Political associates and supporters of Senator Simon Bako Lalong have purchased and presented a senatorial nomination form to him, urging him to recontest for the Plateau South Senatorial seat. The presentation was made on behalf of the group by Hon. Sa’ad Bello, Commissioner representing Plateau State at the RevenueContinue Reading
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged leaders and aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to embrace unity and restraint ahead of primaries and 2027 general elections. In a statement titled “2027: Don’t Pull Down the Roof,” issued in Abuja, Shettima warned that internal divisions could weaken the party’s chancesContinue Reading
Dr Tonye Timi, Executive Director, Corporate Services, South/South Development Commission (SSDC). By Deborah Coker Dr Tonye Timi, Executive Director, Corporate Services, South/South Development Commission (SSDC), has advised stakeholders in Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency to eschew personal loyalty in electing representatives for 2027. Timi gave the advice in an interview with theContinue Reading
In February, Alok (name changed), a business analyst based in the western Indian city of Pune, got a text message asking him to pay 1,000 rupees ($10.75; £7.9) as a speeding fine. The message asked him to settle the amount quickly to avoid his driving licence being suspended, prompting AlokContinue Reading
A landmark royal commission into antisemitism, called in the aftermath of the Bondi shooting, has recommended that gun reforms be prioritised and policing arrangements for Jewish holidays extended to other Jewish festivals. The commission – Australia’s most powerful form of public inquiry – was announced in January, three weeks afterContinue Reading
A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old farm manager, Israel Tony, to eight months in prison for stealing 30 crates of eggs. Tony, a resident of Barnawa Kaduna, was charged with stealing. In his ruling, the Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Tony to eight months imprisonment without an optionContinue Reading
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former leader Robert Mugabe is to deported from South Africa immediately, a court in Johannesburg has ordered. Bellarmine Mugabe has also been in trouble with the law in Zimbabwe. The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former leader Robert Mugabe is to deported from SouthContinue Reading
The Katsina State Government is set to commission a series of major infrastructure and education projects executed under the administration of Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda. Briefing journalists on the programme of events scheduled for May 1, 2, and 6, 2026, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Bala Salisu Zango, revealsContinue Reading
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has condemned, in its entirety, the extrajudicial killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi by police officers attached to the Effurun Area Command, Delta State, on April 26, 2026. The act violates Nigerian laws and international humanitarian standards, including the International Humanitarian Law; the Constitution of theContinue Reading
In keeping with its commitment to impact positively on the lives of Nigerians, NNPC Limited has commissioned and handed over three units of 100-bed capacity wards it rehabilitated as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility to the management of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos. The intervention carried out byContinue Reading
