Chinaās former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said. Tang Renjian accepted cash and property bribes totalling more than 268 million yuan ($38 million) between 2007 and 2024, the Peopleās Court of Changchun in northeast Jilin province said in a statement. The court…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has expressed deep concern over the sharp decline in moral values globally. He narrated an incident where a pastor of the church was arrested abroad for addressing a gathering with the phrase āladies and gentlemen.ā Speaking on the topic āMy…
Edo Speaker Blessing Agbebaku (Owan West constituency) and Deputy Maria Edeko (Esan Northeast II) on Monday survived the leadership change in the Assembly. The Speaker and Deputy are of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is now in the majority. The representative of Egor constituency in the…
Violence broke out in the Alaba Rago area of Iba, Lagos State, on Sunday following a confrontation between road transport workers, commonly known as agberos, and supporters of a local traditional ruler. The unrest resulted in the death of a yet-to-be-identified pedestrian who was fatally struck by a speeding vehicle during the chaos. The incident…
A tense encounter unfolded at the National Assembly on Wednesday as officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board walked out of a session convened by the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies. The Committee, led by Bayelsa lawmaker, Oboku Oforji, had summoned the examination body to account for its 2023ā2024…
The federal government has called on state governments yet to comply with the new National Minimum Wage Act and commence payment of the new N70,000 minimum wage to do so. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, made this appeal on Monday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, applauding the states…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed outrage over the leak of his fatherās speech online minutes before it was delivered to the nation. The speech, which addressed the ongoing protests against the governmentās leadership, was meant to be a live broadcast, but copies of it were released online beforehand. Seyi Tinubu…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to āopen the gates of hellā in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to take on the Palestinian militants. āWe have a common strategy, and we canāt always share the details of this strategy with the public, including when…
The Obidient Movement, a prominent socio-political group, has threatened to embark on nationwide protests following the arrest of Barrister Dele Farotimi, a renowned human rights lawyer and vocal advocate for good governance in Nigeria. In a press briefing by the National Coordinator of the Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, the group condemned what it described as…
The Kebbi State Police Command says operatives attached to the 36 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Birnin Kebbi have arrested five suspected bandits along the ZuruāTadurga axis and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and over ā¦2.6 million in cash. The arrests were made around 1 a.m. on Sunday during an operation under the…