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In a strongly worded press statement released on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, and signed by its Director General, Dr. Chidi Nwanyanwu, the group accused the Nigerian police of abusing the judicial process to carry out “criminality in uniform.” The Take-It-Back (TIB) Movement Global has condemned the continued detention of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, describing the so-called court order used …

President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Thursday that he has directed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count. “I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the expedited rollout of a free healthcare access initiative for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The directive was issued after he received a briefing from Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to President John Mahama, the government and people of Ghana following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, the Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others. The Ghanaian presidency had announced the incident hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers …

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of prominent Nigerian journalist Doyin Abiola. PREMIUM TIMES reported the death of Mrs Abiola, 82, early on Wednesday. Wife of the late Moshood (MFO) Abiola, Mrs Abiola was the first Nigerian woman to serve as editor of a national newspaper. In his condolence message on Wednesday, President Tinubu described Mrs Abiola as “an …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Government has banned a private consultant, Atalakpa Recovery Concept limited and other various transport unions from collection of any form of dues, levies, taxes or charges from motorists in the State. Alltimepost.com reports that the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor disclosed this in a statement made available to …

The Federal Government has forecasted heavy rainfall over a five-day period that may trigger flooding across 19 states and 76 locations. Floodwaters submerge major roads, streets and buildings, leaving debris and devastation in their wake after heavy rainfall | FILE COPY The warning, issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, …

Mrs Abiola made history as a pioneering figure in Nigerian journalism. Doyin Abiola, widow of the late Moshood “MKO” Abiola and the first Nigerian woman to serve as editor of a national daily newspaper, is dead. In its Wednesday report, the Punch newspaper said MKO Abiola’s son, Jamiu, confirmed the death of the veteran journalist. The paper added that the former Managing …

Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. Edward Omane Boamah became President John Mahama’s defence minister earlier this year shortly after Mahama’s swearing-in in January. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed was serving as the minister …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the state’s highest court to remove the Democratic House leader from office, escalating efforts to end the holdout blocking redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump. Bypassing lower courts, Abbott filed a rare emergency petition straight to the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court just three days into …