Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that many Nigerians living in South Africa would rather remain there despite xenophobic attacks than return to Nigeria because of the country’s worsening economic conditions. Obi made the remarks while addressing a dinner organised for National Democratic Coalition (NDC) aspirants in…
JD Vance has announced that a federal anti-fraud task force is working to recover hundreds of billions of dollars linked to fraudulent small business loans, COVID-19 relief funds, and student aid programs. Vance made the disclosure during a Tuesday meeting with state attorneys general, where he discussed the progress of the administration’s fraud task force.…
A woman in the United States has been accused of killing her daughter after initially reporting her missing. Authorities in West Virginia said 50-year-old Staci Wind of Richwood has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her 26-year-old daughter, Ayla Wind. According to officials, Ayla Wind was reported missing on May…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed that his administration will eventually overcome terrorism and banditry across the country. The President made the assurance in his Eid-el-Kabir message released on Tuesday, May 26. In the statement, Tinubu acknowledged the persistent attacks by what he described as “heartless terrorists and bandits” on several communities, while assuring affected residents…
Two people in Milan, northern Italy, are suspected of having contracted Ebola, according to a Monday report by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The pair — a man and a woman from Como — had recently returned from Uganda, where they reportedly spent three months working as aid workers. According to the report,…
A former staff orchestrated the stealing of N457,508,645.00 from the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State. The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Oyesoji Aremu disclosed this in a statement on Monday, May 25, 2026. He said the female ex-staff, who is an alumna of the institution, collaborated with others to hack into…
Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday, May 25 her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want to host the team. Sheinbaum said football’s governing body FIFA approached her government after the U.S. said it…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Nyesom Wike on Monday, May 25, broke his silence on the political turbulence gripping Rivers State, mocking Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s withdrawal from the 2027 APC governorship race and throwing his full weight behind the emergence of House of Representatives member Kingsley Chinda as the party’s candidate. Speaking with reporters during…
Former member of the Enugu State House of Assembly and ex-South-East spokesman for President Bola Tinubu, Denge Onoh, has criticised former Head of State Yakubu Gowon over his remarks on civilian casualties during the Nigerian Civil War, describing them as a dangerous downplaying of the conflict’s human toll. Onoh was reacting to an interview…
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28th May, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid al-Adha. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, in Abujaon Monday, May 25. Tunji-Ojo noted that the declaration of…
