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…

Netflix announced on Tuesday, January 21, that it added nearly 19 million new subscribers during the 2024 holiday season, bringing its global total to over 300 million subscribers. The streaming giant also reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter, with profits reaching $1.87 billion on revenues of $10.25 billion, reflecting double-digit growth from the same period the previous year. As a result, Netflix’s shares surged by more than 10…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged Nigerian businesses to focus on export activities as a strategic response to the challenges presented by the weakened naira. This call was made by the Deputy Governor of Economic Policy at the CBN, Muhammad Abdullahi, during his keynote address at the 11th National Economic Outlook: Implications for Businesses in Nigeria 2025, organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Centre…

The Nigerian Senate has expressed its frustration over the country’s failure to conduct a population census in the past 19 years, calling it a source of embarrassment on the global stage. The lawmakers have directed the National Population Commission (NPC) to ensure that a nationwide census is held this year. This announcement came during the 2025 budget defence session, where the NPC chairman, Nasir Kwarra, revealed that the biometric model…

An ex-convict, Adelani Oriyomi has been arrested at a tomb in Kere, Obada-Oko area of Ewekoro Local Government while exhuming a human skull. 54-year-old Oriyomi was arrested by operatives of the State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) at about 2:35 am on Tuesday. The Commander of So-Safe Corps, Commander (Dr.) Soji Ganzallo disclosed this in a press statement issued through the office of the Director of Information…

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…

Tragedy has struck Rivers State after a boat carrying 22 passengers from Port Harcourt to Bonny capsized into the Bonny waterway. On Tuesday, the spokesperson of Rivers State Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, announced that the incident occurred at Yellow Platform in Bonny, as investigation is ongoing. According to the report, it revealed the cause of the boat mishap: a storm resulted in the vessel overturning. Iringe-Koko expressed sadness over the incident,…

The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has lamented the savage killing of 24-year-old Salome Adaidu, allegedly by her estranged lover in Karu, Nasarawa State. Salome, was Until her tragic death a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was serving at Nicon Insurance, Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jonathan Eze, the minister, expressed deep shock over the incident…

A 34-year-old man, Peter Ugan, living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been taken into police custody for allegedly raping and deflowering a 17-year-old girl, Ngozi (surname withheld) suffering from sickle-cell anemia in Mabushi, Abuja. Ugan, who hails from Ogoja in Cross River State, was taken into custody by detectives from Mabushi Division in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday after he was almost lynched by a mob. It…

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fostering peace, justice, and sustainable development in Ogoniland. Speaking during a meeting with Ogoni leaders at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, the President urged unity, reconciliation, and collaborative efforts to address the region’s lingering challenges.   “We cannot in any way rewrite history, but we can correct some anomalies of the past going forward. We cannot heal the wounds if…

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…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu to reverse the recent 50 per cent telecom tariff hike. In a statement posted on its X page on Tuesday, SERAP threatened to take legal action against the Tinubu administration if the increase was not rescinded.   “The Tinubu administration and telcos must immediately reverse the unlawful increase in calls and data costs. We’ll see…