President Bola Tinubu has extended felicitations to the Osun governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, on his 65th birthday on May 13. The President noted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor had created a niche for himself as a politician of reckoning not only in Osun but also across the country and beyond, Mr Bayo Onanuga,…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele and Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati have won the top prizes at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards. Dembele, who helped PSG become the first French side to win a continental treble last season, beat Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to the men’s award. Spain international Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or Féminin for the third year…
The Abuja-Kaduna train derailment is the second to occur at the same station within 13 months. Photo credit: NSIB The Senate has resolved to establish an ad hoc committee to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the persistent derailments of the country’s rail lines. The probe, which will include a public hearing, aims to uncover…
The United Nations has received permission from Israel to send 100 more trucks carrying humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva, expressed hope that the emergency deliveries would be examined and cleared for entry by Wednesday…
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has granted pardon to six inmates serving various jail terms in Correctional Centres across the state. Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Yola. Fintiri said the gesture was in commemoration of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary. According to him, the…
Former South African President Jacob Zuma is currently seeking medical treatment in Russia, as confirmed by Mzwanele Manyi, spokesperson for the Jacob Zuma Foundation. This development comes just one day after the Constitutional Court ruling that ordered Zuma to return to prison and serve the remainder of his sentence. Zuma, who is 81 years old,…
By Abubakar Yusuf Rt Honorable Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali Halims has risen to prominence as a national figure from North Central Nigeria, embodying the shifting political landscape of the current era. As the House Leader in the 10th Assembly, he was instrumental in the recent signing of the much-awaited Electoral Act by President Bola Ahmed…
President of Masters Energy Group and former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, has called for pragmatic reforms and sustained policy consistency as crucial drivers of Nigeria’s energy transition and long-term sustainable growth. Ogah made the call at the 2025 NAEC International Energy Conference held in Lagos. The three-day event,…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has scheduled June 9 for the commencement of return flights for Nigerian pilgrims who participated in the 2025 Hajj. The Chairman/CEO of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, announced this in a statement issued in Minna on Friday while congratulating the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the festival…
The demand by the Ondo South Senatorial District for the chairmanship position of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is generating tension within the party in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PDP has, of recent, been facing some challenges, as its members are defecting in droves to the ruling All Progressives Congress…
