King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the September 11 Memorial in New York, in a sombre moment during their state visit to the United States. It is the first time that the royal couple have been to the site, which remembers the nearly 3,000 people who lostContinue Reading
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), through its Banking, Insurance and Finance Trade Group in collaboration with the Women in Business Trade Group, will host a high-level Stakeholder Roundtable on Mobilizing Non-Interest Funding for Women-Owned Businesses. The Roundtable is scheduled to hold on May 8, 2026, at 11:00Continue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has approved and directed the allocation of land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to newly appointed Ambassadors and High Commissioners designate. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike announced the presidential directive in Abuja on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 during a courtesy visitContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Awka has awarded ₦5 million in damages against the Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, Emeka Orji, and other respondents in a fundamental rights enforcement case brought by Lake Petroleum Limited. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.M.K. Mohammed in Suit No. FHC/AWK/CS/75/2024. TheContinue Reading
Yobe First Movement, an All Progressives Congress (APC) pressure group, has purchased the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms to Barrister Kashim Musa Tumsah, to contest for the governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 elections in the state. The development came amid attempt by certain powerful element in theContinue Reading
The trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku alongside the former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, April 28, 2026,Continue Reading
Mexican security forces have arrested a senior leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Audias Flores Silva, also known as “El Jardinero” or “The Gardener”, was found hiding in a drainage ditch after 500 members of the security forces closed in on him in the western state ofContinue Reading
Kenya’s President William Ruto has been forced to respond to the backlash over his recent remarks suggesting Nigerian-accented English was incomprehensible. His clarification came at a mining conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, attended by Nigeria’s Minerals Minister Henry Dele Alake, who told the gathering: “President Ruto, the people ofContinue Reading
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is quitting the Opec and Opec+ groups of major oil producing nations next month after nearly 60 years of membership. The UAE said its decision would help it meet growing global energy demand in the long term after recent investments to boost its production capacity.Continue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Steering Committee on the establishment of State Police put in place by the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Olatunji Disu, says shorter rollout timelines for state police will be too risky. The committee, in its recommendations cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja onContinue Reading