Month: November 2025

  Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has signed into law a bill prescribing a 10-year jail term for anyone who violently or forcefully gains entry into state-owned property. The governor also assented to another provision stipulating a five-year imprisonment for individuals involved in the unauthorized sale or transfer of government property without the governor’s consent. … Continue reading “Okpebholo Signs Law Prescribing Jail Term For Forceful Entry Into Edo Govt Properties”

    The Senate has appealed to protesting government contractors to remain calm, assuring them that the Senate will soon approve the President’s request for ₦1.150 trillion domestic borrowing to settle outstanding debts owed to them. Some contractors had earlier besieged and barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly over unpaid debts for executed projects, … Continue reading “We Will Approve ₦1.1trn For Debt Settlement, Akpabio Assures Protesting Contractors”

  The Senate has announced plans to debate recent comments attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump alleging a Christian genocide in Nigeria. Speaking during plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio said he would await the Federal Government’s official response before making any comment on the issue. Akpabio clarified that he was not in a position … Continue reading “Senate Set For Debate Over Trump’s Genocide Claims”

  Members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria on Tuesday staged a protest at the National Assembly gate in Abuja, demanding payment for completed projects. The contractors accused the Federal Government of failing to pay debts owed for projects executed, completed, and commissioned since 2024, despite repeated assurances. According to them, over 50 per … Continue reading “VIDEO: Indigenous Contractors Protest Non-Payment Of Debts At National Assembly”

  Erling Haaland has warned opponents he is still not the finished article despite his phenomenal goalscoring record for Manchester City. The Norwegian forward, who faces former club Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday, has netted a staggering 26 goals in 16 games for club and country this season. Former England striker Alan … Continue reading “Which Record? Haaland Warns He Can Get Even Better”

National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5 °C this century — nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the UN warned Tuesday. Scientists are in broad agreement that warming above 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial times risks catastrophic consequences, and every effort … Continue reading “World On Track To Dangerous Warming As Emissions Hit Record High — UN”

  Former England football captain David Beckham on Tuesday received his knighthood from King Charles III at Windsor Castle, calling it his “proudest moment”. The football star, 50, who played 115 times for England as well as for some of the world’s most high-profile clubs, including Manchester United and Real Madrid, was knighted for services … Continue reading “Football Star David Beckham Hails Knighthood As ‘Proudest Moment’”

  The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has cleared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to proceed with its scheduled elective National Convention on November 15 and 16, 2025. In a ruling delivered by Justice A. L. Akintola, the court granted an interim order allowing the party to hold the convention as planned in … Continue reading “Court Clears PDP To Hold Scheduled National Convention”

  The United Nations said Tuesday it had distributed food parcels to one million people in Gaza since the ceasefire, but warned it was still in a race to save lives. The UN’s World Food Programme stressed all crossing points into the Gaza Strip should be opened to flood the famine-hit Palestinian territory with aid, … Continue reading “Food Parcels Delivered To One Million Gazans Since Ceasefire — UN”