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President Bola Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Buhari died at 82 three days ago at a London clinic after battling health challenges for several weeks. His funeral was well attended by dignitaries at his home town in Daura, Katsina state, where he retired after handing over the presidency to Mr …

By Williams Adesoji Abuja, Nigeria – A prominent Nigerian social critic, pro-democracy and human rights advocate, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, has berated Femi Adesina, former Media Aide to late President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, for defending his frequent medical trips to United Kingdom. Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, made this view known in a press release titled:” Muhammad Buhari: Femi Adesina Cannot Defend …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, the Director-General of the Asue Ighodalo/Osarodion Ogie Campaign Council for the Edo State 2024 governorship election, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the party battles Gail of defection amid internal crisis. In a letter addressed to the PDP Ward 5 Chairman in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area …

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State, has ordered the forfeiture of foreign currencies worth ₦653 million to the Federal Government following the conviction of one Salisu Ahmad for failure to declare the funds upon entering the country. Justice S.M. Shuaibu delivered the judgment after Ahmad pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of non-declaration of funds brought against …

The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said troops of Operation Safe Haven rejected a ₦13.7m bribe offered by terrorists during a military operation in Plateau State. According to the DHQ, the troops were responding to a distress call about terrorist activities when they intercepted a suspicious vehicle with bullet holes along the Jos-Sanga Road. Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja, …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, paid glowing tribute to the late President Muhammadu Buhari during a special Federal Executive Council session held in his honour at the State House, Abuja. In his remarks, Tinubu described Buhari as a leader of “austere honour” and “quiet courage” whose legacy would endure beyond his lifetime. He praised the former president’s patriotism, discipline, and …

Syria’s interim president has said it is his “priority” to protect the country’s Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minority in Suweida province. In his first televised statement since Israel’s air strikes on Damascus on Wednesday, Ahmed al-Sharaa also warned that Syrians were not afraid of war. Syrian state …

CNN — US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to exploit the incremental gains of recent weeks, which analysts say increasingly put key Ukrainian strongholds in the east in peril. Russia is thought to be days or weeks away from surging into a heightened summer offensive, perhaps using the 160,000 troops Ukrainian officials have said …

• Says 1999 Constitution an imposed document. • Operators are the main problem — OBJ, NLC. • Resolutions will be presented to FG, NASS — Senator Daniel. • Time running out — Obong Attah • We must return to the golden era — Awolowo Dosumu Eminent Nigerians on Wednesday expressed the need for a constitution that truly reflects the wishes …

Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday he was “deeply saddened” by an Israel strike which hit a Gaza church, killing two people, and called for “an immediate ceasefire”. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church — Gaza’s only Catholic church — killed two people. Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and was …