The deputy governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Aminu Alkari, has been shielded from both the press and the public after returning from his four-month trip to Egypt to seek medical treatment. The deputy governor reportedly left Jalingo, Taraba State capital, on the 11th November 2024 for medications after he suffered from a partial stroke. LEADERSHIP […]

Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the recently released results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), describing them as a reflection of Nigeria’s deteriorating education system. In a statement […]

A judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, a blow to the government’s efforts to reshape America’s immigration policy. The order clarifies the limits imposed by an appeals court ruling, which allowed the Trump administration to suspend the refugee admissions system, but said it must […]

Big challenges await Gabon’s new president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema as he takes the reins of a country rich in oil but struggling with debt. The general was sworn in on Saturday after winning 94.85 percent in the April 12 vote in which international observers signalled no major irregularities. His victory followed a 19-month transition […]

Activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju has shared that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has not received any petition against Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan. Daily Sun reported that the EFCC revealed why VeryDarkMan was arrested on Monday, saying it was due to multiple petitions against him. In a counterstatement, Adeyanju, who visited […]

Around 300 suspected bandits on motorcycles, armed with sophisticated weapons, were spotted crossing the Kontagora–Minna highway between Kampanin Bobby and Wamba in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred in the afternoon and prompted motorists and travellers to seek safety. According to eyewitnesses, the bandits, believed to be coming from Zamfara State, […]

The Lagos State Police Command has taken 21-year-old Precious Anegbode into custody over the alleged fatal stabbing of her boyfriend, identified simply as Damilola in the Ijegun area of the state. Sources revealed that Anegbode had paid a visit to Damilola’s residence last Friday, a meeting that soon spiraled into a heated exchange. What began […]

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy, Daniel Bwala, has warned Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general not to accept to run the 2027 election as anybody’s vice presidential candidate. Peter Obi was the vice presidential candidate to Atiku Abubakar in 2019 but defected […]

Stakeholders have backed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ban on foreign goods, noting that it would boost Dangote Refinery, Innoson vehicles manufacturing, and other indigenous businesses amid the slipping Nigerian economy.​The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Muda Yusuf, the CEO of SD & D Capital Management, Gbolade Idakolo […]