Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has swiftly responded to the claim made by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, regarding the state’s monthly allocation from the Federation Account. Governor Otti clarified that the figures quoted by the Deputy Speaker were “inaccurate and misleading.” Setting the Record […]
Demola Olarewaju,the special assistant on digital media strategy to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has sparked debate by asserting that a person of Igbo extraction could one day become the governor of Lagos State. Olarewaju, whose principal ethnic group originates primarily in Nigeria’s Southeast, made the comments during a recent interview on the MIC […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kebbi State Command, has issued a stern warning to tricycle operators, vowing to intensify enforcement measures against overloading and other unsafe road practices. The warning was delivered on Monday in Birnin Kebbi by the new Sector Commander, Rukayya Zakaria, during an event celebrating the 2025 Global Customer Service Week, […]
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that it has not been officially served with the order of the Federal High Court in Warri restraining it from enforcing the tinted-glass permit scheme. The interim order, delivered on Friday in *Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025: John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police & Nigeria Police Force*, directed the police […]
Dr. Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has ignited a public debate by asserting that Western media’s negative reporting on Nigeria is often fueled by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) with foreign financial backing. Bwala contends that these sources lack neutrality and should be disregarded in favor of data and […]
As the Senate prepares to resume its plenary session tomorrow, Tuesday, Kenny Okolugboan, media aide to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has called on Nigerians to actively participate in the ongoing constitution amendment process. In a statement released on Monday, Okolugboan emphasized the critical importance of citizens using the upcoming public hearings—a core component of […]
A British court has sentenced three men to prison over their roles in violent protests outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Essex. The sentences were handed down on Monday, October 6, 2025, at the Chelmsford Crown Court, where the trio Stuart Williams, Martin Peagram, and Dean Smith pleaded guilty to violent disorder. […]
OpenAI has entered a landmark multi-year partnership with U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to secure a large supply of high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) for its artificial intelligence infrastructure a move seen as a major shift in the AI chip landscape long dominated by Nvidia. Under the agreement, OpenAI plans to deploy up […]
French feminist icon, Gisèle Pelicot returned to court on Monday as one of 51 men convicted of raping her began an appeal against his sentence, reopening one of France’s most disturbing and closely followed rape cases. The appeal trial, taking place at the Nîmes Court of Appeal, concerns Husamettin Dogan, 44, who was sentenced […]
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has attributed the recent Abuja–Kaduna train accident to human error and excessive speed, ruling out sabotage in the incident that disrupted operations along the busy corridor. Okhiria, while addressing journalists after an internal investigation by the corporation, said findings revealed that the train […]
