Public outrage continues to grow following the killing of over 200 people in Benue State, as many Nigerians take to social media to condemn what they described as a slow and insufficient response from the federal government, particularly from President Bola Tinubu. Even though Tinubu spoke out on Sunday, people say his words are not […]

Saudi Pro League giants Al Hilal are not backing down in their efforts to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, with a fresh proposal reportedly in the works. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in a post on Monday, Osimhen recently rejected a move to Al Hilal just 10 days ago. However, the club remains determined […]

The military on Sunday deployed air surveillance over Makurdi, Benue State and its environs, following Saturday’s killings in Yelwata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area of the state. One of our correspondents observed that the surveillance aircraft hovered over the capital city and neighbouring local government areas such as Guma and Gwer West […]

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has struck out two motions filed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and awarded costs of ₦100,000 against him. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Hamman Barka, struck out the motions on May 21, 2025, following the request for withdrawal of […]

A British lawyer, Seamus Andrew, has lost his bid to overturn findings of misconduct in connection with a high-profile legal dispute involving Nigeria and the British Virgin Islands-based company, Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID). Andrew had been a legal representative for P&ID during a lengthy arbitration case against Nigeria, which initially awarded the company $11 […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rain from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged  early morning thunderstorms on Wednesday  over parts of Taraba, Kaduna and Adamawa in the northern region. It anticipated thunderstorms with rain over parts of Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, […]

More than 50 people detained during anti-government protests in Togo last week have been released, while others remain in custody, the public prosecutor said. Dozens of protesters were dispersed with tear gas overnight from June 5 to 6 in several parts of the capital, Lome, including near the presidential palace. They had gathered in response […]

The President of the Dangote Group and founder of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, says there will be an announcement of what he calls a major ‘shakedown’ in the entire country soon. Dangote said this was not about price reduction, but the complete overhaul of the downstream sector. He stated this in an interview […]

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he is “so scared” by the “painful” war in Gaza as he delivered an emotional speech. It is 20 months since Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the unprecedented Hamas-led cross-border attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed […]

Russia has announced plans to significantly scale up its educational engagement with Nigeria and other African countries, with a long-term target of hosting 500,000 international students in Russian universities. This was disclosed by the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podelyshev, during a press briefing held in Abuja on Monday evening. Ambassador Podelyshev revealed that Russian […]

Stocks mostly rose on Tuesday as the latest round of China-US trade talks entered its second day. One of Donald Trump’s top advisers said he expected “a big, strong handshake.” There is optimism that the negotiations, which come after the US president spoke to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week, will bring some much-needed calm […]

The prolonged power tussle for the control of Nigeria’s premier financial institution, First Holdco Plc, the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria, may be close to a final resolution, with major stakeholders Oba Otudeko and the Leadway Assurance/Olukayode Odukale bloc close to exiting their interests in the group. Sources close to the deal disclosed […]