The exit of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, two prominent opposition figures, has weakened the African Democratic Congress across both chambers of the National Assembly. The National Democratic Congress, which received Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso on Sunday, recorded its biggest gains on Tuesday with the addition of 17 House members and a senator. Weeks […]

At least one person was killed and two people were injured by an overnight Russian drone strike on a kindergarten building in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, local officials there said on Wednesday, as Moscow’s cross-border attacks continued despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s unilateral declaration of a temporary ceasefire beginning at midnight on Tuesday. Ukraine’s air […]

French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship. The move follows a push by student unions to extend the one-euro rate ($1.17) for a three-course meal to all students, down from the usual 3.30 euros. The price, which covers a […]

National leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, yesterday urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as propaganda surrounding the party’s registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The former Bayelsa State governor defended the legitimacy of the party’s registration, dismissing allegations of irregularities and insisting the process followed due procedure. […]

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is set to commission a multi- billion naira Model Smart School at Radda community, in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Gov Abdulrazaq, who doubles as the Chairman, Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF), is scheduled to commission the project Tuesday morning (today). A statement by a spokesperson for the governor, […]

Retirees under the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) have received a N1.13 billion payout as the Lagos State Government continues to deepen gains from its pension reform programme, with 668 former public servants benefiting from the latest round of retirement bond disbursements. At the 114th Batch Retirement Bond Certificate Presentation Ceremony held in Lagos at […]

The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has presented the first batch of commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation. The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Somtochukwu Udeze, received the list during Tuesday’s plenary and referred it to the Committee on Screening and Election Matters for screening and possible confirmation. The […]

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to pay N100m in damages to two officials of the Department of State Services over a defamatory publication on X. Justice Yusuf Halilu, who delivered judgment in the suit marked FCT/HC/CV/4547/24, held that the claimants, DSS officials […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged leaders from across society on Tuesday to work together to eradicate antisemitism “from every corner”, as he convened a meeting following the stabbing of two Jewish men and a string of other attacks. The attacks have left Jewish communities fearing for their safety and piled pressure on Starmer to […]

South African Acting High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lesoli Machele, has exonerated the government from persistent xenophobic attacks on non-citizens, including Nigerians. This did little to stop the planned probe into the killing of Nigerians in Mandiba’s country and its moves to repatriate citizens willing to return home before the attacks could escalate. Also, it did […]

Spain has agreed to “welcome” the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak, with three people now dead after catching the illness onboard, according to the World Health Organization. The ship, with nearly 150 people aboard, had been awaiting help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after the […]

Zenith Bank has announced the retirement of its founder and group chairman, Jim Ovia, following the expiration of his tenure. The announcement was made on Tuesday during the bank’s ongoing 35th Annual General Meeting and further communicated in a statement. The bank said Ovia stepped down after completing the mandatory 12 years as a non-executive […]