ABUJA—In a significant debate yesterday, Senators attributed the escalating incidents of banditry and Boko Haram activity to the impending 2027 elections. During discussions on an urgent motion regarding the alarming rise of these threats, Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau of the PDP, representing Taraba North, was supported by Senators Sunday Karimi from the APC in Kogi…
Russia’s Tsentr (Centre) group of forces has eliminated up to 600 Ukrainian military personnel over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. “The enemy lost up to 600 troops, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, including a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, seven vehicles and a field artillery gun,’’ the ministry…
Russian-made weapons systems have demonstrated notable effectiveness in recent military operations, with several countries, including India, showing increased interest in expanding their arsenals with advanced Russian technology. India has reportedly praised the performance of the Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system during its recent Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. According to India Today TV, the S-400 played…
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has urged media practitioners to take a more active role in promoting voluntary tax compliance across Nigeria. Adedeji, represented by his Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media, Arabinrin Aderonke, made the appeal on Wednesday in Kaduna at a one-day sensitisation programme themed “The…
The ECOWAS Court has outlined key strategies aimed at strengthening the enforcement of its judgments across member states. Mr Gaye Sowe, Acting Deputy Chief Registrar of the ECOWAS Court, disclosed this during a news conference at the close of the two-day inaugural meeting of Competent National Authorities of ECOWAS member states, held in Lagos. The…
The Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), solicitor to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, says it is interested in finding out the truth about the allegation of sexual harassment against Akpabio. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the allegation was made by suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. At a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday, Senior Partner…
Nigeria’s Federal Government, along with state and local authorities, has received a total allocation of ₦1.659 trillion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for revenue accrued in May 2025, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The revenue breakdown was made public following FAAC’s monthly meeting held in Abuja, with Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public…
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the South-South Leader of African Democratic Congress (ADC) has tasked his supporters and party members in Rivers to be ready to defeat merchandise of electoral processes. Amaechi, a former governor of the Rivers, briefed newsmen at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday, shortly after the arrival ADC members who stormed Rivers…
Academic staff at the University of Ibadan (UI) staged a campus-wide protest on Tuesday, calling on the Federal Government to honour agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The demonstration, led by ASUU UI chairperson Dr Aderemi Afolabi, comes days before a government meeting scheduled for 28 August. Protesters carried banners denouncing what…
The UN agency that helps refugees, asylum seekers and people forcibly displaced within their own countries has been put on a savings drive. This comes after U.S President Donald Trump ordered a suspension of humanitarian assistance. “While we are still assessing the impact of the new U.S. administration’s decision, including possible exceptions, we are implementing…
