President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, following his victory in the December 7, 2024 general elections. In a statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the President extended his best wishes to Mahama after his opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat in a speech. During a telephone conversation with the President-elect, Tinubu expressed optimism that Mahama’s return to power…

An unsavoury report has revealed that since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, at least 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed on the battlefield. According to the reports, updated figures also reveal that Russia has suffered over 750,000 casualties, including 198,000 killed and more than 550,000 wounded. This comes as Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, in a post via his verified X account on Sunday, said that…

Terrorists, suspected to belong to the dreaded Bello Turji’s gang on Saturday abducted a newly wedded bride and four bridesmaids in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident happened at Kwaren Gamba, near Kuka Teke, a village plagued by repeated attacks from armed groups linked to notorious bandits leader, Bello Turji. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen stormed the area and forcefully took the victims, causing widespread…

The Federal Government has warned airlines in the country over unnecessary flight delays, saying it will, henceforth begin to sanction errant airlines. The government spoke through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Head of Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, during a road walk in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Saturday. The statement also urged the airlines to ensure that aviation passengers are more informed about their (airlines) challenges while travelling…

The Federal Government has declared that there is no evidence of new COVID variant, XEC in Nigeria. NEW DAILY PRIME recalls that the variant, first reported in Australia, has spread to 29 countries, raising alarms over its heightened virulence. However, the Ministry of Health, in a statement on Saturday by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Alabi Balogun, said Nigerians should not panic but continue taking precautions by…

President Bola Tinubu has said that, henceforth, “bad” Nigerians would no longer have a hiding place as they would face the full wrath of the law. The President, who spoke at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja on Saturday. warned that bad actors, whether within or outside Nigeria, would be brought to justice. Represented by the National…

The Police Command of Katsina State has announced that it has foiled two separate kidnap attempts in Jibia and Faskari local government areas of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, who spoke during a briefing newsmen on Sunday, said the command also rescued 20 kidnapped victims during the operations on Saturday in these areas. ASP Abubakar Sadiq said the first incident occurred on December 7th,…

Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reiterated his led administration’s commitment to advancing clean energy in Lagos through the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). In a statement shared on the state government’s X page yesterday, the governor disclosed this at the Lagos State Government Pilot CNG Vehicle Conversion Training, organised by IBILE Oil & Gas Corporation (IOGC) at the Lagos Bus Service Limited Workshop in Yaba. The…

A day after dissolving government, Burkina Faso’s military junta has announced a new premier. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo served as communication minister and spokesman of the previous government. The head of Burkina Faso’s military junta named former communications minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as prime minister late on on Saturday. The appointment comes one day after the country’s ruling military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore dismissed outgoing premier Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem…

The Kwara State Government has launched a state-wide anthrax vaccination campaign aimed at safeguarding livestock health, enhancing public health, and fostering food security. In a statement, Omotola Ashaolu, the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , said the initiative was flagged off in Lamba Community, Asa Local Government Area, with stakeholders and dignitaries commending the effort as a milestone for the state’s agricultural sector.Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq,…

In a decisive move to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Lagos State Government has launched the Ilera N’ Tiwa Cooperative and Multipurpose Society, an initiative under the Ilera Eko Scheme spearheaded by the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA). In a statement posted on the state government’s X page today, it was disclosed that the programme is designed to empower residents, particularly those in the informal sector, by offering…

President Bola Tinubu may soon have to trim his cabinet if the plans by the House of Representatives comes to fruition with the House Committee on Constitution review presently considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to limit the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37. The bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Streamline…