At least, 18 fishermen have been gruesomely killed and several others declared missing following a deadly attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, near the Nigeria–Niger Republic border. Local sources confirmed the attack occurred on Sunday around 2:30 p.m. at the Fadana-Garuwa River in Duji Ward, where dozens of […]

The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed that no explosion, fire outbreak, or fuel scooping occurred following the crash of a petrol tanker loaded with 60,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Ringim Local Government Area on Thursday, May 1, 2025. This was made known in a press release signed by the state Police […]

Amnesty International has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of lacking a clear and effective strategy to tackle the growing wave of violence by armed groups. The criticism follows the brutal killing of the Chief Imam of Maru Jumma’a Mosque in Zamfara State, Alkali Salihu Suleiman, along with his three children. The human rights organization said […]

May 2, 2025 Thomas Abidoye News 0 Share on Social Media xfacebooklinkedinwhatsapptelegram A Nigerian lady has publicly appealed to President Bola Tinubu to accept her as his side chick, outlining what she has to offer in a video that has gone viral on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). In the video, the lady humorously addresses the president, […]

The United States of America President, Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Whitney Hermadorfer as a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He made this known in a statement on his Truth Social on Friday. According to him, Hermadorfer has a long history of working for judges and justices […]

•Warns Nigerians The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a clear warning to the public over the operations of TOFRO.COM (Tofro), an online cryptocurrency trading platform, describing it as a suspected Ponzi scheme and cautioning Nigerians against investing in it. In a statement released by the Commission, the SEC said Tofro is not registered […]

Funke Akindele, a famous Nigerian actress-turned-politician, has announced her political plans after an unsuccessful attempt in the last general elections. The actress was the running mate to Abdulazeez Adediran, the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. Following their defeat by Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Funke […]

Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, has warned that global health is facing its worst crisis in recent history, as donor support dries up and severe budget cuts loom. Ghebreyesus speaking on Thursday, admitted the agency is facing “the greatest disruption to global health financing in memory”. The crisis deepened after […]

The Ministry of Education has announced that it is investigating allegations of unauthorised deductions from students’ loans and NELFund accounts by universities. The ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said that an urgent meeting has been scheduled for 6 May 2025 with the vice chancellors of the affected universities and the […]