News as it breaks
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated that football “cannot solve geopolitical problems” as the organization faces mounting pressure to suspend Israel over its military actions in Gaza. During a meeting of the FIFA Council, Infantino addressed the growing calls for action against Israel by emphasizing FIFA’s core mission of promoting…
Amid escalating tensions over a disputed dissolution of the Akwa Ibom State Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), security operatives have taken over the party’s secretariat in Uyo to prevent a potential breakdown of law and order. The move follows conflicting announcements from the PDP National Working Committee…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sacked all commissioners and political appointees whose appointments were nullified by the recent Supreme Court judgement on the state’s political crisis. The Governor made the announcement on Wednesday, during a valedictory session held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, as part of…
The Lagos State Government has defended the recent demolition of structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, insisting that the exercise was based on technical planning violations and not motivated by ethnic bias. Speaking during a television interview on Thursday, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olumide Oluyinka,…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to bring the case forward. The suit, filed by Belema Briggs and four others, sought to invalidate…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that over 6.2 million Nigerians have successfully completed their online pre-registration for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, as the country gears up for the 2025 general elections. According to data released by INEC on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, a…
He urged the people of Benue not to grieve excessively, stressing that Ogbeh had lived a fulfilled life dedicated to service. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to the late former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Innocent Ogbeh, describing him as a “patriot and statesman whose…
Former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has been formally installed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The historic coronation took place on Monday at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, where Governor Seyi Makinde presented the staff of office and instrument of authority to the new monarch at exactly 3:08 p.m.…
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, has suggested that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s absence from this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) could be a calculated decision to avoid potential embarrassment from US President Donald Trump. Tinubu was represented at the 80th UNGA…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, to attend the official installation of Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The President’s convoy pulled into the historic Mapo Hall venue around 2:25 p.m. on Friday, where he was warmly received by Governor Seyi…
