Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon Friday as Israel and the United States stepped up their attacks in the sprawling Middle East war, with powerful explosions shattering the skies of Tehran.

Ace broadcaster Dr. Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack has lamented the poor representation of women in Nigeria’s public offices, despite women constituting 49 to 50 per cent of the country’s population. 

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned in strong terms the killings and abduction of over 100 people when suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists launched an attack in Ngoshe village of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

He said, “I will thank the commissioner of police and the director of DSS. They showed a lot of professionalism; immediately I made contact with them.

Iran’s police chief Ahmad Radan said on Friday that officers had been authorised to shoot at suspected looters amid the war with Israel and the United States.

By Nnasom David Senior government officials and foreign investors operating in Nigeria met in Abuja on Thursday as the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) convened the Third Existing Foreign Direct Investors (FDI) Roundtable to address challenges affecting the country’s investment climate. The high-level engagement, held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, brought […]

Eyong highlighted alarmingly high levels of GBV in Nigeria, worsened by technology-facilitated abuse online and limited access to justice for survivors in courts and communities across the country.

The SAN noted that codifying the regime would strengthen legal certainty and boost institutional credibility in the management and disposal of overtime consignments.

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has moved to dispel widespread confusion surrounding the Federal Executive Council’s FEC approval to amend the Act governing the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College, insisting that a Doctor of Philosophy ,PhD degree will not replace or be considered equivalent to medical fellowship in Nigeria. In a statement issued Thursday […]

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday, swore in newly elected executive committee members across its local government and ward structures.

Mr Ekhosuehi was sentenced to nine years in prison after he and an accomplice subjected two students to a frightening hour-long attack, threatening to cut off their fingers if they failed to hand over money and drugs.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has set October 2027 as the new completion date for the long-delayed 570 Megawatts Alaoji Combined Cycle Power Plant in Abia State, saying the project has now reached about 16 per cent completion. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDPHC, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, […]

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Hon. Warman Ogoriba, has dismissed opposition parties’ hopes of an internal implosion in the party, describing it as a “pipe dream.” Ogoriba, who spoke during a call with the state and local government coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), […]

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has said that Nigeria is under the threat of politicians who are bent on scuttling democracy if Government’s decisions and policy outcomes are not in their favour.

By Dickson Omobola International Air Transport Association, IATA, has admitted ​United Nigeria Airlines into the International Air Transport Association, IATA, Clearing House, ICH. The development has marked a definitive step in the airline’s integration into the global aviation financial ecosystem. On February 1, 2026, United Nigeria Airlines joined a prestigious global network of carriers utilizing […]