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Cameroon’s long-serving President, Paul Biya, has been re-elected for another seven-year term at the age of 92, extending his more than four-decade rule. The country’s Constitutional Council on Monday officially declared Biya the winner of the October 12 presidential election, securing 53.66% of the votes. His closest rival, Issa Tchiroma, trailed with 35.19%. Recall […]
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has assured Nigerians of uninterrupted fuel supply throughout the upcoming festive season, allaying fears of petrol scarcity during the ember months. Speaking on Sunday while announcing the expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd capacity, the billionaire industrialist […]
United States President, Donald Trump, has dismissed the idea of running for vice president in 2028, rejecting suggestions from some of his supporters that the move could allow him to bypass constitutional term limits and return to the White House. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday, Trump acknowledged that he might legally […]
Several people have been trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo. According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, emergency teams were immediately deployed to the site […]
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. The court had on October 24 adjourned till Monday, October 27, for Kanu to open his defence after sacking his degence team. Consequently, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 85 underage candidates (those who were less than 16 years old by September 2025), who successfully completed the comprehensive screening process established by the Board for exceptional admission. In a press statement on Monday, JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said that after meticulous […]
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by Islamist insurgents. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television that all education institutions would remain shut until 9 November, saying the movement of staff and students had been affected by the […]
The Bauchi State government has announced the appointment of Brigadier-General Marcus Kokko Yake (Rtd.) as the first Gung-Zaar of the newly established Zaar Chiefdom in the State. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Mrs Khadija Danladi Hassan Kobi, information officer at the State’s ministry for local government and chieftaincy affairs, and made […]
The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has said that the lingering unrest in the South-East region can only end if the Federal Government creates one more state and release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ on Sunday night, Nwoko argued that […]
Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has declared his intention to contest for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lamido made the announcement on Monday in a post on his verified Facebook page, where he also revealed plans to visit the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to obtain […]
