News as it breaks
A 28-year-old school bus driver, Onome Ughagha, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command over the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old female student in Sapele. The suspect was arrested after allegedly collecting ₦503,000 in ransom from the victim’s father, according to the police. …
The Federal Government is planning to identify and equip Ebola treatment centres in states with designated ports of entry as the number of identified contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed case rises to 53. The government is also assessing isolation facilities and strengthening surveillance, laboratory testing and infection prevention measures…
US President Donald Trump has urged Israelis to vote for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election, citing their joint war against Iran as evidence of their partnership. “When you go to the polls, please remember that Bibi has been an outstanding Warrior Prime Minister,” Trump wrote on…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo to lead the Directorate of Air Mobilisation for the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 re-election campaign. Keyamo will serve as director, while the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has been appointed Deputy Director…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has constituted its National Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general election, with its National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, appointed as chairman. The party announced the appointments in a statement, outlining the council’s responsibility to coordinate campaign activities nationwide and mobilise support for…
The President of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), Comrade Niyi Sunmonu, has called on the Federal Government to expedite the conclusion of its proposed agreement with the union and settle outstanding salaries, promotion arrears and other entitlements owed to university lecturers. Comrade Sunmonu also urged the Federal Ministries of…
Nigeria and Cyprus are seeking to strengthen bilateral relations, with a focus on trade, investment, education and political dialogue, following the presentation of credentials by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus, Ms. Nkechi Ufochukwu. Ms. Ufochukwu formally presented her Letters of Credence to the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides,…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has awarded 50,000 dollars in general damages to former ECOWAS Commission Commissioner for Internal Services, Professor Nazifi Abdullahi Darma, over the unlawful termination of his tenure. The court also ordered the payment of his outstanding salaries, allowances and other accrued financial entitlements up to the…
One person has died and three others have sustained injuries after a building collapsed in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State. The incident occurred in Akinola Street, off Ikorodu Road. The circumstances surrounding the collapse remain unclear, and details about the victims have yet to be released. More details……..
A court in Argentina is set to deliver its verdict in the trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the death of football legend Diego Maradona, six years after his death. The trial, which lasted six months, concluded with closing statements from the defendants and Maradona’s daughter, Dalma,…
