News as it breaks
For the first time in its 62-year history, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) can now produce 4,000 to 5,000 passports within five hours, thanks to new centralized infrastructure, according to Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The minister made this known on Thursday after inspecting the newly built Centralised Passport Personalisation…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today, Friday, September 19, for Kaduna State, as part of a brief but significant visit, according to a statement from the Presidency. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the trip in an official statement on Thursday.…
The National Assembly of Nigeria has directed the withdrawal of all previously issued circulars concerning contract awards for the 2025 fiscal year. This directive comes as the government prepares to roll out the ₦23.9 trillion capital component of the 2025 budget, which is expected to continue through 2026. This resolution…
For many Americans, the First Amendment is sacred a constitutional guarantee of free speech, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. But that right is now at the center of a fierce political storm following the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. On Thursday, Democrats accused President…
President Donald Trump is set to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, with the future of TikTok and progress on trade talks high on the agenda. “I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade,” Trump told Fox News…
Former defence minister Marguerite Gnakadé, a prominent critic of Togo’s long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé, has been arrested in Lomé, security sources confirmed. Gnakadé, who is also the sister-in-law of President Gnassingbé, recently urged the military to side with the people and end decades of dynastic rule. “She was arrested for…
Eleven people deported from the United States to Ghana have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government, arguing that their detention at a military camp is unlawful. Their lawyer, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, told the BBC that the deportees had not broken any Ghanaian law and should not be held against their…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he spoke with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the lifting of the six-month emergency rule in the state, stressing that peace has now returned after months of political turmoil. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed suggestions that he intends to impose political appointees on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who is set to return to office following the end of a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in March after…
Marcus Rashford made a stunning Champions League return to England on Thursday night, scoring twice in nine minutes to give Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United. The England forward, on loan from Manchester United, struck in the 58th and 67th minutes to register his first goals for the Catalan…
