A court in Finland has set May 2025 as the deadline for prosecutors to bring charges against Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities. Mikko Laaksonen, Senior Detective Superintendent at the Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, disclosed the timeline on Tuesday, confirming that Ekpa’s case is progressing in the Päijät-Häme District…
Corporate Economics graduate, Nancy Nwabueze, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO, a PUNCH correspondent how her fears as a young woman in search of a job eventually turned into a blessing after embracing a different path to make ends meet You are a graduate yet went into business. When did you first realise you wanted to tow this…
Professor Samuel Ogunwale Ogundiran, a renowned academic and Professor of Educational Administration and Planning, has congratulated Muslim faithful in Ibarapa North, Ibarapa Central Federal Constituency, Ibarapa land and Oyo state in general on the successful completion of the 2025 Ramadan fasting. In a heartfelt message on Sunday, Professor Ogundiran expressed his warmest congratulations to the…
Nigerian mixed martial artist Juliet Ukah has won the first ever PFL Africa bout, defeating South Africa’s Ceileigh Niedermayr by unanimous decision in their women’s strawweight showcase at the inaugural PFL Africa event in Cape Town. The 26-year-old policewoman extended her undefeated career record to 7-0 with a commanding performance that saw all three judges…
President Donald Trump has lifted U.S. sanctions imposed by his predecessor on extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a reversal praised by the Israeli far right. Then-President Joe Biden’s administration had imposed sanctions on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of violence against Palestinians. The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, said yesterday that water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, has been released into Rivers Niger and Benue. Consequently, the agency warned Nigerians resident in floodplains to relocate immediately to safe spaces in anticipation of attendant floods that annually come with the release of water from the dam. The…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Oguduokwor Ward in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has expelled its suspended National Vice Chairman, South-East Zone, Mr. Ali Odefa, from the party. The decision follows allegations of anti-party activities, which led to his initial suspension on September 11, 2024. According to Onyeka Herbert Ovuta, Acting Chairman of…
Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have, in the last 24 hours, rescued no fewer than 23 kidnap victims, apprehended key terror collaborators and destroyed illegal oil refineries in different parts of the country. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops had sustained momentum in ongoing…
Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu appointed Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) mainly to help secure political influence in the South-South region. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Lamido said Wike’s role in the administration is strategic and temporary, based solely on Tinubu’s…
The federal government says about N3.8 trillion will be required to rehabilitate the Third Mainland Bridge following the discovery of severe underwater structural issues. David Umahi, the minister of works, spoke on Wednesday after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The minister detailed findings…