Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled Damascus as rebel forces entered the capital, marking a potential turning point after 13 years of civil war. Reports of Assadās departure emerged on Saturday, with opposition forces claiming victory and celebrating across the city. Thousands of political prisoners have reportedly been freed from government detention centers, underscoring…
President Bola Tinubu has urged media practitioners in Nigeria to freely criticise government policies but to do so with fairness, and a sense of national responsibility. The President made the call on Wednesday at the All Nigerian Editors Conference in Abuja, where he acknowledged the vital role of the media in shaping public discourse and…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has revoked 568 lands allocated in Maitama II, Abuja. This decision, announced on Wednesday, affects individuals, companies, and government officials who failed to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) before the January 15 deadline, Premium Times reports. Prominent names on the list include the Governor of Imo State,…
Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has declared that the mandate given to him by President Bola Tinubu has been āsufficiently achieved,ā following the restoration of democratic governance at the grassroots level. Ibas made the declaration on Friday at Government House, Port Harcourt, during the formal presentation of the report of the…
The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has appointed Oba Oladipo Olaitan as the new leader of the group. This was contained in a communique issued after its monthly general meeting held at the lsanya Ogbo, in Ogun state, the country home of its late leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. The Meeting was attended by delegates from…
The police command in Lagos state has confirmed the death of a young woman, whose identity is unknown, in a hotel at the Dopemu area of the state. The commandās spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened about 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Mr Hundeyin…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed the allegations against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing them as āuseless allegationsā triggered by a change in her seat within the Red Chamber. Akpabio also claimed the Kogi Central Senator, who has been suspended from the Senate for six months, had traumatized him and others with her accusations….
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that the fellow who breached security protocol during the commissioning of projects at Murtala Mohammed Square by President Bola Tinubu was born with āpsychiatric disordersā. The Commandās Spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said the individual, Umar Mohammed, a native of Anguwan Muazu in Kaduna, The police…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate and comprehensive deployment of police tactical assets to troubling communities in Plateau State. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the deployment was in response to the series of attacks and killings that have plagued some communities in…
Conservative Party leader and UK opposition head, Kemi Badenoch, has opened up about her difficult experiences growing up, including her time at a Federal Government Girlsā boarding school in Sagamu, Nigeria, which she likened to a prison. Speaking from Westminster within sight of Big Ben, Badenoch ā the MP for Saffron Walden since 2017 ā…