As Nigeria intensifies its campaign for a seat on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola has called on France to support the country’s bid for Category C membership. Oyetola received the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, in Abuja and emphasized the strategic importance of Nigeria’s […]
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to promptly implement all approved pension increments and release withheld palliative funds meant for pensioners across the country. During a plenary session on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Whip Ibrahim Ayokunle Isiaka moved a motion highlighting the hardships pensioners face due to delays in the payment of […]
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has warned government authorities and policymakers that without adequate security, no amount of economic incentives will attract people to any region. “No matter how much you try to lure people to come to your […]
The Senate has taken a major step toward protecting informal sector workers by advancing a bill that seeks to regulate private employment agencies and formalize labour conditions for domestic staff, apprentices, and other informal workers. The Informal Sector Private Employment Agencies (Regulation) Bill 2025, sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), passed […]
FC Barcelona has officially extended head coach Hansi Flick’s contract until June 2027, capping off a sensational debut season that saw the German tactician lead the club to a domestic treble. Flick, who joined the Catalan giants in May 2024, masterminded one of the most successful campaigns in the club’s recent history, […]
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday turned tense when Trump screened videos allegedly showing violence against white farmers in South Africa. Trump has repeatedly claimed that white farmers in South Africa are facing a genocide, an assertion that has been vehemently […]
A key witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, admitted to inciting members of the public to attack police officers and to operating an unlicensed radio station used for propagating separatist messages. Testifying […]
In a bid to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s rule, Nigeria’s top opposition leaders have agreed to put aside their differences and unite ahead of the 2027 elections. The move aims to repair the rifts that led to Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 polls. According to sources familiar with the matter, former Vice President […]
American R&B singer Chris Brown has been granted bail in the amount of £5 million in connection with an ongoing assault case in the United Kingdom. The 36-year-old Grammy-winning artist was not present in court for the bail hearing, but his legal team successfully argued for his release on condition that he […]
Abuja Federal High Court Judge, Justice James Omotosho has issued a stern warning to Aloy Ejimakor, a lawyer representing Nnamdi Kanu, the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, over unprofessional behavior on social media. The judge cautioned that such actions could result in Ejimakor’s disbarment, emphasizing the need for lawyers to maintain […]
