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In a major development in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted three video recordings into evidence, including footage allegedly showing Kanu inspecting a smuggled radio transmitter in Anambra State. The…
In a sweeping crackdown on examination malpractice, the Federal Government has approved stricter sanctions, including a three-year ban from participating in external exams for students found guilty of cheating. The directive, announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday, follows a new policy issued by the Minister…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the approval of the National Assembly to secure a total of $21.5 billion in external loans, alongside the issuance of ₦758 billion in domestic bonds to address critical infrastructure needs and settle outstanding pension liabilities. The request, presented during Tuesday’s Senate plenary,…
Nigeria and Venezuela are on track to deepen bilateral ties with the introduction of direct flight operations between the two countries, following a high-level meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Venezuelan Ambassador to Nigeria, Alberto Castellar Padilla. The meeting, held Monday in Abuja,…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Federal Government to intensify its collaboration with state authorities in the fight against growing insurgency threats in the North East, especially in Borno. Speaking to reporters after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Lagos on Monday, May 27, to lead Nigeria’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Lagos leg of the…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a significant step toward improving agricultural quality and enhancing intra-regional trade by revising standards for key food products across West Africa. From May 19 to 22, 2025, ECOWAS convened a four-day regional workshop in Lomé, Togo, focused on updating and…
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), commemorated the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The event also served as a platform to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, paid a two-day working visit to Guinea-Bissau from May 25 to 26, 2025, at the invitation of the country’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló. The visit formed part of ECOWAS’s ongoing diplomatic engagement with its Member States and was aimed at…
The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened, following a dramatic withdrawal from all reconciliation efforts by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday and personally signed, the former Rivers State Governor accused key PDP figures—most notably…
