Politics

At least one person has died, and dozens of homes were flooded after heavy rain and gale-force winds swept through Greece, authorities reported on Thursday. The victim, a man in the seaside town of Nea Makri, northeast of Athens, was reportedly swept away by floodwaters and trapped under a car […]

 The Iranian government has assured the Philippines that Philippine-flagged vessels, fuel shipments, and Filipino seafarers will be allowed safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Manila’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The assurance followed a discussion between Philippine Foreign Minister Ma. Theresa Lazaro and her Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi, on […]

Russia has expressed readiness to assist in resolving the ongoing conflict in Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on Thursday. Peskov said President Vladimir Putin continues to hold discussions with regional leaders, and Russian agencies are prepared to support efforts to transition the military situation toward a peaceful outcome. The […]

The wife of former Oyo State Governor, Oluwakemi Alao-Akala, has raised concerns over the N300 daily feeding allowance provided to visually impaired students in special schools, describing it as grossly insufficient. During a visit to the Nigeria Training Centre for the Blind and the Oyo State Special Basic School, Alao-Akala […]

President Bola Tinubu has named Professor Shu’aib Aliyu as the new Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, replacing Ahmed Aminu, who resigned to pursue the 2027 Adamawa governorship election. In addition, the President has renewed the appointment of Sule Abdulaziz as Managing Director and CEO of the Transmission […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the National Assembly to reform Nigeria’s electoral litigation system by creating a Constitutional Court to handle election-related disputes. Speaking at the 70th birthday and book launch of former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel, Jonathan said the current three-tier process for governorship election appeals—tribunal, Court […]

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has strengthened efforts to tackle avoidable blindness in Nigeria through a new partnership with the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA). This development was announced during a courtesy visit by the President of the Nigerian Optometric Association, Dr. Chimeziri Anderson, to the NOA headquarters in Abuja. Speaking […]

President Bola Tinubu has condemned recent attacks by gunmen in Plateau and Kaduna states, describing the violence as barbaric and unacceptable. The incidents, which occurred in Jos’ Angwan Rukuba district and Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government Area, left several people dead and others abducted, including wedding guests. In a […]

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has withdrawn his fundamental rights suit against a chief magistrate of the FCT Magistrate’s Court, who was named as the second defendant in his N1 billion case. The withdrawal was announced in the Federal High Court in Abuja by El-Rufai’s lawyer, Ugochukwu Nnakwu, following […]