Police Release Osun Commissioner After Day in Custody
Osun State police officers released Environment Commissioner Mayowa Adejoorin after keeping him in detention for…
Police Release Osun Commissioner After Day in Custody
Osun State police officers released Environment Commissioner Mayowa Adejoorin after keeping him in detention for twenty-four hours. Security forces grabbed the state official on Friday following a violent shooting near an All Progressives Congress rally in Ilesa. Police spokesman Abiodun Ojelabi linked the cabinet member’s arrest to an intercepted Lexus vehicle containing spent ammunition and…
Houthis Strike Saudi Aramco Refinery After Defence Pact
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a drone strike against a major Saudi Aramco refinery in Jizan on Sunday. Saudi emergency crews extinguished the dawn blaze before flames spread across the 400,000-barrel complex. The strike came just two days after Riyadh signed a trilateral security pact with Turkey and Pakistan. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed full…
JAMB Clears 5,000 Complaints As Registrar Resumes
Newly appointed JAMB Registrar Segun Aina relocated his desk into the agency’s complaint unit. The direct move cleared over 5,000 backlogged candidate grievances within five days. Bureaucratic sluggishness usually cripples public service delivery across state agencies. Sitting beside frustrated desk officers forces immediate administrative focus on operational failure points. Candidates pay mandatory fees. Executive presence…
Security Forces Rescue 34 Kidnap Victims in Zamfara, Edo Operations
Joint security teams rescued thirty-four kidnap victims during parallel armed operations in Zamfara and Edo states. Troops neutralised one kidnapper and recovered ₦1.5 million in cash during the south-western sting. Thirty-three travellers regained freedom in northern Zamfara after soldiers intercepted their captors along a major highway. Security forces exploited live ransom talks to trap the…
SERAP Challenges Tinubu, Atiku, Obi on Assets
A frontline rights group wants Nigeria’s top politicians to expose their personal wealth ahead of 2027. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project challenged President Bola Tinubu and opposition leaders to disclose their assets. Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi lead a nineteen-candidate list facing the voluntary challenge. SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare issued the demand in…
Iran Refuses to Reopen Hormuz Without US Concessions
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declared on Sunday that they will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until Washington meets all of Tehran’s demands. Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi described the vital maritime chokepoint as an active theatre of war rather than a simple shipping route. The announcement directly contradicts optimistic signals from White House officials regarding imminent…
“Budgets Do Not Materialise By Accident”: ADC Faults ICPC On PFIPC
Two days after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission handed President Bola Tinubu an interim report on the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, the African Democratic Congress and a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chekwas Okorie, have rejected the findings and demanded an independent investigation into how a…
“The Cooking Pots Do Not Lie”: Atiku, Presidency Clash Over CBN Survey
Nigerian households have quietly withdrawn from the market for homes, vehicles and durable goods, and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s own survey instrument is now the document at the centre of a fierce political argument over whether the country’s economy is recovering or merely stabilising on paper. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate…
Messi Loses Father, Jorge Messi, at 68 in Rosario
Jorge Messi, father and primary architect of Lionel Messi’s legendary football career, died on Friday in his hometown of Rosario. He was 68 years old. The senior Messi succumbed to a prolonged illness at a private clinic surrounded by family members. His passing marks the end of a quiet yet powerful partnership that reshaped modern…
Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Spreads to Bones
Former US President Joe Biden faces a deteriorating medical condition as his prostate cancer spreads further into his bones. His son Hunter Biden revealed the update during a BBC interview broadcast on Friday evening. The 83-year-old former leader now suffers from severe pain and debilitating physical symptoms. Doctors initially diagnosed the elder Biden with an…