Israeli PM Netanyahu seeks pardon over corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked President Isaac Herzog to grant him pardon from corruption charges that have devolved into a long-running trial. Netanyahu faces corruption charges including bribery,…
Bandits abduct pastor, wife, parishioners in Kogi
Bandits yesterday attacked a church in Ejiba Community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the pastor, his wife and many worshipers. Daily Trust gathered that…
NNPCL battles N8.07trn debt from oil for cash deals – Report
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is burdened with crude-backed loan obligations estimated at N8.07tn, according to an analysis of its 2024 financial statements and capital-commitment disclosures. The liabilities stretch…
It’s shameful that US Congress discussed Nigeria’s security while our lawmakers focussed on politics – Bakare
Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, has criticised the national assembly for “busying itself with politicking” while the US congress convened a hearing on the country’s worsening…
Tributes as Bade Adeshina bags honorary doctorate from Edwin Clarke University
Professor Wasiu Olayide Lawal, University Librarian at the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, has paid tribute to Alhaji Bade Adeshina on the occasion of his conferment of…
Tinubu nominates Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Jimoh Ibrahim, 29 others as ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has sent a fresh batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, expanding Nigeria’s diplomatic reshuffle barely days after the first set of names was forwarded.…
Dahiru Bauchi, renowned Islamic scholar, is dead
Dahiru Usman Bauchi, leader of the Tijjaniyyah Sufi order in Nigeria and one of the country’s most influential Islamic scholars, has passed on. Family sources confirmed that the cleric…
Southern governors, monarchs meet in Ogun, approve regional security fund
Governors and traditional rulers from the south-west, south-east and south-south met in Iperu, Ogun state, on Wednesday to discuss regional security, cooperation and shared development priorities. The meeting was…
Lawmakers panic, says lives in danger as police withdraw officers from VIPs
Several senators on Wednesday raised concerns about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police personnel attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs), warning that the move could expose them to…
FG encouraging banditry economy by paying abductors, Bolaji Abdullahi alleges
Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused the federal government of making deals with insurgents in order to secure the release of abductees. Recently, there…
