The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an order empowering the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to obtain the bank records of activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, over allegations of terrorism financing, money laundering, and fraudulent activities. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the ruling on Tuesday in a motion ex parte filed by […]
Rio Tinto Group, a British-Australian multinational mining company, has suspended operations at its Simandou iron-ore project in Guinea following a fatal workplace accident on Friday. The company confirmed that all activity at the SimFer mine site has been halted. In a statement, CEO Jakob Stausholm expressed condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced the promotion of 49 Deputy Directors to the rank of Director across various departments. This decision follows Minister Nyesom Wike’s approval of the release of results from the first-ever Computer-Based Promotion Examination, which was conducted on August 12, 2025. The promotion exercise aimed to clear the […]
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced a full-scale investigation into the Abuja–Kaduna train derailment that occurred on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, leaving six passengers injured and sparking renewed safety concerns over the nation’s rail transport system. The incident happened at approximately 11:09 a.m. when a Kaduna-bound passenger train derailed at Kilometre 49, between […]
Academic activities were on Tuesday disrupted at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) joined a nationwide one-day protest over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The protest, which took place simultaneously at the Ugbowo and Ekheuan campuses, saw lecturers and other academic […]
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is “competing with Buhari in incompetence,” describing the remark as “laughable and disgracefully hypocritical.” Obasanjo, in his new book Nigeria: Past and Future, launched in March to mark his 88th birthday, criticised successive […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Osun State University (UNIOSUN) chapter, has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Federal Government over its failure to implement and pay the 25–35 percent salary increase promised to university lecturers and other categories of academic staff since January 2024. In a statement released on Monday, the union described the […]
Diplomatic tensions have flared between Brazil and the United States after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva disclosed that Washington has revoked the visa of Justice Minister, Ricardo Lewandowski, a move linked to the ongoing trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro. President Lula, speaking during a cabinet session on Tuesday, strongly criticized the decision, describing […]
The Anambra State Police Command has taken into custody a 45-year-old Chinese national, Mu Hua Qiang, in connection with alleged illicit mining operations in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area. According to the police, Qiang was apprehended and handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) by officials of the Operation Clean and […]
The Anambra State House of Assembly has suspended Bernard Udemezue, the member representing Ayamelum Constituency, for three months without pay. The suspension was announced by the House Committee on Rules, Business, Ethics, and Privileges, following allegations of misconduct, including inciting comments on social media and abuse of legislative privileges. Udemezue was accused of […]
