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2027 Showdown: Ganduje Rallies Kano APC in Abuja

Former Governor of Kano State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has staged a political comeback ahead of the 2027 general elections by rallying key APC stakeholders from Kano at a strategic meeting in Abuja.   The closed-door meeting was held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, and brought […]

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Age Falsification Trial Stalls as IGP Fails to Bring Retired Police Chiefs to Court

The trial of five retired senior police officers accused of age falsification and forgery has stalled following the failure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to produce the defendants in court for arraignment.   The retired officers AIG Idowu Owohunwa (Rtd), CP Benneth Igweh (Rtd), CP Ukachi Peter Opara (Rtd), DCP Obo Ukam […]

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Police Officers Have No Role in Land Recovery Disputes, Warns Egbetokun

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has declad that officers of the Nigeria Police Force have no business escorting individuals or groups for land recovery, stressing that such matters remain strictly civil and outside the purview of law enforcement. Egbetokun made this known through the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who issued […]

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Japan Halts Africa ‘Hometown’ Programme Over False Immigration Fears

Japan has cancelled its Africa “Hometown” exchange programme following widespread misinformation that wrongly linked the initiative to immigration and special visas for Africans.   The scheme, launched by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), was designed to strengthen cultural, educational and training exchanges between Japanese cities […]

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Osun JUSUN Denies Report of Three-Day Warning Strike, Insists on Indefinite Action

  The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun State chapter, has denied reports suggesting that it had declared a three-day warning strike. The union described such claims as false, misleading, and aimed at undermining its ongoing struggle for improved welfare and working conditions. In a statement issued by its chairman, Comrade Idris Adedayo Adeniran, […]

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Nationwide Blackout Looms as Electricity Workers Begin Strike

  Nigeria is bracing for possible widespread power outages as the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members across the country to withdraw their services indefinitely. The industrial action, which took effect on Wednesday, is expected to disrupt the national grid and plunge many parts of the country into darkness. The union […]

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Former French President, Sarkozy Jailed 5 Years Over Libya Funding Scandal

  • September 25, 2025
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Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy has been handed a five-year prison sentence after a Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy tied to illicit financial dealings with late Libyan ruler, Muammar Gaddafi. The court, however, cleared the 70-year-old of other allegations, including passive bribery and unlawful campaign financing. Despite his plans to appeal, the […]