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Security forces fanned out across the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday as the area council elections got underway, with the police command deploying personnel to all polling units amid assurances of a peaceful process bolstered by reinforcements from national headquarters. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, confirmed the extensive mobilization during a briefing,…
A new era of heightened vigilance has dawned in Kwara State as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps rolls out a comprehensive 24-hour surveillance operation, prioritising the protection of critical national assets and public safety amid persistent regional threats. The initiative, unveiled by Kwara State Commandant Bala Bawa Bodinga in Ilorin on Thursday,…
Nigeria’s healthcare crisis has a new battlefront. The Federal Government has announced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS), a dedicated military medical institution designed to simultaneously address the country’s catastrophic shortage of doctors and overhaul healthcare delivery within its defence forces a sector that, by official admission, currently…
The estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle outstanding legal claims from potentially dozens of victims who say they were sexually assaulted or trafficked by the disgraced financier, according to a court filing submitted on Thursday. The proposed settlement, which must be approved by a…
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has declared that any player, coach, or manager found guilty of racist behaviour in football “shouldn’t be in the game”, speaking out following allegations of racial abuse during a Champions League match earlier this week. UEFA opened an investigation into claims that Real Madrid forward VinÃcius Júnior was racially…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has directed anti-corruption agencies to station personnel at polling units during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, with orders to make immediate arrests of anyone caught buying or selling votes. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, delivered the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, describing…
The Kano State Government has directed the immediate closure of all entertainment centres across the state for the duration of the Ramadan fasting period, a move aimed at creating what authorities describe as a morally conducive environment for Muslim observance. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Abdullahi Sulaiman, Public Relations Officer of the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until April 30 the trial of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, on charges of official corruption and abuse of office, following the presiding judge’s absence on Wednesday. The case, which is before Justice Mohammed Umar, could not proceed because…
Eighty per cent of the judgements handed down by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States cannot be enforced a damning statistic that the court’s own president laid bare before Nigeria’s highest judicial officer in Abuja, underscoring a deepening compliance crisis that has long undermined the legitimacy and operational…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared that the United States will not succeed in destroying the Islamic republic, delivering the stark warning on Tuesday as a second round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington got underway in Geneva. Speaking in a nationally broadcast address, Khamenei directly responded to remarks made by United…
