Trump to Announce 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports, Reciprocal Trade Duties
President Donald Trump announced that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including those from Canada and Mexico, with additional trade duties to follow later in the week. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump confirmed that tariffs on steel and aluminum would be formally announced Monday, while […]
Fayemi Urges Nigerians to Focus on Governance, Not Political Bickering
Former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has advised Nigerians to ignore the ongoing political feuds and instead concentrate on addressing the critical issues of governance facing the nation. Speaking at his 60th birthday celebration, Fayemi described political disputes as mere entertainment for the public, stressing that such squabbles do not reflect the true state of […]
Omo-Agege Reveals 10 PDP Lawmakers Set to Join APC in Delta State
Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has announced that 10 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Delta State House of Assembly are preparing to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Omo-Agege, the APC governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, made the statement on Saturday while welcoming Chief Itiako Ikpokpo (aka Malik), a […]
Plateau Governor Decries Rising School Dropout Rates Due to Illegal Mining
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has raised concerns over the increasing number of school dropouts in mining communities, attributing the trend to illegal mining activities. Speaking at a church service at the COCIN Headquarters in Jos on Sunday, Mutfwang called on community and religious leaders to collaborate with his administration to address the issue, […]
Atiku Warns Against Mismanagement of $1.07 Billion Health Budget, Calls for Transparency
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over the potential mismanagement of the $1.07 billion allocated to Nigeria’s health sector in the 2025 budget, warning that “snakes, termites, monkeys, and rodents” must not be allowed to swallow the funds. In a statement personally signed on Sunday, Atiku referenced past bizarre claims of public funds […]
Femi Falana Sues Meta for $5 Million Over Alleged Privacy Invasion
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, over an alleged invasion of his privacy. The suit, filed before a Lagos High Court by his lawyer, Olumide Babalola, accuses Meta of publishing a video falsely claiming Falana suffered from “prostatitis.” According […]
Ekiti Governor Celebrates Kayode Fayemi at 60, Hails His Legacy
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has described his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as a role model, mentor, and a pillar of support whose contributions continue to shape governance and development in the state. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, Governor Oyebanji praised Fayemi’s lasting impact on public service, referring to […]
Ortom, Anyanwu Demand Formal Invitations Before Appearing Before PDP Disciplinary Committee
Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom and Senator Samuel Anyanwu have stated that they will not appear before the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) unless they receive formal invitations. The committee, chaired by former Foreign Affairs Minister Tom Ikimi, has scheduled Ortom, Anyanwu, and 10 unnamed party members to appear on February […]
Five Thai Farm Workers Freed from Hamas Captivity Return Home After 500 Days
Five Thai farm workers, who were held captive by Hamas in Gaza for nearly 500 days, have returned to Thailand, receiving an emotional homecoming at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday morning. The former hostages—Pongsak Thaenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat Saethao, and Surasak Lamnao—were abducted while working in southern Israel during the October 2023 Hamas […]
Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Executive Order on Gender Recognition in Government Documents
Seven individuals have filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s executive order, which mandates that the U.S. government only recognize a person’s sex assigned at birth on government-issued documents. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, accuses the State Department of rejecting passport applications from transgender citizens or issuing documents that […]
