By Ayomide Otitoju A solemn funeral service for victims of the Palm Sunday attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos, was disrupted by rising tensions on Monday as fresh details emerged and protesters gathered outside the church. The Chief of Staff at the Government House, Jeremiah Satmak, who represented the Plateau State Government, extended condolences to the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Mohammed Usman Zuru, has died. His death was confirmed on Monday in a statement issued by his aide, Murtala Diri, who disclosed that the lawmaker passed away in the evening while receiving medical treatment in Cairo. Zuru, who represented Zuru Constituency, served as…
By Ayomide Otitoju The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns that recent actions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may prevent the party from participating in the 2027 general elections. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said INEC’s refusal to receive its correspondence makes it difficult to…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his acting chief of staff, Ziv Agmon, following the emergence of leaked comments in which Agmon reportedly made racist and disparaging remarks. “Ziv Agmon will leave his post in the coming days once his successor, Ido Norden, takes office,” Netanyahu said in a post on X late Sunday….
Israeli rescue services on Monday confirmed that four people were killed when an Iranian missile struck a residential building in Haifa on Sunday. “All four missing persons have been located… All were found without signs of life, and MDA paramedics declared them deceased,” said Magen David Adom. The victims—two men and two women—were all Israeli…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to inaugurate six key legacy projects of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during his first official visit to Lagos State, the Presidential Villa announced. The two-day visit, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, will see the commissioning of major infrastructure including the Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge, Lagos State Geographic Information…
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, has warned that recent attacks near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant pose a serious threat to nuclear safety and must cease immediately. Grossi, who leads the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the facility in southern Iran has been targeted multiple times since the outbreak of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Israeli airstrikes have killed the intelligence chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, intensifying hostilities as Tehran defied threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump over the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards confirmed that their intelligence chief, Majid Khademi, was killed in a dawn strike, while Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said the…
By Ayomide Otitoju At least six worshippers were killed and several others abducted during a Sunday Easter service in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, after an attack by armed bandits. The assailants targeted two churches—First ECWA Church and St. Augustine Catholic Church—arriving in large numbers in the early hours, opening fire…
