Mali’s military ruler, General Assimi Goita, has addressed the nation for the first time regarding the ongoing fuel crisis, warning of deadly risks faced by citizens and tanker drivers amid a blockade by a jihadi group. Speaking early this week during a visit to Bougouni in southern Mali to inaugurate a lithium mine, Goita said, …
Scores of University of Jos dental students have taken to the streets to protest the non-accreditation of their course, which has resulted in them spending over ten years in school without graduating. The students, on Wednesday, blocked the university gate at its Permanent site, singing solidarity songs and carrying placards with different inscriptions which read, …
Nigerian activist and public commentator Mahdi Shehu has warned that both Christians and Muslims would suffer if the United States were to invade Nigeria under the pretext of protecting religious groups. In a post on X on Wednesday, Shehu alleged that Washington’s heightened interest in Nigeria is driven principally by a fear of China and …
Resident doctors under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) have confirmed partial implementation of their outstanding demands by the government, but insist their ongoing indefinite strike will continue until all issues are fully addressed. The President of ARD-FCTA, Dr. George Ebong, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, acknowledging the payment of some salary arrears …
MultiChoice, Nigeria’s leading pay-TV provider, has announced a fresh reduction in the prices of its DStv and GOtv decoders, effective November 1. The DStv decoder now sells for ₦7,900, down from ₦10,000, while the GOtv decoder has been reduced to ₦6,500. This marks the second major price adjustment in recent months as part of the …
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Major General Abdullahi Mohammed (rtd.), a former Chief of Staff to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Mohammed, who hailed from Ilorin, Kwara State, died in Abuja around 1 a.m. on Wednesday at the age of 86. In a statement issued by his …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has again granted the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, until November 7 to open his defence in the terrorism case filed against him by the Federal Government or forfeit his right to do so. Justice James Omotosho gave the directive on Wednesday while …
In a historic moment for the city and the nation, Zohran Mamdani has been elected Mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim to hold the office and the youngest mayor in more than a century. Mamdani, aged 34, a state assembly member from Queens and a self-described democratic socialist, secured a decisive victory …
The Federal Government has appointed John Nwabueze as Nigeria’s Tax Ombudsman. The government announced this in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, late Tuesday, November 4. It stated that the appointment was in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), demanding a full investigation into what it described as a violent invasion of its National Secretariat in Abuja by suspended officials and their supporters. In a petition signed by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, the PDP alleged that …
