President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive for the immediate release of all minors detained over their alleged involvement in August’s #EndBadGovernance protests. The announcement was made by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, during an emergency briefing at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Monday. Idris stated, “The President has instructed…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant for Hathiramani Ranesh, Managing Director of Dana Air, over his alleged failure to appear in court to face trial. In his ruling, Justice Egwuatu stated that the arrest was warranted due to Ranesh’s repeated absence despite being served with charges…
With just days until the conclusion of one of the most contentious elections in U.S. history, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump traversed swing states on Saturday, making final appeals to voters. Harris urged Americans to “turn the page” on what she described as Trump’s divisive brand of politics, while Trump doubled down on a message…
Quincy Jones, the visionary producer behind Michael Jackson’s most iconic albums and a prolific collaborator with jazz and pop legends like Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, has died at age 91, US media reported on Monday. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed Jones’s death in a statement but did not disclose a cause. Throughout his career…
The two leading candidates in Ondo State’s November 16, 2024, governorship election squared off on Sunday night in Akure, the state capital, in a debate that highlighted their competing visions for the future of the state. While 17 parties have registered candidates for the race, political analysts have framed the contest as a close rivalry…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has asserted that the 2027 general election will see Nigerians standing against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), rather than a typical party rivalry with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Makinde made these remarks on Saturday in Ibadan at the commissioning of the PDP’s South-West zonal secretariat. While commissioning…
As the November 5 election looms, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked in a razor-thin contest across pivotal swing states. In a race shaping up to be one of the closest in modern history, both candidates are making strategic stops in the handful of states likely to decide the outcome,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned and remanded 30-year-old Tsehemba Joshua on charges of armed robbery and the murder of Yusuf Ibrahim, a 19-year-old scrap scavenger. Joshua is alleged to have conspired with two accomplices, who remain at large, to rob and strangle Ibrahim, later burying his body in a shallow…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and a high-level delegation from Nigeria joined law enforcement leaders from 196 INTERPOL member countries at the 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly, which commenced today in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The assembly, scheduled to run until November 7, 2024, gathers global police chiefs and heads of…
