Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has announced his resignation from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), bringing an end to his decades-long association with the party he once represented twice as a presidential candidate. In a letter dated 14 July 2025, addressed to the PDP ward chairman in his native Jada, Adamawa State, Atiku described…
Sapphire Egemasi, a Nigerian ‘tech queen’, faces more than 20 years in prison after her arrest by the FBI for allegedly defrauding multiple U.S. government agencies out of substantial sums. Egemasi, identified as a programmer with a Devpost account, was detained around April 10, 2025, in the Bronx, New York, along with co-conspirators, including Samuel…
Former England and Newcastle striker Les Ferdinand believes Bukayo Saka’s injury against Crystal Palace is a blessing in disguise for Arsenal. The Gunners hammered Crystal Palace 5-1 thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus (brace), Gabriel Martinelli, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz. But the win came at a cost as Saka had to be replaced in…
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit filed by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) against Nigeria over the non-creation of a sixth state in the South-East geopolitical zone, unlike other zones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case was brought by the Incorporated Trustees of the Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation under…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged global cooperation to ensure security of supplies amid a tightening global gas market. In its quarterly gas market report released in Paris on Tuesday, the IEA highlighted efforts from the past year to enhance market transparency, data sharing, and cooperation mechanisms for both natural gas and liquefied natural…
The Nigerian military has uncovered a mass grave containing around 20 bodies of suspected terrorists in the Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State, in what it described as evidence of heavy losses inflicted during recent operations. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, said the grave contained terrorists…
The Anambra government has condemned the brutal killing of no fewer than 10 persons in Ogboji community in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state on June 30. The government in a Statement signed by Dr Law Mefor, the commissioner for Information in Awka on Wednesday, called for a thorough investigation into the matter….
The Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), says it is committed to safeguarding and protecting every forest and bushes in the country from all forms of criminality including kidnapping and insurgency. Mr Joshua Osatimehin, the Commandant-General of NFSS, said this on Tuesday during his tour of Southeast Command and sensitisation of the officers in Enugu. He…
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday in Jenin Governorate, northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. In a statement, the ministry identified one of the victims as 58-year-old Faiza Ibrahim Abu Ghali but did not disclose the identities of the other two victims. The statement mentioned that they were shot…
President Bola Tinubu will undertake a state visit to the United Kingdom from March 18 to March 19, the first official state visit by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. The British Royal Family announced the visit on its official X handle, @RoyalFamily, on Sunday. It said Tinubu will be accompanied by the First Lady,…
