Ekiti State Govt Vows To Rescue Abducted Students, Teachers
The Ekiti State Government has confirmed the abduction of students, teachers, and a driver in Emure-Ekiti, expressing determination to ensure their rescue. Gunmen seized six pupils, three teachers, and a bus driver from a private school returning from Eporo-Ekiti on Monday night. Governor Biodun Oyebanji assured citizens that security measures have been heightened, and efforts […]
Presidency: Tinubu Working To Ensure Peace In Nigeria
The presidency has criticized former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for suggesting that President Tinubu should “step aside from office if the shoes are too big.” In an earlier X post, Abubakar accused Tinubu of mishandling Nigeria amidst escalating insecurity. During the president’s absence on a private visit to France, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar highlighted incidents, including […]
Labour Advocates N400,000 As New Minimum Wage
Nigeria’s Organised Labour has suggested a living wage of $300 for all workers, asserting that inflation and the escalating cost of living have diminished the adequacy of the current minimum wage of N30,000. The suggestion was put forth during a recent National Public Service Negotiating Council meeting, coinciding with discussions on a new national minimum […]
Iranian And Two Canadians Charged With Plotting Murder Of Defector
US authorities have charged three men with plotting to murder an Iranian defector living in Maryland. Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49, who lives in Iran, allegedly asked Canadian Damion Ryan to help with an assassination. Mr Ryan, a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, then enlisted associate Adam Pearson, who is currently in prison. They […]
Imran Khan: Pakistan Former PM Jailed In State Secrets Case As Election Looms
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was accused of leaking state secrets. Khan, who was ousted by his opponents as PM in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption. He has called all the charges […]
Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinian Militants In West Bank Hospital Raid
Israeli forces have killed three militants inside a hospital in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. CCTV footage showed members of an undercover unit disguised as medics and other civilians making their way through a corridor with rifles raised. The Israeli military said the militants were hiding in the hospital, and that one was about […]
Ibadan Explosion: Makinde Slams Atiku, Lauds Obi’s Visit
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday, criticized the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, for not reaching out to commiserate with him over the recent explosion in Ibadan. Makinde expressed his disappointment while commending Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, who visited him to offer condolences at […]
Former Ogun Speaker, Two Others Arraigned Over Alleged N2.5b Fraud
Olakunle Oluomo, a former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, along with two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, appeared before a Federal High Court in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. The court session was presided over by Justice O.O Okeke. They were brought before the court by the […]
Lagos Welcomes First Largest LNG-Powered Vessel At Lekki Port
The Lagos State Government announced on Monday, the arrival of the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered container vessel, the ‘CMA CGM Scandola,’ at the Lekki Freeport Terminal, Lagos Free Zone, Ibeju Lekki. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu welcomed the vessel, highlighting the significance of the Lekki Deep Sea Port as the sole port in Nigeria equipped to […]
ECOWAS Exit: Nigeria Open To Diplomatic Dialogue With Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed deep concern following the announcement by the Military authority in the Republic of Niger, revealing that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have withdrawn their membership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a statement issued on Monday, Francisca Omayuli, a spokesperson for the Ministry of […]
