NIGERIA – Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party leader, Mr Peter Obi, has donated ₦25 million to the University of the Niger, Umunya, in support of scholarships and the continued development of the institution. Obi made the donation during a visit to the university on Thursday, reaffirming his long-standing commitment to education, healthcare,...
KADUNA — The trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, suffered a setback on Thursday as a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna adjourned proceedings until June 1, 2026, to hear two pre-trial motions filed by the defence in the corruption case instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)....
KADUNA — The crisis rocking the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has exposed deep cracks within one of Northern Nigeria’s most influential socio-political organisations. Once regarded as a united voice for the North on issues of governance, security, economy, and national cohesion, the forum is now battling internal accusations, power tussles, and questions over accountability. The...
LONDON — Thousands of British Jews gathered in north London on Tuesday to mark the Lag B’Omer festival, a celebratory event in the Jewish calendar, after weeks of heightened tension and fear following a string of antisemitic attacks. Community leader Levi Shapiro said the event was slightly different this year, referencing the recent antisemitic incidents...
CONGO – “They burned him alive, without even leaving me a trace of him.” Those are the words of Justine Tangakeya Basekauke, whose husband, Dr John Tangakeya, was one of four health workers killed by an angry mob in northeastern Congo last October. The trigger? A fake rumour that spread like wildfire on social media...
Panic is growing over a deadly cruise ship virus with possible human-to-human transmission, as countries worldwide scramble to track passengers who may have been exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius. Three people — a Dutch couple and a German national — died in the outbreak. Eight people, including a Swiss citizen, are suspected to...
LONDON — Arsenal have secured their place in the Champions League final for only the second time in club history, after scaling a tense, high-stakes night at the Emirates Stadium to defeat Atletico Madrid 1-0. The victory, which sealed a 2-1 aggregate win, booked the North London side a historic date at the Puskas Arena...
CAPE VERDE – A hantavirus outbreak has stranded passengers on a luxury cruise ship moored off Cape Verde, with seven confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths reported, as the World Health Organization investigates possible rare human-to-human transmission on board. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, carrying mostly British, American, and Spanish passengers, set off from the...
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Reform UK leader Nigel Farage poses for a photo on the day Britain's Reform UK party holds press conference, in London, Britain, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Nigeria’s democracy is being strangled in broad daylight — not at the polling units but in the government houses where governors sit with party machinery and decide who will appear on the ballot. Before the people have spoken, before delegates have gathered, before primaries have been conducted, the outcome has already been scripted. What is...
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