A stabbing attack in annexed east Jerusalem on Friday left a 25-year-old police officer wounded, according to Israeli authorities. The perpetrator of the attack was subsequently “shot and neutralized” by Israeli police officers at the scene. The incident occurred in the Old City of Jerusalem, a highly sensitive and contested area. The […]
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has clained that the people of Akwa Ibom State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu, himself, and Governor Umo Eno as unopposed candidates for the 2027 general elections. Akpabio made this statement on Friday while addressing a crowd of over 3,000 beneficiaries of his constituency empowerment program […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Gombe Branch, has expressed deep concerns over the recent closure of the Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal and the transfer of all pending appeals to the newly established Maiduguri Division in Borno State. The branch has described the development as “unjust and illogical” and has called for […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has attributed the escalating insecurity in Nigeria to the lack of decisive leadership by those who succeeded former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku made this assertion on Wednesday during a meeting with stakeholders from Kogi East Senatorial District, led by former Kogi State Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba, in Abuja. […]
A staff member of Access Bank Plc, Abdulmajeed Agboola, has testified against the bank’s former employee, Olajide Ogunmoroti, in a N5 billion fraud case. Agboola, who was presented as the first prosecution witness by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, that Ogunmoroti allegedly accessed the […]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced the disbursement of N1.681 trillion to the Federal Government, 36 state governments, and 774 local government councils for April 2025. This amount represents a 6.5% increase from the N1.578 trillion shared in March 2025. The total gross revenue available in April 2025 was N2.848 […]
In response to the incident, the spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, said that the contractor has been issued a query and that the Ministry of Works will soon issue a statement on the development. Rasheed stated, “The contractor is queried already. The Ministry is issuing a statement soon.”
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has launched a scathing attack on the Labour Party and its supporters, who are largely followers of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Umahi made the comments while presenting his ministry’s performance at the Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja on Friday. Umahi stated that he does […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has warned students of the Niger Delta University (NDU) to desist from cult activities or face expulsion. This directive comes on the heels of recent cult-related violence that claimed the lives of three graduates in the state. Speaking at the university’s seventh combined convocation ceremony, Governor Diri charged […]
President Bola Tinubu has inducted two trekker helicopters into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fleet. The induction ceremony, which took place in Abuja on Friday, was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented the President. The addition of the two helicopters, NAF544 and NAF545, is expected to strengthen the air power […]
