The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned a recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja aimed at halting its forthcoming National Convention, describing the judgment as an “assault on Nigeria’s democratic process.” Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, insisted that the court order would not impede the PDP from going ahead with its convention…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has officially commenced an indefinite nationwide strike, effective 12 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2025. The industrial action is set to significantly disrupt services in government-owned hospitals across the country, following the federal government’s alleged failure to meet a 19-point list of demands described by the association as its…
Justice Osho Adebiyi of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old school teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping a 9-year-old pupil in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. Disclosing this to newsmen, the National Press Officer of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been re-elected in a landslide, winning 97.66 percent of the vote, according to official results announced by the Tanzanian Electoral Commission on state television on Saturday, November 1. The election was marred by widespread controversy, including the jailing or disqualification of key opposition candidates, violent clashes, and a nationwide…
The Maldives has officially begun enforcing a nationwide smoking ban for anyone born after January 1, 2007, becoming the first country in the world to fully implement a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to the nation’s Health Ministry. The regulation, which took effect on November 1, was introduced earlier this year under President Mohamed Muizzu’s…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended four top national officers for alleged anti-party activities. The decision was announced in an official statement issued after an emergency NWC meeting held in Abuja on Saturday, November 1. Those affected include: Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary Hon. Umar Bature, National Organising…
Nigerian singer Yemi Alade has shared a candid story about a period during her university days when she briefly got into smoking before deciding to quit completely. Speaking in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, the “Johnny” hitmaker revealed that curiosity initially led her to try smoking, but it quickly became something she began to…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of betraying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, despite what it described as his “generous consideration for Christians” in federal appointments. The allegation follows the decision of former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to return Nigeria to the list of “Countries of Particular…
Suspected bandits have kidnapped the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Hon. Samaila Bagudo. According to the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Nafi Abubakar, the assailants invaded the lawmaker’s hometown in Bagudo Local Government Area on Friday, October 31, around 8:25 p.m., shortly after he had observed the Isha’i prayers…
