A man has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, earlier this month. On 2 April, Christopher Okello Onyum, 38, entered the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program and fatally stabbed the infants – Eteku Gideon, Keisha Agenorwoth,Continue Reading
Maverick showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has eulogised former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s strength and agility at 89. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the all-time social activist celebrated the former president in a post on his social media page captioned, “Obj The grand wizard”Continue Reading
The terrorism threat level in the UK has been increased by the government from “substantial” to “severe” – meaning that a terrorist attack is considered highly likely in the next six months. It comes after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in an attack the MetropolitanContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has picked up his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the 2027 Governorship Election. The forms were presented to the Governor on Thursday at Government House, Katsina, by the APC National Legal Adviser, Barrister Murtala Aliyu Kankia, who facilitated their purchase andContinue Reading
The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has reported. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held in detention – probably in a military prison in the capital Nay Pyi Taw – since she was removed from office inContinue Reading
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has approved the recall of engineers previously redeployed across its business units, following what management described as a conditional pardon after internal disciplinary actions linked to operational disruptions. In an internal communication to staff, the company said the decision followed an extensive review process and numerous appealsContinue Reading
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at its meeting held on Thursday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, has approved an extension of the timelines for the sale of aspirants’ Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms, as well as the submission of completed formsContinue Reading
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has called on the residents and indigenous communities of the FCT to reciprocate President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructure drive by ensuring a landslide victory for the President in the 2027 general elections. The Minister made this appeal on Thursday, AprilContinue Reading
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Harde Business School have begun talks on a multi-tiered strategic partnership to bolster capacity building, digital learning, and communications expertise across key sectors. NAN reports that the partnership meeting was the fruit of the agency’s courtesy visit to the business school on ThursdayContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The nomination has been transmitted to the Senate for screening and confirmation in accordance with the Constitution. The nomination follows the resignation of the former Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, who steppedContinue Reading