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…
The Federal Government has officially revoked the 5% excise tax previously levied on telecommunications services in Nigeria—a decision aimed at reducing cost pressures for millions of mobile users. Initially introduced under the Buhari administration, the tax applied to both voice calls and data usage but faced widespread opposition from telecom operators and consumer rights…
Britain has not determined that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, despite acknowledging the severe civilian suffering, according to a government letter. Israel has faced widespread accusations of genocide, including from the world’s largest association of genocide scholars, over its nearly two-year military campaign in Gaza, which local authorities say has resulted in…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called off its nationwide strike following a dispute with the Dangote Group. The union had initiated the strike on Monday to protest the Dangote Group’s refusal to permit its workers to join NUPENG. The strike was suspended after both parties reached an agreement at…
Two bakery workers in Lagos State have been sentenced to two weeks of community service after being accused of stealing five loaves of bread from their employer. The Lagos State Government, in a statement released on Monday, September 8, 2025, revealed that the non-custodial sentence was secured by the Ministry of Justice through its Restorative…
Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have successfully rescued an Egyptian national just 24 hours after he was abducted in the Idi-Ayunre area of Ibadan. In a statement released on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Osifeso Adewale, confirmed that the rescue was carried out without any ransom payment. “The Oyo State…
Amid ongoing factional struggles within the Labour Party, the party’s factional National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, has stated that Peter Obi will not receive the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 elections. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics, Arabambi insisted his faction is prepared to move forward without Obi, declaring,…
