2024

Britain’s head of state, King Charles III, will attend an Easter Sunday church service, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday, in his most high-profile engagement since revealing a cancer diagnosis. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle — a long-standing annual tradition of Britain’s royal…

The Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity, a non-governmental organisation based in Nigeria and Maryland, United States, has announced a collaborative effort with the United Nations, alongside the University of Washington to curb oil theft and revamp Nigeria’s energy sector. Together, they will host a session titled “Sustainable Energy Security in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges, and…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, and the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, have harped on unity, saying the beauty and strength of the country are in her diversity. Barau on Tuesday hosted the Oluwo of Iwo, a first-class traditional ruler in Osun State, in his office at the National Assembly, Abuja….

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has exposed the alleged funding of terrorist activities in Nigeria by the Indigenous People of Biafra, bandits, and other terror groups through global crowdfunding and on sports betting platforms. The financial intelligence unit revealed how IPOB received funds through affiliates in 22 countries that have registered at least 27 entities…

Viral videos on TikTok, showing bandits flaunting cash purportedly collected as ransom for their victims have ignited widespread anger. A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama, brought attention to these videos through a series of posts on his X on Monday. Makama said the account responsible for sharing the videos has amassed over 3,000…

The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.), has called for further analysis and conversations over the killings of soldiers in Delta State. A total of 17 military personnel comprising four officers and 13 soldiers were killed by irate youths during a communal clash over a land dispute in Bomadi and Okuoma…

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has broken his silence after an invitation by the Department of State Services over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. According to him, the invitation was necessary, and he had a productive interaction with the security agents who queried him. The PUNCH reports that the…

Reactions have been trailing the death of a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Dr Paul Akintelure, as the state governor, Mr Lucky Aiywdatiwa, described the incident as shocking and devastating. Akintelure was reported to have died on Tuesday in Lagos after a brief illness. Although details of his death have…

The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, said that the ministry, in collaboration with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, will begin regular reviews of both international and indigenous oil companies’ plans to ensure alignment with the goal of ending routine gas flaring by 2030. Salako said this in Abuja on…

The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Titus Amba, has condemned the non-payment of primary school teachers, which, according to him, is running into several months by some state governments. He also called on the Federal Government to make basic education a core responsibility of the state governments. Amba made this known at…

Elder statesman and National Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has condemned a military raid on his country home in the Kiagbodo Local Government Area of Delta State. Clark, in a statement he signed on Tuesday, recounted how he was inundated with calls informing him of the raid of his country home…