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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is imploring his party to fight back harder against President Donald Trump, arguing that history will remember some for their “complicity” in “bending the knee” to him. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Booker argued that Democrats can gain credibility with voters by showing they’re concerned about the American people rather than their party. …

In February 2025, Sowore was charged to court by same Egbetokun, over allegations of recording policemen who were allegedly demanding bribes on the road to Lagos airport. The Nigeria Police Force under embattled Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has again summoned a former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, to appear before a police panel in Abuja. This …

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and prayed there, violating a decades-old arrangement covering one of the most sensitive sites in the Middle East. Itamar Ben-Gvir X account Photos and videos of his visit show Ben-Gvir leading Jewish prayers at the compound, which is known by Jews as the Temple Mount, …

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday, said there will be a total collapse of the opposition in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. He stated this during the flag-off of the campaign for the August 16th Senatorial by-election in Edo Central Senatorial District in Uromi. He urged the candidates of the opposition parties to decamp to …

Former federal lawmakers from northern Nigeria are divided over President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, following an endorsement by the Northern Caucus Forum of the 9th National Assembly.  The caucus, in a communiqué at the end of a dialogue session, convened by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, threw its weight behind Tinubu’s re-election bid, describing him as …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – A group under the aegis of Ogbakha-Edo, on Friday, August 1, 2025 demanded the immediate withdrawal of the proposed bill before the National Assembly seeking to constitutionally enshrine the Ooni of Ife and the Sultan of Sokoto as Permanent Co-chairmen of the Nigerian Council of Traditional Rulers. The group who is calling for …

By Idahosa Musa A missing final year student of Microbiology Department, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has been found dead in Ekpoma, the administrative headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The deceased, identified simply as Blessing according to reports, was earlier allegedly reported missing by a close friend (name withheld) in the University According to …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced August 18 for the commencement of pre-registration for its Continuos Voter Registration CVR. This was disclosed on Friday in a message posted on its X handle. Specifically, the online pre-registration starts on August 18 while the in-person registration commences on August 25. The in-person registration will be held across its local government …

The nurses’ union declared a seven-day warning strike on 29 July. The National Chairman of the Federal Health Institutions sector of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Murakiyo Olajide, has debunked claims that the union has suspended its ongoing nationwide strike. Several media organisations had reported on Friday that nurses had agreed to suspend the strike following a closed-door …

The Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State has announced the renaming of six streets across its jurisdiction as part of an ongoing street naming and revalidation exercise. This move comes amid ongoing public debate over similar actions in Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), where a recent decision to rename popular landmarks—such as Charly Boy Bus Stop to Olamide …