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  Sources familiar with the development told SaharaReporters that the protest was not organic but allegedly coordinated to counter growing public sympathy for the striking workers. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been accused of hiring protesters to stage a public show of support for his administration amid the ongoing strike by the Joint Action …

Bipartisan senators blocked a massive spending bill Thursday, as eleventh-hour talks continue to avoid a costly partial government shutdown that looms at the week’s end. All Democrats, who are pushing to force changes to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies in the wake of Alex Pretti’s fatal encounter with federal agents in Minneapolis, voted not to advance the six-bill funding …

  Following the deliberations, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, inaugurated the committee to conduct a holistic investigation. The Nigerian Senate on Thursday set up an ad hoc committee to investigate operational inefficiencies and insecurity in the country’s railway system amid growing concerns over declining service delivery. The decision followed a personal explanation raised during plenary by a lawmaker who …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has granted permission to a former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the 2026 lesser Hajj. Justice Emeka Nwite, on Thursday, ordered the temporary release of Bello’s international passport, which had been in the custody of the court, to enable him undertake the religious exercise. …

  China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday. The Ming family was one of the so-called four families of northern Myanmar — crime syndicates accused of running hundreds of compounds dealing in internet fraud, prostitution …

  The Confederation of African Football Disciplinary Board has imposed a series of sanctions on the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football, as well as several players and officials, following incidents during the 2025 African Cup of Nations final. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday night, CAF said the sanctions were handed down …

  Investigators say the coup plotters planned to assasinate President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas A covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS), helped thwart a deadly plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government and assassinate key political figures, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Multiple …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have pledged continued support for striking workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The unions made the position known in a statement jointly signed by the Acting General Secretary of NLC, Mr Benson Upah, and the Secretary-General of TUC, Nuhu Toro, made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. …

The Police command in Anambra has vowed to maintain peace, enforce lawful directives and prevent any breach of public order across the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, was in Onitsha to reinforce public order, safety and public confidence. The …

ABUJA: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed claims that the tax reform laws which took effect in January were adulterated. Akpabio clarified the issue during plenary on Wednesday, saying the four tax Acts had been properly passed, gazetted, signed by President Bola Tinubu and certified by the Clerk of the National Assembly. “There is no adulteration. You can discard anything …