A U.S. federal court has handed down a second life sentence to David Deval Martin, 40, of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, for the savage 2013 killing of a Checotah woman he once dated. Martin was convicted by a federal jury in October 2024 of murder in Indian Country after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the…
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council to adopt full Computer-Based Testing for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, in Bwari on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports…
Military-led Burkina Faso has passed a law criminalising and banning homosexuality, imposing jail sentences for whoever violates the law. The country’s unelected transitional parliament on Monday passed the law, imposing up to five years’ jail term and fines as punishment for homosexual acts. In a broadcast on state-owned media, Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala said,…
Nigeria’s most capped international, Ahmed Musa, has officially announced his retirement from international football, bringing to an end a distinguished career with the Super Eagles that spanned nearly 15 years. In a heartfelt message addressed to Nigerians and football fans, the former Super Eagles captain reflected on a journey that began when he was a…
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted and killed a retired Permanent Secretary from Gombe State who was enjoying his retirement in Kano before the tragic incident. The victim, Atiku Mu’azu, was a former Chairman of the Gombe State Board of Internal Revenue Service. He was residing at Kabuga/Jan Bulo Estate along Gwarzo Road,…
Food crises have been reported in 31 states of the country, while the North East region is severely affected. The situation is compounded by rising production costs as witnessed in Maize production costs, which have surged by 69.7 percent, with the attendant significant food price increases like cowpea prices, which have gone up by 300…
The Senate has confirmed Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Red Chamber confirmed Amupitan after a voice vote conducted by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and after undergoing screening and answering questions posed by the lawmakers. Amupitan had earlier arrived at the National Assembly complex earlier, exchanged pleasantries…
Some Muslim leaders in Nigeria have strongly cautioned Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, against making comments or taking actions that suggest interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs. The warning followed statements credited to the Israeli leader on Israel’s alleged intention to get involved in security matters concerning Nigeria. According to the leaders, Nigeria remains a sovereign…
Gunmen have reportedly abducted a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly representing Pankshin South Constituency. AIT reports that the lawmaker was abducted from his home at Dong area of Jos North LGA. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Plateau State has been battling insecurity. Recall that the District Head of Birbyang in Birbyang Ward of…
The Dangote refinery has re-employed the engineers sacked last month during the crisis between it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the engineers were now being posted to Borno, Zamfara, Benue and others. The engineers, some of whom were still graduate trainees during their sack,…
