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Nigeria and Angola have revived their Bilateral Joint Economic Commission after 24 years during a three-day meeting in Luanda, resulting in key agreements including the twinning of Bayelsa State with Angola’s Namibe province and Nasarawa State with Bengo province. The accords focus on economic, cultural, and environmental cooperation aimed at […]

US President Donald Trump announced that the suspect in the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has been apprehended following a large-scale manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies. The suspect was reportedly handed over by a person of faith to a US Marshal and is now in police custody. […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) to fast-track the disbursement of the federal government’s ₦250 billion credit support for smallholder farmers at a single-digit interest rate. The directive was issued during the 6th meeting of the PFSCU Steering Committee, held on Thursday at […]

South Sudan’s First Vice-President, Riek Machar, has been formally charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity, a development that has sparked fears of renewed conflict in the fragile nation. Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges stem from a March attack on an army base in Nasir, Upper […]

The traditional ruler of Babanla community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Adegboyega Yusuf Alabi, has called for the opening up of vast forests in the area for productive ventures as a long-term solution to recurring banditry. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, the monarch noted […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI)/Tony Elumelu Foundation Women Economic Empowerment Programme in Kogi State, with 500 women receiving grants to support and grow their small-scale businesses. At the launch held in Lokoja, beneficiaries each received ₦50,000 to recapitalize and expand their […]

Public school teachers in Kwara State, under the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), have called on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to approve the implementation of their long-standing demands, warning that failure to act could trigger industrial action. In a letter dated September 10, 2025, and signed by the state chairman, Comrade […]