The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The House approved the president’s proclamation after brief debate and amendments to the motion moved by the majority leader in a plenary session presided over by speaker Abbas Tajudeen. The plenary was attended by 243 members. President […]

Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua could be in line for a shot at the WBO title, as Oleksandr Usyk is expected to relinquish the belt to pursue a unification bout with IBF champion Daniel Dubois. The WBO has ordered Usyk to defend his title against mandatory challenger Joseph Parker, but the Ukrainian heavyweight champion is […]

President Donald Trump is moving forward with plans to abolish the Department of Education. Trump is expected to sign an executive order following through on a campaign promise to disband the department, claiming on the campaign trail that the department was full of “radicals, zealots and Marxists.” A White House fact sheet states that the […]

Chelsea have completed the double signing of Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo from Sporting Lisbon, agreeing a combined fee of around £62.5 million ($81 million) for the pair. The Portuguese club announced the deals late on Wednesday, confirming 17-year-old winger Quenda would join the Blues for just under £44 million and Essugo for £18.5 million. […]

Paris Saint-Germain completed a fine week by beating bitter rivals Marseille 3-1 on Sunday to take a big step towards another Ligue 1 title, while the clash between relegation battlers Montpellier and Saint-Etienne was abandoned due to crowd trouble. PSG followed their Champions League victory over Liverpool on Tuesday by getting the better of Marseille […]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has began the demolition of properties in Kano and cause dispute with residents who claim to have legal ownership of the affected homes. The demolition comes after a longstanding dispute over the sale of the properties, which residents argue was approved by the federal government. Reacting to the […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has temporarily halted the sales of petroleum products in naira as the naira-for-crude talks between the $20bn Lekki-based plant and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited appear to have failed. Following the announcement of the halt in petroleum products’ sales in naira by the Dangote refinery on Wednesday, the cost of […]

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo, of staging a desperate charade to mislead President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Tuesday, PDP Caretaker Committee Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare, described the gathering at the Festival Hall of Government House as a shameful attempt to fabricate defections […]

Lagos State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has launched a new mobile application called “Our Lagos” to provide economic opportunities and policy information to Lagos residents. Rhodes-Vivour, who spoke during an event, which coincided with the second anniversary of the poll, said that the 2023 election was marred […]

Canada has seen a sharp rise in deportations, reaching the highest number since 2015. Nearly 7,300 people were removed from the country by November 19th, 2024, marking an 8.4% increase compared to the previous year. This surge comes as the Canadian government works to address a growing backlog of refugee claims and a rising number […]

Residents of Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers have dismissed reports of a fresh pipeline explosion, confirming that no such incident occurred. On Wednesday, viral reports claimed that militants had attacked two oil facilities in the area, which further heightened security concerns. However, residents of Iloamatoru community, the purported site of the alleged explosion, refuted […]

Osun State Government, yesterday, chided the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, for calling on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the state, describing such development as callous and self-centered. Basiru had lauded Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday to resolve […]