Osun Account Freeze: ADC Rejects Presidency’s Court Order Claim, Alleges Executive Interference
The controversy surrounding the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) restriction on the Osun State Government’s bank accounts has taken a new turn. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has publicly rejected claims by the Presidency…
Political Retaliation: “I Clothed and Fed You After Prison,” Atiku Fires Back at Obasanjo Over Renewed Attack
The long-standing political rift between former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and his former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has erupted into a fiery public exchange. Responding to recent public criticisms by Obasanjo—who reiterated that choosing…
Defense Architecture Expansion: COAS Appoints GOCs as Nigerian Army Activates Four New Divisions
In a historic overhaul of Nigeria's military command structure, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the appointment of General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and Brigade Commanders for newly established Nigerian Army…
Fubara has corrected his mistakes – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara committed no wrongdoing by reconciling with his political camp, insisting the governor had no other option than to return to the…
ALLEGED CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE: U.S. Congress’ move threatens food, health, jobs in Nigeria
…Education, security too… after $3 bn in aid…Experts: This is a diplomatic red alert Nigeria could be staring at one of its biggest humanitarian crises in decades after the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives voted to withhold 100 per cent of…
Dollar sale row: Marketers halt Dangote fuel loading, FG steps in
Marketers of petroleum products have stated that the loading of fuel has been put on hold at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery following the facility’s decision to sell fuel in dollars. Many marketers told The PUNCH on Sunday that the facility was not even…
Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral
Large crowds of black-clad mourners have gathered outside Tehran’s main mosque to pay their respects to Iran’s former supreme leader on the first day of his funeral commemorations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s body is currently lying in…
Floods kill 59 in Ivory Coast since mid-May: Government
Widespread flooding has killed at least 59 people in Ivory Coast since the “particularly heavy” rainy season began in mid-May, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Each year, the rainy season from late May to late July brings landslides…
Turkey says NATO adjusting to security landscape, US not withdrawing
NATO is adjusting to a shifting security landscape and the United States is not seeking to leave the alliance, Turkish ​Defence Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara next week.
Extreme Survival: Spike in Bus Fares and Rents Force Nigerians to Live in Cars, Offices, and Shops
A severe cost-of-living crisis is redrawing the socio-economic fabric of Nigeria’s major metropolitan hubs. Driven by a crushing combination of triple-digit rent hikes and hyper-inflated transportation costs, an increasing number of civil servants, young…