…State Commissioner for the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, has urged residents to stop patronising unregulated cart pushers whose activities lead to indiscriminate dumping and flooding risks. And the Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina has run out of bed space as a diphtheria outbreak overwhelms its Children’s Ward with a su…

…former Governor Bisi Akande for his counsel and support. He also praised the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and former Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, for his efforts in repositioning the APC in the state. Recalling his emergence as the party’s governorship candidate in December 2025, Oyebamiji said vario…

…the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has warned residents against patronising unregulated cart pushers. Wahab gave the warning in a statement posted via his official X page on Saturday, saying their activities often result in indiscriminate dumping on medians, roads and drainage channels, with grave cons…

…of Nasir El-Rufai. However, their relationship became strained after Sani said his administration inherited debts of $587 million, N85 billion and 115 contractual liabilities. Sani said the financial burden affected the state government’s ability to pay salaries and carry out development projects. The disagreement betw…

…that only delusional members of the Obidient Movement would believe that Obi would finish second in the 2027 presidential election. Posting on X, the former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari said some members of the Movement don’t understand how politics works. He wrote: “Any Obidient who genuinely b…

…said the family instead arranged for him to learn computer-related skills. “When he finished secondary school, he came back. He was with my elder sister in our village, where he was going to school. “When he finished school, he came back. At that time, I didn’t have money to send him to another school. So, we paid mone…

…capital’s airport. In a statement read out on public television and signed by Defence Minister General Salifou Mody, the authorities called on the public to “remain calm and freely go about their business”. Gunfire began in the early hours of Saturday morning, prompting the military to issue a statement on its social m…

…media posts also reported shooting and explosions in the city, particularly in the administrative area where the presidential palace and national television station are located. Videos online showed armoured vehicles deployed to reinforce the neighbourhood near the airport. – Rival jihadist groups – Niamey airport has…

…crude oil prices declined amid speculation over Venezuela’s planned exit from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. A crude oil market survey showed that Brent and West Texas Intermediate, WTI, dropped to $88.10 and $83.40 per barrel, respectively, on Saturday morning. This means that Brent and W…

…an estimated annual revenue loss of N120 billion on the electricity market. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, announced the intervention on Friday during a high-level stakeholders meeting with industrial operators, key market participants.and energy regulators in Lagos. Addressing the gathering, Tegbe issued a firm…

…to channel their goodwill into prayers for Nigeria and for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He specifically called for prayers for the success of the administration’s economic reforms, lasting solutions to the nation’s security challenges, greater national unity, and the peace and prosperity of all Nigerians. Sh…

…of honesty and transparency, while seeking God’s guidance to ensure that his administration did not fail or falter. The governor, represented by his deputy, Mrs Monisade Afuye, spoke on Friday at the August edition of the Evening of Praise held at the Government House Grounds, Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Oyebanji tol…

…in existence, especially in light of numerous fake agencies created by Tinubu’s administration. “I will eliminate unnecessary government agencies, merge overlapping institutions, cut the cost of governance, plug leakages and redirect savings to healthcare, education, infrastructure, jobs and social protection. “I will…

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold Military's ban on Transgender Soldiers The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to uphold its policy banning transgender Americans from serving in the military, the latest significant case involving trans Americans to reach the conservative court in recent years. Days afte…

…511,067 votes, while APC’s Bola Oyebamiji garnered 444,815 votes. ADC’s Najeem Salaam finished in third place with 17,180 votes. Adeleke triumphed in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, whereas Oyebamiji won in 11. Political observers are expressing mixed views on whether Nigerians can replicate the resilience…

…Uzodimma as Secretary. The council’s structure spans deputy director-generals for administration, mobilisation, media and election planning, alongside zonal directors and coordinators covering all six geopolitical zones. The gathering also came just days after the Independent National Electoral Commission’s official co…

A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the government punished the company in a row over military use of its technology. Anthropic infuriated Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in February by insisting its techno…

Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo dismissed Atiku Abubakar's 2027 campaign promises as a desperate final gambleAtiku, now the NDC presidential candidate, promised to reopen land borders and develop southern ports if electedNigerians pushed back hard at Keyamo online, with many defending Atiku's proposals as a credible al…

…intends to remove, why he considers their removal necessary, and what safeguards his administration would deploy against terrorism, arms trafficking, smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of transnational organised crime. “This distinction is fundamental. But of course, Atiku is unhinged now, and he would say o…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee a comprehensive forensic audit of Federal Government systems, including the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. The directive was contained in a statement signed by the preside…

…will start enjoying the commodity, complementary to the major waterworks of the administration of our governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. “The projects were facilitated based on requests to my office and prioritised on the basis of urgent need and expected numbers of beneficiaries,” the senator stated, while urging the hand…

…hurried measures being considered by the government reinforce its position that the administration had the capacity to cushion the effects of its harsh economic policies all along but simply refused to do so until its electoral interests were threatened. “No doubt, if these interventions are possible now, they were pos…

…to do, you know, as they fight their way out of poverty.” He welcomed the current administration’s stated intention to graduate beneficiaries from welfare. “And I heard that from this programme, and I commend that, the fact that they realise you don’t want to keep people in welfare. You want to be able to graduate them…

…of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Emmanuel Ugboaja, describing him as a committed unionist and democrat who played significant roles in the development of the party and Nigeria’s democratic process. Ugboaja, who died recently at the age of 60, was also credited with helping to strengthen the relationship between the Labo…

…permanently lose access to future immigration benefits in the country. Those are the administrative consequences. The legal ones, however, carry even greater weight.US mentions things people would face after committing a marriage fraud. Photo Imagesfor marriage fraud in USA conviction for marriage fraud in the United S…