The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 individuals following a tragic boat mishap on River Benue, which claimed 20 lives in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when a wooden canoe, carrying traders across the river to Odenyi in Nasarawa State, capsized after…
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has reiterated to Nigerians that visa application fees remain non-refundable and non-transferable. In a statement aimed at addressing growing concerns among Nigerians over the high costs of applying for U.S. visas. In a tweet posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, the Mission acknowledged the frustration felt…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the National Assembly for its decisive and “patriotic ratification of the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State”. The President in a statement through Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said the move was a critical step towards “restoring stability after a protracted political crisis that…
A State High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has barred the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting ward and local government congresses. Ruling on a motion ex parte brought before him, presiding Judge, Justice Godwin Ollor, restrained the defendants, APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje; Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola-Basiru, and the…
Armed bandits have abducted the traditional ruler of Yankuzo, Alhaji Babangida Kogo, in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, barely hours after a devastating Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike killed dozens of bandits in a forest enclave near the area. The monarch was reportedly abducted on Tuesday evening along the Mararraba axis as he…
Days to Tunisia’s election, Ayachi Zammel, a presidential candidate, has been sentenced to six months in prison for using “fraudulent certificates.” The Criminal Chamber of the Jendouba Court of First Instance sentenced Mr Zammel to six months in prison for “deliberately using a fraudulent certificate,” Tunisia’s TAP news agency reported Wednesday. Mr Zammel was sentenced…
There is rising concern within opposition ranks about a likely repeat of the 2023 scenario, in which its split led to a narrow but strategic victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Bola Tinubu. Feelers from opposition camps indicate that members are worried it will be difficult to unseat the…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has maintained that its directive on the suspension of biometric clearance and Community Development Services (CDS) still subsists This is against a circular making the rounds on social media purportedly signed by the NYSC Director General. The Scheme said the directory in circulation was a ruse which only existed…
TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” said…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the passing of Charles Bassey, a member of the historic Green Eagles squad that clinched Nigeria’s first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980. Bassey died on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the age of 71, following a prolonged illness. The former forward, who hailed from Eket in…