Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, has filed two fundamental rights actions at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Department of State Services (DSS) and social media giants Meta (Facebook) and X Corp. A statement released by Sowore’s legal team on Tuesday, signed by Tope Temokun, said the lawsuits…
President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, following a two-week vacation in Paris, France. He arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, where he was welcomed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule. Tinubu had departed Nigeria on September…
The Presidency has strongly criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar following his recent remarks on the state of the nation, dismissing his claims about widespread hunger and looming unrest as misleading and disconnected from current realities in Nigeria. In a statement issued earlier today, Atiku likened Nigeria’s present challenges to conditions that led to the…
A Nigerian man, Ishaku Joseph, has dragged his daughter’s boyfriend, Yunana Zock, before a Customary Court in Kaduna State over the alleged misappropriation of his late wife’s death benefits. According to the police prosecutor, ASP Jeremiah Amfani, the incident occurred after ₦13 million in death benefits was paid into the account of Joseph’s daughter, Emmanuella,…
Burkina Faso has announced the removal of visa fees for all African travelers in a bid to ease the movement of people and goods into the country. The policy shift was revealed by the Minister of Security, Mahamadou Sana, on Thursday following a cabinet meeting chaired by the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. “From…
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that access to a 24-hour electricity supply is imminent. Speaking in Abuja during the inauguration of two new blocks containing five training workshops and a 104-room hostel at the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu expressed optimism about the country’s power future. “In…
A baby Western lowland gorilla rescued from wildlife traffickers in Turkey is set to return to Nigeria after months of rehabilitation at the Polonezköy Zoo in Istanbul. The young gorilla, named Zeytin, was just five months old when Turkish authorities discovered him in December 2024, crammed inside a small wooden crate in the cargo hold…
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution aimed at reviving the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, while explicitly excluding Hamas from any future political role. On Friday, September 12, 142 member states voted in favor of the resolution, with 10 opposing—including Israel and the United States—and 12 abstaining. The resolution, formally…
The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed Mr. Emos Joshua, a Principal Assistant Education Officer at Government College, Azare, over a case of sexual harassment. According to a statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, Saleh Umar, the dismissal was approved during the Commission’s 32nd plenary session held on September 11, 2025. The Commission stated that…
The Federal Government has issued a directive requiring all secondary school teachers—both in public and private institutions—to possess proper professional certification. Schools that fail to comply will be disqualified from serving as centres for national examinations such as WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, and SAI. The directive was communicated in a memo dated Thursday, September 11, by…
