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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…
A tense and disorderly session gripped the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers moved to rescind and recommit the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, suspending ongoing budget defence sessions to address what Speaker Tajudeen Abbas described as matters that would fundamentally shape Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The emergency legislative session, which drew members…
The West African Examinations Council has rolled out its new Digital Certificate Services System, known as WAEC DigiCert, across all five of its member countries, marking a significant shift in how examination certificates are accessed, verified, and shared across the sub-region. The announcement, made on Monday, February 17, 2026, through a statement issued by Demianus…
“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Quran 13:11) There’s something about Ramadan that feels like standing at the edge of a new beginning. Maybe you’ve been carrying heaviness for months, habits you can’t seem to break, patterns that keep repeating, a version of…
Nigerian travellers to the United Kingdom will no longer receive physical visa stickers in their passports from February 25, 2026, as the British High Commission in Abuja confirmed a full transition to electronic visas for all Nigerian nationals applying for UK visit visas. The announcement was contained in a statement released on Monday by…
Months before the first whistle blows at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a mounting visa processing crisis at Canada’s immigration agency is casting a long shadow over one of the most anticipated sporting events in modern history and for fans from some countries, particularly across Africa, the window to secure legal entry may already…
The death of two close friends of Anthony Joshua in a car crash in Nigeria last December was not merely a personal tragedy for the British heavyweight star it also, according to Tyson Fury, became the defining moment that convinced the self-styled Gypsy King to lace up his gloves once more. Fury, the 37-year-old former…
