Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing family reasons. In a statement issued by presidential media aide Bayo Onanuga, the President acknowledged receipt of Egbetokun’s resignation on February 24 and expressed deep appreciation for his decades of dedicated service to…
Former Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging what he described as an unlawful search and invasion of his Abuja residence. El-Rufai contends that the warrant used for the operation was defective and unconstitutional. Filed at…
FIFA has proposed that players receiving treatment for injuries should remain off the field for one minute. The initiative is part of a series of measures aimed at protecting the flow of matches and reducing time lost to stoppages. The proposals will be submitted to lawmakers at the annual general meeting of the International Football…
Chad has announced the immediate closure of its border with Sudan following deadly clashes between Chadian troops and armed groups linked to Sudan’s ongoing civil war. In a statement on Monday, February 23, Communications Minister Mahamat Gassim Cherif said the decision was prompted by repeated cross-border incidents. “This decision follows repeated incursions and violations committed…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has assured Nigerian students and exchange participants holding valid F1 and J1 visas that they will not be impacted by the recently announced visa restrictions. In a statement posted on X, the Mission clarified that students with valid F1 and J1 visas can continue their studies and exchange programs…
The Lagos State Government has approved a 13 per cent fare increase across all Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) services, covering both Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and standard routes. In a statement issued on February 23, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu granted the approval following appeals from regulated public transport…
Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with an investigation stemming from fresh disclosures in the Jeffrey Epstein files. The 72-year-old former Labour minister and former UK ambassador to the United States was escorted from his Camden residence in London by plain-clothes officers on Monday and taken away…
The General Officer Commanding 8 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, Major General Bemgha Koughna, has escaped an ambush by suspected Lakurawa terrorists near Mayama Hill in Kebbi State. The attack occurred as the GOC’s convoy was en route to visit frontline troops…
The Peoples Democratic Party has set up a special legal team to contest the outcome of Saturday’s Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the results. INEC announced that candidates of the All Progressives Congress secured five of the six chairmanship positions in Abuja Municipal Area…
Over a dozen Arab and Muslim-majority countries have jointly condemned comments by former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, after he suggested that Israel could be justified, on Biblical grounds, in taking control of a vast region of the Middle East. Huckabee made the remarks during an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, when asked whether Israel…
