Politics

  President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief and extended his condolences to the family and friends of Nigerian boxing icon Obisia Nwankpa, who passed away on June 2, 2025, at the age of 75.   Nwankpa, a towering figure in Nigerian sports, carved a distinguished career that saw him represent ...

    Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting incident near a US-backed aid distribution centre in the territory’s south. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that at around 7:00 am (0400 GMT), “six people were ...

  Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on Muslims in the state and across the world to reflect on the values of sacrifice, obedience, and faith as they mark the Eid-el-Kabir, also known as Eid-al-Adha.   In his Sallah message on Friday, Fubara encouraged Muslims to use the ...

    President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries from entering the United States, citing national security concerns.   The full travel ban affects nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.   The restriction will ...

  Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised the current chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, alleging that the All Progressives Congress would not have been registered or won the 2015 general elections if Yakubu had been in charge at the time.   Speaking on Arise ...

  Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has debunked claims that he consulted a native doctor regarding his re-election prospects ahead of the state governorship election on November 8, 2025.   Some reports and video clips have circulated online claiming that the governor consulted a native doctor to “brighten” his ...

    South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung pledged to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and “heal wounds” as he assumed office on Wednesday, following a decisive victory in a snap election triggered by his predecessor’s controversial martial law declaration.   The centre-left leader also warned that “rising protectionism and ...

  The Presidency on Tuesday refuted criticisms by a faction of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, which claimed that the administration’s policies have resulted in economic hardship, democratic decline, and social regression.   A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, ...

  The Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanni, has said that there is no he does not know any other title in Yorubaland that is superior to the Alaafin.   Oluwo, who described the Alaafin title as supreme to all other traditional titles in Yorubaland, said that the ...

  President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry for Works to repair the damaged bridge linking the north and southern parts of the country washed away by recent flood in Mokwa, Niger State.   The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, disclosed this on Tuesday when he led ...