Traders in the popular Onitsha Bridge Head Drug Market, under the umbrella body of ‘Ogbogwu Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha,’ has continued to count their losses, as the market has remained closed since February 10, 2025, when operatives of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), raided the market, reportedly catered away trailer … Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin “will die soon,” reinforcing speculation about the Russian leader’s declining health. Speaking during an interview in Paris following his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Zelenskyy made his bold assertion, stating: “He (Putin) will die soon, and that’s a fact, and it will come … Read more

The House of Representatives has reversed its decision on a bill that seeks to remove immunity from the Vice President, governors, and their deputies. The move came after Majority Leader Julius Ihonvbere introduced a motion on Thursday, leading the lawmakers to reconsider their stance. The bill, which had already passed its second reading, aimed to … Read more

Chibuzo Okereke, Co-convener of the National Legislative Conference, addressed the role of technology in elections, emphasising the need for gradual adoption. “Technology is important here. But again, political culture must allow us to deploy credible technology to drive the process. And technology must be incremental,” he explained, warning against immediate, wholesale implementation without sufficient voter … Read more

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has said that he was instrumental to Peter Obi’s vice presidential candidacy in 2019. Omokri said it was due to some of his strategic initiatives that Obi was chosen to become the running mate to Atiku Abubakar during the 2019 presidential campaigns and election. Speaking in … Read more

The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has announced the cancellation of this year’s Sallah festivities, including the traditional Durbar, due to security concerns. In a broadcast on Wednesday, he expressed regret over the decision but emphasised that safeguarding the lives and property of Kano residents remains his top priority. “Following the people’s mandate … Read more

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has said he took a vow to destroy Peter Obi’s Obidient movement because he (Obi) was his project. Omokri said he was responsible for Obi’s vice-presidential candidacy in 2029. His position, however, contradicts Atiku Abuabakar‘s account of how Obi became his vice in the 2019 election. Naija News reported … Read more

Bisola Ajomobi Kola-Daisi, the eldest daughter to the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi is dead. She died in the early hours of Thursday, March 27, 2025, a former aide to the late ex-governor, Bolaji Tunji confirmed her death. Tunji said, “Yes, it has been confirmed.” Married to Kolapo Kola-Daisi, Bisola died in … Read more

At least six people are feared dead, and nine others injured after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt, early Thursday, according to CNN. Authorities confirmed that 29 passengers were rescued from the vessel, while the injured, including four in critical condition, were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. The submarine, identified … Read more

The Kano State Police Command has, on Tuesday, assured residents of maximum security deployment to prevent any breakdown of law and order before, during, and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The assurance comes amid heightened political tensions in the state due to the ongoing emirship dispute between supporters of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero and … Read more

South Sudan’s opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, had invalidated their 2018 peace deal and risked plunging the country back into war. A convoy of 20 heavily armed vehicles entered Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, late on Wednesday and arrested him, … Read more

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot urged Beijing on Thursday to help bring Russia to talks over ending its war in Ukraine as he met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. France and China have sought to boost ties in recent years, but Paris has also pressed Beijing on its relations with Moscow, which have strengthened since the … Read more

The Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has called on Nigerian politicians to stay truthful to the electorate during and after elections. He urged politicians, especially public office seekers to know the people they intend to govern and understand their plight. The Monarch gave the charge on Wednesday  while receiving a delegation of the Social Democratic … Read more

Bisola, the first child of former Oyo Governor, late Abiola Ajimobi has passed on at the age of 42. It was gathered that Bisola died after a brief illness in the United Kingdom (UK). As reported by The Nation, former Senator Teslim Folarin confirmed the incident on Thursday, March 27, 2025 Late Ajimola’s daughter was … Read more

A bright orange helicopter races over the jungle to dump water on a raging wildfire that is adding to the air pollution choking Thailand’s northern tourist hub of Chiang Mai. Chutaphorn Phuangchingngam, the only female captain in Thailand’s national disaster prevention team, draws on two decades of flying to steer the Russian-made chopper through the … Read more