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Tension heightened across Anambra State on Sunday following the decision of Governor Chukwuma Soludo to reopen the Onitsha Main Market, despite threats by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to enforce a sit-at-home across the South-East, as the reopening followed a series of engagements between the state government and market […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the disbursement of ₦40 billion in zero-interest loans for lecturers and other workers in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, in a move aimed at improving staff welfare and sustaining a stable academic calendar. He stated that the scheme is designed to ease personal and professional financial pressures […]

The Senate has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the deteriorating state of Nigeria’s railway services, following concerns that trains operating on the Abuja–Kaduna route now move at extremely slow speeds. The probe was announced on Thursday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the inauguration of an ad hoc committee mandated […]

The Ogun State Government has commenced activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state with the commissioning of major road projects across different locations. As part of the celebrations, Governor Dapo Abiodun is scheduled to commission the Abeokuta–Obalende Road and the Osinubi New Town Road in […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken legal steps to have striking workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) committed to prison for allegedly disobeying an order of the National Industrial Court.

Iran has said it is prepared to defend itself as tensions with the United States escalate, following the deployment of major US naval forces near Iranian waters and renewed threats of possible military action as Iranian officials stressed that their current priority is military preparedness rather than negotiations.

The Council of the European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on leaders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) over human rights violations and escalating violence in Sudan. The measures target 18 individuals, including RSF Major Hamdan Dagalo Musa, RSF Brigadier Generals, SAF commanders, and […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has rejected calls by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan. In a statement issued on […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned comments by the Kano State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, calling on Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo to resign from office. In a statement issued by the party’s Kano State spokesman, Ibrahim Karaye, the NNPP said the constitution permits the deputy governor […]