The Senate has taken a swipe at Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde over his call for a United Nations-led probe into the abduction of pupils and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of the state, asking the governor to stop trivialising a very serious and traumatic matter.

National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has said his life experience and practical knowledge have given him greater understanding than many university graduates despite his lack of formal education.

The party said the controversy had gone beyond politics, warning that false claims about access to INEC’s secured systems, if left unchecked, could weaken public confidence in the country’s electoral process.

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko resigned on Tuesday, as part of a government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

By Ayobami Okerinde Six years after the death of her son during the 2020 #EndSARS protests, Bosede Onifade has appealed to authorities to release his body for burial after a coroner’s inquest confirmed his identity through DNA evidence. Pelumi Onifade, then a 20-year-old mass communication student and intern with Gboah TV, disappeared on October 24, […]

“We had just been through a battle. It was really tough out there. It is easy to try and create this division. It seems like an English mentality, an English thing to do at these major tournaments.

“This Bill builds on the significant work already done in this regard by the House of Representatives and incorporates additional safeguards to ensure that the creation of a dual policing structure to address our nation’s evolving national security challenges can be achieved quickly and effectively to the benefit of all Nigerians,” he said.

England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina has been classified as the tournament’s highest-risk fixture, prompting heightened security measures involving the FBI, FIFA and local law enforcement.

Health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo are threatening to strike over unpaid wages, as the World Health Organization warned Tuesday the extent of the epidemic could be four times larger than reported.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had said on Monday that “anyone found supporting or assisting these groups will now face up to 14 years in prison”.