Oil jumps 4% to $79 per barrel as US-Iran tensions escalate
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Global oil prices climbed by more than four per cent on Monday, with Brent crude rising to about $79 per barrel, as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over disruptions to global crude supplies. The price rally followed fresh military exchanges between the two countries and Iran’s […]
Assembly complex collapse: Gombe orders integrity test, visits victims
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The Gombe State Government has ordered a comprehensive integrity test and technical investigation into the partial collapse of the ongoing Gombe State House of Assembly Complex, assuring residents that the incident will be thoroughly investigated to determine its immediate and remote causes. Deputy Governor, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau, gave […]
MACBAN condemns Otukpo killings, cautions against blaming Fulani herders
By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — The Benue State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the killing of several persons in Otukpo-Nobi, Otukpo Local Government Area, describing the attack as tragic and urging the public not to attribute responsibility to Fulani herders before security agencies conclude their investigation. […]
Oyo: Children were beaten, we were forced to trek through forest at night – School principal
Mrs. Alamu spoke on Monday after she and the rescued teachers and pupils were officially handed over to Governor Seyi Makinde at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan.
Police arrest suspected robber over alleged use of pistol-like lighter in Abia
By Steve Oko The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected robber accused of using a stainless steel lighter designed to resemble a pistol to intimidate and rob members of the public. The suspect, identified simply as Chidera, from Isiochi in Umunneochi Local Government Area, was arrested by operatives of the Isuochi Divisional […]
Obi bemoans renewed killings in Benue, Plateau
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 polls, Peter Obi, has condemned in very strong terms the renewed heartless killings in Benue and Plateau states.
Buhari’s first anniversary: Tinubu, Gowon, govs, ministers pay tribute
Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said Buhari’s life was “not a life this nation is capable of forgetting,” describing him as a man who had “entered the consciousness of Nigeria” and whose memory would outlive the living.
Twelve US states sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover
According to the complaint, the combined company would control roughly 27 percent of wide-release theatrical film distribution and about 27 percent of basic cable channel licensing.
Ex-NAMA MD faults 5% ticket charge, proposes Aviation Development Fund
By Dickson Omobola Former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Mr Roland Iyayi, has faulted the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge, TSC, collected from passengers by airlines on behalf of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, saying it is unsustainable for domestic carriers. TSC is a statutory levy collected on every […]
Russia arrests Putin critic who plans to run in September elections
The arrest came three days after authorities declared Nadezhdin a “foreign agent” — a tag used by the Kremlin to stifle dissent.
Conflicting accounts as truck crushes tricycle passenger to death in Yenagoa
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa YENAGOA — A commercial tricycle passenger was killed on Monday in a road accident involving a truck and a tricycle along the Okaka stretch of Melford Okilo Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The incident, which occurred around 8:30 a.m. near Okaka Primary School, sparked a confrontation between an angry crowd and security […]
