India’s space ambitions soared higher on Sunday as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its heaviest-ever communication satellite, CMS-03, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The satellite, weighing approximately 4,410 kilograms (9,722 pounds), lifted off at 5:26 p.m. local time (11:56 GMT), marking a new milestone in India’s […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping “understands the consequences” of any attempt by China to invade Taiwan, though he stopped short of confirming whether the United States would directly intervene militarily in such a scenario. Speaking in an excerpt from a CBS News interview aired on Sunday, Trump […]
Federal Government has strongly condemned the abduction of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a consultant neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, describing the incident as “distressing and unacceptable.” In a statement issued on Sunday by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, the ministry expressed deep […]
The Anambra State Police Command has intensified security measures ahead of the November 8 governorship election, deploying helicopters, drones, and tactical teams to ensure a peaceful and credible exercise across the state. Addressing journalists on Sunday in Awka, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, disclosed that the additional deployment was approved by the […]
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced plans to introduce 10,000 electric buses across the state by 2030, as part of an ambitious push towards a low-carbon public transport system. The agency disclosed the plan in a statement on Sunday, noting that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Greenplinth Africa Limited […]
Two men have been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command while attempting to sell a motorcycle allegedly stolen from a resident of Darazo town. The suspects — 25-year-old Nura Yau and Bayero Isah, both from Akuyam village in Misau Local Government Area, were intercepted following an intelligence report from a vigilant resident […]
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has alleged that he was deliberately prevented from seeing the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in the years leading to his death, despite their long political association. Dalung, who served under Buhari’s administration from 2015 to 2019, made the revelation during an interview on Inside Sources with […]
The Imo State Police Command has refuted claims circulating on social media that operatives of its Anti-Kidnapping Unit, popularly known as Tiger Base, tortured a suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Magnus Ejiogu, to death. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye dismissed the allegations in a statement issued in Owerri on Sunday, describing […]
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Ade Adetimehin, has urged party members to close ranks and work collectively toward securing victory for President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 general elections. Adetimehin made the appeal on Sunday in Akure while addressing members during a reception for hundreds of […]
Power-generation companies across Nigeria have lost about ₦2.31 trillion to stranded electricity over the past 12 years, despite the nation’s persistent energy shortage. The figure, released by the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), represents the cumulative value of power that could have been delivered to consumers between 2013 and September 2025 but was left […]
