Muhammad Shehu

Franco-British International University (FBIU), Kaduna, recorded a milestone with the matriculation of 362 students admitted for the 2025/2026 academic session. The maiden matriculation ceremony attracted parents, guardians, government officials, academics, invited guests and well-wishers from across the country to witness the formal admission of the students into the university community. READ ALSO Ojukwu varsity sacks […]

Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, in a statement outside 10 Downing Street. Starmer has announced he will resign as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. READ ALSO Keir Starmer quits as UK Prime Minister, LP leader Iran accuses Israel, US of violating ceasefire deal, closes Strait […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas as the new Director General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA). This was revealed in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), on Saturday. READ ALSO Tinubu appoints Adigwe head of National Health Technology, Data Analytics Office Court […]

A former Commissioner of Police Muhammad Wakili, popularly known as Singham, has accused President Bola Tinubu of running his administration as a personal property. Similarly, he critised the state governors of behaving in similar manner. READ ALSO Nigeria’s CEDAW re-election’ll strengthen women’s rights reform – Minister Army redeploys GOCs, staff officers, operational commanders The popular […]

Ten suspects had been arrested in connection with the killing of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State chapter, Alhaji Ardo Risku Mohammed, and his associate, Yakubu Isah. Both men were killed on Friday along Okwudu-Okpachenyi rural road in Otukpo Local Government Area while returning from a security […]

A rescue operation in La Guaira has succeeded in getting a toddler out alive from under the rubble, six days since the double-earthquake disaster in Venezuela. The miraculous story of the three-year-old’s rescue in the worst-hit northern region came as tens of thousands of people remained without adequate shelter, after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude […]

The Foreign Ministry has thanked foreign dignitaries who attended funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, saying their participation despite “pressure and threats” showed they had stood “on the right side of history.” In a statement on Saturday, the ministry expressed its appreciation to all foreign guests who […]

President Bola Tinubu’s retention of Vice Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2027 elections will brighten the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels, a former member of the House of Representatives, Professor Haruna Yerima, has said. He said Mr Shettima has been very dutiful and loyal to President Bola […]

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by committees appointed by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). READ ALSO Ex-Minister Nnaji docked, pleads not guilty to forgery, fraud charges Heat-wave kills 10,000 […]

The House of Representatives has adopted an amendment sponsored by United States Congressman Gregory Steube to withhold all US assistance to Nigeria until the country meets specific conditions to tackle violence. A voice vote on Wednesday approved the amendment which was added to the fiscal 2027 State Department spending bill. READ ALSO Over 30 civilians […]