Politics

The West African Examinations Council has appointed Dr Amos Josiah Dangut as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer for a five-year tenure from October 2026 to September 2031. Dangut, who previously headed WAEC’s Nigeria National Office, succeeds Alhaji Pateh Bah of The Gambia and became the council’s 14th Registrar […]

Public sector workers across federal, state and local governments are set to begin a three-day warning strike from midnight Friday, following the failure of the Federal Government to address demands over petrol prices, wage support and a new minimum wage. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council has directed its […]

The Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State, has restrained Jonathan Akuns from presenting himself as the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 election. Justice S.T. Ishaya issued the order following a suit by another aspirant, Alfred Dapal, who is challenging the party’s September 15 […]

US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would face severe retaliation if it is found to be linked to an alleged attack on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel. Trump said investigations were still ongoing, while authorities in the UAE continue to examine the incident and determine whether it […]

The Kwara State Police Command has commissioned a new Police Hospital in Offa to provide healthcare services to police personnel and members of the public. Commissioner of Police Adekimi Ojo said the facility is equipped with medical equipment and qualified medical staff, while emergencies will be treated without requiring a […]

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, who died in the United Kingdom on Sunday at the age of 77. The President, in a condolence message issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described Idris’s death […]

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled 42 students following investigations into allegations of examination malpractice. The affected students comprise 31 Higher National Diploma and 11 National Diploma students drawn from various institutes and programmes of the institution. The decision was contained in a statement issued on Monday […]

Vice-President Kashim Shettima will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York and deliver Nigeria’s national statement on Thursday. Nigeria is scheduled as the fourth speaker in the afternoon session, with Shettima expected to address the General Assembly between 4pm and 4:30pm New York […]

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued the administration of United States President Donald Trump over the revocation of their White House press access. The media organizations filed the case at the US District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking the restoration of access for their journalists and protection […]

A court in Seoul has ordered North Korea to pay about 44.6 billion won, equivalent to roughly 32.5 million dollars, to the South Korean government over the destruction of an inter-Korean liaison office in 2020. The Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong was built to improve relations between the two Koreas. […]