FG Reaffirms Commitment to Innovative Border, Migration Management The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has reaffirmed government’s unwavering commitment to strategic, secure, and technologically advanced border management during a high-level engagement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other key stakeholders in Abuja. The Minister emphasized the country’s evolving identity as more than just a nation but a beacon of innovation, opportunity, and hospitality for all. “Nigeria is a nation of hope not just for Nigerians but for the global community. We are proud to host you and assure you of our peace loving, innovative people and our…
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Angry Man Kills Housewife Nigerian police, The Kano State Command says its personnel has arrested the principal suspect involved in the killing of 22 Years Old house wife. Mrs Rumaisa Haruna was murdered in her matrimonial home at Tsamiyar Duhuwa, Farawa Quarters, Kano, on April 6, 2025. She was reportedly discovered by her husband, Ibrahim Mohammed, in a pool of blood with severe injuries on her neck. She was immediately rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival. In a statement on Tuesday, spokesman of the Kano State Police Command, DSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said a suspect, Shu’aibu Abdulkadir,…
BREAKING: ASUU Announces Fresh Nationwide Strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises and addressing the worsening conditions in Nigerian universities. According to Mr Piwuna, nine critical issues remain unresolved, including the stalled renegotiation process since 2017. He listed withheld salaries from the 2022 strike and unpaid entitlements linked to the contentious Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).…
Supreme Court Strikes Out NGF Suit The Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out a suit filed by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) comprising governors of the 36 states of the federation, against the Nigerian government, challenging the alleged diversion of N1.8trillion in recovered assets. Delivering the lead judgment prepared by Justice Chidiebere Uwa, on Friday, Justice Mohammed Idris declared that the apex court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case. “The suit was wrongly instituted by the plaintiffs before the apex court,” the court ruled, striking the suit out. The governors, through the suit marked SC/CV/395/2021, had accused the…
Troops Killed 21 Terrorists In Katsina During Gun Battle, Recovered Weapons The Nigerian Army has said that its troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fasin Yaki, on Friday killed 21 terrorists during an operation in Ruwan Godiya, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The military in a brief statement issued on its X (formerly Twitter) account said the troops stormed a known terrorist enclave, engaging the insurgents in a fierce firefight. The terrorists were overwhelmed and forced to flee, with several of them reportedly drowning in a nearby river during the pursuit. The operation led to…
King Charles To Open New Canadian Parliament Session King Charles will, during a two-day official visit, declare open the new session of the Canadian Parliament, ushering in the government of newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney. As King of Canada and the country’s official head of state, Mr Charles was invited by Mr Carney to open the new parliamentary session on May 27. The monarch will deliver his speech from the throne in Canada to officially open the new Parliament, just as his mother did twice during her 70-year reign. Queen Elizabeth, King Charles’s mother, declared open Parliament in 1957.…
Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens In Gaza Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people across the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Tuesday. “Civil defence teams have transferred (to hospitals) at least 44 dead, mostly children and women, as well as dozens of wounded, following new massacres committed by the occupation” across Gaza since 1:00 am (2200 GMT Monday), agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP. Bassal said eight were killed in a strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City and 12 in a strike on a house in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. Another 15…
Police Officers Assault Driver, Harass Passengers, Pregnant Woman In Abuja ABUJA- A commercial car commuter, Faith Benjamin, has narrated how a team of Nigerian police officers allegedly assaulted a driver and harassed passengers of a ValGee Transport Service (VTS) vehicle she boarded from Abuja to Jos, Plateau State. Faith in a social media post said the incident occurred on Monday near Mararaba, on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to her, the driver had attempted to follow other vehicles taking a one-way route to avoid a roadblock when police officers stopped the vehicle and attacked him without…
TCN Engages Ahoada East/Ahoada West LGA Youths In Campaign Against Vandalism The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) organized a one-day community sensitization programme for Ahoada East and Ahoada West youth on May 15, 2025. The programme, held at Igbu Ehuda-Ahoada Civic Centre, aimed to educate youths on the “Role of Community Youths in The Fight Against Vandalism of Power Facilities Traversing Their Communities”. Over a hundred youths from 19 communities attended the event. In his address, the General Manager Port Harcourt Region, Engr. Akpa Emmanuel Anyaegbunam emphasized the importance of youths in the fight against vandalism. He cited the prolonged…
BREAKING: Many Feared Death, Others Injured During Stampede At Humanitarian Cash Aid Distribution In Borno Bukar Labddo, a 60-year-old man and two others have been confirmed dead, while 21 others sustained injuries during a stampede at a humanitarian cash distribution in Bama, Borno State. The tragic incident occurred on 15 May at about 8am at Kasugula Primary School, one of the designated payment centres for a cash aid programme reportedly organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UNICEF According to counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the crowd had gathered to receive a flat-rate payment of N28,500 when…