Biden of the United States has said his administration would engage with “all Syrian groups” over the political transition. Biden’s stand comes after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which was toppled by Islamic rebels in the country over the weekend. The rebels entered Damascus and seized control of the nation’s capital on Sunday, ending Assad’s family’s iron-fisted rule that has lasted for over 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. However, Biden said his administration “will engage with all Syrian groups, including within the process led by the United Nations,…

….After dictator fled the country SUVs, motorcycles, ATVs, and what appears to be an armored truck also awaited the rebels, who traipsed through the sprawling mansion taking selfies, firing guns into the air and making off with anything that wasn’t bolted down, videos shared on X show. The palace is a sprawling, blocky fortress of stone and marble perched on a hill on the outskirts of Damascus; the Guardian once described it as an “echoing monument to dictator decor.” Rebel soldiers found it abandoned after Assad absconded by plane to an unknown location, Reuters reported, putting an end to 24…

The Nigerian government has restated the need for citizens to patronize and promote goods made in Nigeria for the sustainable economic development of the country. The Permanent Secretary, Special Services Office and the Supervising Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mohammed Sanusi Danjuma made the call Saturday at the Regional and State Coordinators Conference of Made-in-Nigeria in Abuja. Danjuma, who was represented by the Director, International Organization Department, Musiliu Oladunjoye, stated that the conference is a crucial step in Nigeria’s journey towards economic growth and development noting…

A lawyer and his niece have been rescued from kidnappers by operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. According to a trending video, the victims were rescued when the operatives stormed an underground tunnel in a forest, where the victims were held hostage. The operatives, acting on a tip-off closed in on the place where the lawyer and his niece were kept and strenuously lifted a slab which was rolled over them by their captors, to bring them out of the tunnel. “Come out all of you, you are saved in Jesus name,” a Police officer’s voice could be…