Trump’s remarks came on the first day in power for the 56-year-old son of slain leader Ali Khamenei, with Iranian forces launching a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Israel.

By Progress Godfrey ABUJA — Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has commended the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) for organising a strategic judicial training programme aimed at strengthening judges’ capacity to adjudicate competition and consumer protection cases. Speaking at the opening of the three-day […]

On Monday last week when it sold at N880 per litre, the price rose to N960 and N1,080 by the past weekend, and jumped to N1,103 earlier yesterday

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, has rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal which nullified the party’s national convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

“Today will be yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran — the most fighters, the most bombers,” Hegseth told a news conference at the Pentagon more than 10 days into the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

As Bayelsa State nears its 30th anniversary, environmental lawyer and development consultant, Mr. Iniruo Wills, has called for urgent reforms to retool leadership and reboot governance, stressing the need for a clear developmental trajectory for the state.

By Sola Ogundipe ​Towards repositioning​ Nigeria’s fisheries and aquaculture subsector as a key driver of national nutritional security and economic growth, the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has called for coordinated action among Federal, State and Local Governments, development partners, financial institutions, investors, research institutions and organised cooperatives. Making the call in Lagos […]

The 2023 APC Benue South Senatorial Candidate, Comrade Daniel Onjeh, has dismissed Senator Abba Moro’s call urging Idoma voters to turn against Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia in 2027, describing it as another desperate political move that does not align with realities on ground or the mood across Benue South. Onjeh said the statement follows a […]

Former President, Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri, has called on President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls for the cancellation of the oil and gas security surveillance contract awarded to the Tantita Security Services, TSS, owned by Government Ekpemupolo, popularly called Tompolo.

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,425 per dollar in the official market, the lowest in two months, following rising dollar demand triggered by ongoing war in the Middle East.

“It continues to inflict heavy losses on civilians and communities.” With these words, United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned of an alarming escalation of violence in Sudan’s Kordofan region.

THE Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, have applauded President Bola Tinubu for appointing Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s envoy to the United Nations.

By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday announced that the Federal Government is set to launch the National Single Window, NSW, for Trade and Port Operations designed at modernising Nigeria’s trade processes, improving port efficiency and reducing delays in cargo clearance. The National Single Window is a […]

The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning yesterday had a high-level meeting with the leadership of Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, Nigeria to discuss the renewal of the Federal Cooperation Agreement and to bolster collaboration for uninterrupted humanitarian operations across the country.

Corpses of two kidnapped victims were used to block the Akure/ Owo highway by angry residents of some Ondo communities in Akure North council areas of the state, following a fresh kidnapping attack where two persons were shot dead and three others abducted by armed gunmen.