Makinde Seals New Joint Venture to Boost Industrial Growth in Oyo State
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has taken another significant step in advancing his administration’s industrialisation agenda with the signing of a new joint venture agreement between the state government and Euro FMCG Universal Beverages Limited. The agreement was formalised on Wednesday during a brief ceremony at the Conference Room of the Office of the […]
Kebbi Schoolgirls Abduction: NLC Urges Decisive Federal Action
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the federal government to implement firmer and more coherent measures to tackle Nigeria’s worsening security situation, following the recent abduction of schoolgirls by armed bandits in Kebbi State. In a statement signed on Tuesday by its president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, the NLC described the incident as a […]
Florida Sets 19th Execution of 2025 as DeSantis Breaks Modern Death-Penalty Record
Florida is set to carry out yet another execution this year after Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for convicted murderer Frank Athen Walls, marking the latest in a record-shattering pace of capital punishment under the Republican governor. Walls, 58, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on December 18 at […]
Controversial F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia Approved by Trump Despite Security Concerns
The United States will move forward with plans to sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday ahead of a closely watched White House meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “We will be doing that. We will be selling F-35 jets,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve been a […]
Massive Fire Devastates Japanese Coastal City, Razes Over 170 Buildings
Japan has suffered its most destructive urban fire in nearly 50 years after a massive blaze tore through the Saganoseki district of Oita City, leaving one person dead and dozens of families homeless. The inferno broke out late Tuesday and rapidly engulfed the densely built hillside neighborhood, driven by strong winds sweeping in from the […]
Gov. Bassey Axes Local Government Board Following Recruitment Scandal
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has dissolved the entire Board of the Local Government Service Commission following reports of employment racketeering and serious abuse of office. The governor’s action comes in the wake of troubling findings from a recent recruitment exercise, which raised widespread concerns across the state. The announcement was made on […]
Nigeria’s Security Crisis: Reps Call Special Plenary
The House of Representatives has announced that its entire plenary session on Thursday will be devoted to a national debate on Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas made the disclosure during yesterday’s sitting, emphasizing that the growing scale and spread of violence across the country demands urgent and coordinated action from both lawmakers and […]
Tinubu Approves Leadership Shake-Up in NIWA and NEITI
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved major leadership changes in the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability and overall service delivery in key government sectors. The announcement was made yesterday in a statement signed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations […]
PDP Crisis Worsens as Wike-Led Faction Expels Three Governors, Top Party Leaders
The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensified on Tuesday as the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announced the expulsion of Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and several other senior party figures. The escalation followed a dramatic confrontation at the party’s […]
PDP Leader Seeks International Intervention as Party Factions Clash
Kabiru Turaki, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to US President Donald Trump and other world leaders to intervene in the party’s ongoing crisis, warning that Nigeria’s democracy is at risk. Turaki made the call on Tuesday at the PDP secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, amid a standoff between his faction […]
