Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead
Nigeria’s president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest i...
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Surety arrested as drug suspects run after bail
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ondo/Ekiti Command, has intercepted over 140 sacks of Cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, weighing more than 1,400 kilogrammes and valued at N112 millio...
Harvard hit with $2.2 bln funding freeze for defying Trump
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-...
French prisons come under attack overnight
…Manhunt underway French justice minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed on Tuesday that attacks had been carried out overnight on several French prisons, and added he would travel to the southern ci...
‘My bill last month was N2.7m, this month, Eko DisCo sent 29m’ says Obafemi Hamzat
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed concern that the electricity provider for his residence significantly increased his bill from N2.7 million in March to an astonishing ...
Gabon coup leader elected President with 90% votes
The leader of a 2023 coup in Gabon, General Brice Oligui Nguema, 50, elected president with 90% of votes cast and will now lead the country for the next seven years, renewable once. He is a former aid...
“Your sacrifices are etched in our nation’s history” – CAS to troops in Maiduguri
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has applauded the bravery and resilience of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel during a visit to the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI...
US Court judgement did not indict Tinubu says Presidency
The Presidency has responded to the directive to US Court judgement that directed law enforcement agencies in the United States of America to release confidential information -If there is any – ...
Presidency disclaims campaign billboards nationwide
The Presidency has observed, with dismay, the increasing number of billboards in some cities promoting the 2027 campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Worth notin...
‘Tinubu will not be defeated again in Abia’ says Orji Uzor Kalu
Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has boasted that President Bola Tinubu will win the presidential election in Abia State in 2027. Kalu made the declaration during the Abia APC stakeholder...
Drug Deal: No evidence CIA has files on Bola Tinubu says U.S. Court
A federal judge in the United States has authorised the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to ignore requests for files on President Bola Tinubu, saying no evidence the organisation collected any intel...
NDLEA intercepts Malaysian returnee with Meth consignment concealed
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 41-year-old ex-convict and Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu (aka Richard) with two giant music speakers used to conceal...
