Year: 2025

  The National Assembly has commenced deliberations on far-reaching constitutional amendments that could see the creation of 55 new states and 278 additional local government areas across the country. Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North) stated this on Friday at the two-day joint retreat of the Senate and House of Representatives’ Committee … Continue reading “National Assembly Reviews Proposals For 55 New States, 278 Councils”

  US President Donald Trump leaves on Friday for Asia and high-stakes talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping — as Washington played down speculation that he could meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Trump is set to meet Xi in South Korea on the last day of his trip, aiming for a “deal on everything” … Continue reading “Trump Heads For Asia And Xi Talks, As Kim Speculation Swirls”

  Israeli air strikes killed two people in southern Lebanon on Friday, state media and the ministry of health reported, with Israel’s military saying it had targeted members of Hezbollah. According to Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA), one man “was targeted by an Israeli drone with a guided missile while he was driving” along … Continue reading “Two Killed In Israeli Strikes In South Lebanon”

  The New York attorney general who successfully prosecuted Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Friday to bank fraud charges and accused the president of using the justice system as a “tool of revenge.” Letitia James, 67, one of three prominent Trump critics to be hit with criminal charges in recent weeks, entered the not … Continue reading “NY Attorney General Pleads Not Guilty, Says Trump Seeking ‘Revenge’”

    A former Commander of Operations Safe Haven, Major General Anthony Atolagbe (rtd), has commended President Bola Tinubu for the recent military shake-up amid the security challenges facing the country. On Friday, Tinubu sacked the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and appointed the Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, as his replacement. … Continue reading “Service Chiefs: Tinubu Did Something Remarkable With Military Shakeup – General Atolagbe”

  President Bola Tinubu on Friday carried out a major shakeup in the hierarchy of Nigeria’s military architecture, replacing General Christopher Musa with General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Defence Staff. Tinubu also appointed Major-General W. Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshall S. K Aneke as Chief of Air … Continue reading “Meet Tinubu’s New Service Chiefs”

The Super Falcons of Nigeria started their qualification for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in comfortable style after a 2–0 victory over the Benin Republic in Friday’s first-leg encounter played in Lomé, Togo. First-half strikes from Chinwendu Ihezuo and Esther Okoronkwo sealed the win for the nine-time African champions, who dictated play … Continue reading “Super Falcons Soar Past Benin In WAFCON 2026 Qualifier”

  Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended six suspected members of a notorious ‘one-chance’ syndicate operating beneath the Ijora Bridge corridor of the state. READ ALSO: LASTMA Impounds 235 Vehicles For Indiscriminate Parking, Others  In a decisive and meticulously coordinated enforcement operation reflective of the Lagos State Government’s unflinching commitment to public safety, environmental … Continue reading “LASTMA Arrests Six Suspected ‘One-Chance’ Robbers, Recovers 77 Stolen Phones, Others Under Bridge “

  Pope Leo XIV on Friday approved the beatification of 11 priests killed by the Nazi or Communist regimes in Europe in the 1940s and 1950s, putting them close to sainthood. READ ALSO: King Charles, Pope Leo Pray Together In Historic First They include Jan Swierc and eight other Polish Salesian priests persecuted between 1941 and … Continue reading “Pope Leo Beatifies 11 Priests Killed By Nazi, Communist Regimes”