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Beijing has vowed countermeasures against Washington if US President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose new 100% tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump’s latest threat came after China unleashed a raft of export restrictions on rare earth minerals last week. The escalating tensions threaten to derail months of progress in trade talks. Ships are berthed at the container terminal of the port …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for his groundbreaking humanitarian initiative that secured the release of 4,068 inmates across correctional facilities nationwide, describing it as a major step towards reforming Nigeria’s criminal justice system and advancing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. In a statement issued by its Assistant Secretary-General, Adejuwon …

A top government source confirmed the development on Sunday, describing Edun’s condition as “very serious,” though adding that he is receiving intensive medical attention overseas. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has been flown abroad for urgent medical treatment after suffering a stroke, SaharaReporters has learnt. A top government source confirmed the development on …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reopened its student verification portal for 48 hours to enable tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so. According to the Fund, the 48-hour window followed the earlier closure of the verification portal for the 2024/2025 academic year and the need to give defaulting institutions a final opportunity to …

After a lull in the wave of incessant strikes in Nigeria’s university system, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday declared a two-week warning strike in public universities, citing the federal government’s reluctance to meet their long-standing demands. The warning strike, which commences at midnight on Sunday, was announced by the National President of the union, …

Keeping children in the same facilities as adults violates international human rights standards and exposes the children to immediate dangers, physical and sexual abuse, and other dangers. On a sunny afternoon in August 2020, 13-year-old Omar Farouq stood before a Sharia court in Kano State, accused of blasphemy. Too young to understand the gravity of the charges, he listened in …

By Alltimepost Correspondent BENIN CITY – The Federal High Court in Benin City has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other law enforcement agencies are legally empowered to break into buildings during lawful operations when access is denied, in accordance with Section 12(1) and (2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. Justice C.A. …

The Nigeria Police Force says it has uncovered credible leads on the gun suppliers who armed the suspects allegedly responsible for the killing of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command had earlier announced the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the September 29, 2025, robbery and murder at Unique Apartments, Katampe Extension, Abuja, where Maduagwu and …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu suddenly ran out of oxygen. He was appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by former President Muhammadu Buhari on October 21, 2015. He was sworn into office on November 9, 2015, for a five-year tenure that was renewable for one more term upon completion. He would have statutorily run his course by November 8 …

Hamas recalls 7,000 fighters to reassert control over Gaza amid fears of renewed internal violence after Israeli forces pulled back from parts of the territory The mobilisation has been widely anticipated as uncertainty grows about who will govern Gaza once the war ends – this is a key sticking point for later phases of Trump’s plan Elsewhere, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency says …