South Korea Alleges North Korea Poised to Dispatch More Troops to Russia Despite Heavy Losses in Ukraine
South Korea’s military has voiced concerns that North Korea may be preparing to send additional troops to support Russia in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine, despite suffering substantial casualties and having soldiers captured. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) stated on Friday that North Korea appears to be “accelerating measures and preparations for another troop […]
Syria’s Central Bank Freezes Accounts Linked to Former Assad Regime
Syria’s central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze accounts associated with individuals and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad. A circular issued Thursday directs banks to report details of frozen accounts to the central bank within three working days. The order targets the Katerji Group, a prominent player in […]
Trump Orders Declassification of JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify files related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “That’s a big one,” Trump remarked as he signed the order in the Oval Office, later handing the marker to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., […]
Federal Agents Arrest Over 500 Undocumented Migrants in Sanctuary Cities, Including Three in New York
Federal law enforcement and ICE agents have arrested more than 500 undocumented migrants with outstanding criminal records in a nationwide operation targeting sanctuary cities, according to officials. ICE reported 538 arrests during the operation, which included detaining 373 undocumented immigrants across the country. In New York, agents apprehended three individuals: an alleged MS-13 gang member […]
Senate Rejects IST’s Budget Over Discrepancies, Culture Minister Outlines $100 Billion Creative Industry Vision
The Senate Committee on Capital Market has rejected the 2025 budget proposal submitted by the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) due to inconsistencies in figures and items presented. The rejection was initiated by a motion from Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West) and seconded by Senator Aliyu Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa West). Committee Chairman Osita Izunaso […]
Bauchi Governor Accuses Wike of Hypocrisy, Labels Him a “Transactional Politician”
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has criticized the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, accusing him of political opportunism and hypocrisy. In a statement released on Thursday by Mukhtar Gidado, Governor Mohammed’s Special Adviser for Media and Publicity, Wike was described as a “transactional politician” whose loyalties shift based on personal ambitions. […]
NELFUND Disburses N116.1 Billion in Student Loans to Over 680,000 Students
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed N116.184 billion through the Nigerian Student Loan Scheme, benefiting 680,658 students across 176,252 institutions. Akintunde Sawyer, Managing Director of NELFUND, disclosed this during a budget defense session with the National Assembly Joint Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. Out of the total funds disbursed, N37 billion went […]
Over 40% of Nigerian Army Personnel Lack Accommodation, Says COAS
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Olufemi Oluyede, has revealed that more than 40 percent of Nigerian Army personnel are without proper accommodation. He made this disclosure during the inauguration of the newly constructed Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barracks in Abuja’s Asokoro district, with President Bola Tinubu in attendance. Oluyede noted that addressing the acute housing shortage […]
FG Targets 100% Computer-Based Examinations by 2027, Introduces New Security Measures
The Federal Government has set a target to transition all national examinations to a fully computer-based testing (CBT) system by 2027. This was announced by Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria, held in Abuja on Thursday. Dr. Alausa emphasized that the initiative […]
Obasanjo Denies Tinubu’s Influence in Mambilla Arbitration, Criticizes Ex-Minister Agunloye
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has clarified his decision to testify in the ongoing Mambilla Power Project arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, emphasizing that his involvement was voluntary and not influenced by President Bola Tinubu. “I volunteered myself to testify in this case. Nobody sent me to do so,” Obasanjo told Premium Times, […]
