The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said early Tuesday that it had intercepted two drones approaching from “the direction of Lebanon.” According to the military, at 4:43a.m. (0243 GMT), two unmanned aerial vehicles crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon before being intercepted. They however did not provide further details about the incident. The announcement came hours…
U.S. President Donald Trump said that he planned to attend the annual White House correspondents’ dinner for the first time since taking office. This is marking it a notable shift after years of boycotting the event as the president. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he would accept the invitation to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged its members and the general public to disregard purported planned congresses, saying it is not conducting congresses in any part of the country. The part National Chairman, Taminu Turaki stated this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Ememobong said what the party was currently undertaking was the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Peace Committee(NPC), say Nigeria is at a “very critical stage” in its democratic evolution, urging political actors to abandon the “politics of power” and embrace people-centred governance. This was revealed at the NPC meeting with electoral stakeholders tagged ‘Briefing and Presentation of the Annotations to the…
No fewer than 13 inmates have regained their freedom at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, (MSCC), Suleja following a jail delivery exercise carried out by the Nigeria State Judiciary. Presiding over the jail delivery exercise on Monday, the Honourable Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Abdulmalik and her judicial team meticulously reviewed 55 cases…
By Jeremiah Emmanuel, Abuja It is a new dawn for Nigeria democracy with the signing into law the amendments of the 2022 electoral act by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is one of the fastest signing into law of an act passed by the National Assembly and it is commendable. Even though the process was…
Traders at the New Motorcycle Spare Parts Market, otherwise known as Nkwo Nnewi, on Monday complied with Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s directive, reopening for business to curb the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order. Soludo, through his Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, had earlier shut the market during a visit, faulting…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun the sale of application documents for the 2026 Direct Entry programme. JAMB announced this via its official X account yesterday. The board confirmed that registration commenced today, Monday, 2 March 2026, and will end on Saturday, 25 April 2026. It stated that the entire registration process,…
Troops of Sector 1 under Operation Whirl Stroke during a combined confidence-building and fighting patrol along the Katsina-Ala–Zaki Biam Road in Benue State killed two terrorists and recovered an AK 47 rifle in Benue State. A statement by acting Media Information Officer HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE Lt. Ahmad Zubairu said troops acting on credible…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that he secured his current position through a backroom deal with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who openly supported the then-candidate…
