By Kennedy Mbele Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, has expressed disappointment over the poor turnout at yesterday’s FCT Area Council elections. Addressing newsmen after casting her ballot in Maitama, Abuja, the lawmaker wondered why residents did not come out en masse to fulfil their civic responsibilities. She said: “There is extreme […]

Tension gripped the agrarian Eleyewo community in Akure North council area of Ondo State, following the abduction of a couple and the murder of their neighbour by suspected gunmen.

An audit firm, Salivot Consulting Limited, has alleged a staggering N13.7 billion annual payroll fraud involving thousands of ghost workers and pensioners in Osun State.

By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos A member of the Hunters Vigilante group has reportedly been shot dead by a colleague, following a minor dispute during a patrol in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The deceased, identified as Jafar Umar, was allegedly shot by his fellow member. Both individuals were said to be […]

Ogun State government has dissociated itself from the claim that Ifa oracle selected Prince Ademorin Aliu Kuye as the next Awujale of Ijebuland, declaring that it has neither endorsed nor supported any such decision.

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The wave of defections by governors and lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has generated mixed reactions across states, with stakeholders sharply divided on whether Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party state. As of May 29, 2023, when governors […]

Voter apathy, late commencement of voting and allegations of vote-trading yesterday, shaped the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja Area Council elections and bye-elections in Kano and Rivers states, even as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies described the exercises as peaceful and orderly.

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has declared that the proposed Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences will deliver the desired healthcare vision for both military personnel and civilian Nigerians. Matawalle spoke in Abuja during a high-level strategic meeting between the Ministries of Defence and Education on the establishment of the […]

World leaders are reacting to the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision striking down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, with many welcoming the ruling as a reaffirmation of the rule of law, while others are studying its implications for global trade.

When President Donald Trump announced plans to raise the nation’s effective tariff rate to levels not seen since 1930 last year, most CEOs were silent. They’d seen how opposing the president’s ambitions – let alone his signature economic policy – could prove even more costly than the policies he enacted.