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The Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Digital Force, Pharmacist Ikeagwuonwu Chinedu Klinsmann, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant a state pardon to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in the spirit of national reconciliation and renewed hope for unity. In a statement issued from Stockholm, Sweden, on …

The video grab, estimated to have been filmed in November 2023, shows Bipin Joshi in Hamas captivity.Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters Family of deceased Nepali hostage once shown in video had “faith and hope” he was alive Bereaved relatives of Bipin Joshi – a deceased hostage who was shown alive in a Hamas video after he was taken on …

Israeli authorities have notified the United Nations that the amount of humanitarian trucks expected to be allowed into Gaza will be reduced or delayed due to the limited number of deceased hostages so far released by Hamas, a UN spokesperson said Tuesday. Olga Cherevko, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Gaza, was …

That is – and has been – the hope of Ukraine and Europe for months. During US President Donald Trump’s ebullient speech to Israel’s Knesset, he made it clear that elusive peace in Ukraine is his next priority, and that of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. And that this was a goal Trump had hoped would have proven easier than what he …

According to the governor, the new terror network has begun to establish its presence in parts of the North-Central zone, particularly in Kwara State, a development he described as deeply troubling. A new terrorist organisation known as Wulowulo has reportedly surfaced in North-Central Nigeria, raising fresh security concerns across the region. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State sounded the alarm …

Five months after the death of Nigeria’s boxing legend, Obisia Nwakpa, his remains still lie in a Lagos morgue, a situation that has reignited concern over the country’s neglect of retired athletes who once brought glory to the nation. Nwakpa, fondly called Golden Glove, died on June 3, 2025, aged 75, after years of battling ill health. Despite decades of …

The United States Army War College (USAWC) has posthumously inducted the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, into its prestigious International Hall of Fame (IHOF). The induction ceremony took place on Monday during the opening of the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Convention at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, Washington, D.C. This is …

Historically, the defection ends PDP’s presence in the South-east which had been controlled by the party since 1999 with Enugu joining Ebonyi and Imo in the list of states controlled by the APC in the region. Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has explained that he and other members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state defected to …

The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive reform of admission entry requirements for all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, introducing a more flexible and inclusive framework aimed at expanding access to higher education. The development followed the approval of the National Guidelines for Entry Requirements into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, according to a statement issued by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press …

Joash Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and law professor at the University of Jos, was appointed as INEC chairperson by President Tinubu last Thursday after ratification by the National Council of State. President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm the appointment of Joash Amupitan as the substantive chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The president’s request …