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The U.S. has strongly condemned what it termed “the horrific killing” of members of Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo’s family in Plateau. This in contained in a statement by the U.S Department of State through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, on Friday night. The U.S. said perpetrators of the killings “must be held accountable”, addng …

The U.S. has imposed new tariffs of 10 and 12.5 per cent on goods from more than 80 countries, including Nigeria over alleged forced labour. The new tariffs, which take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, replace a global 10 per cent duty imposed earlier by President Donald Trump and expires at midnight on Friday. The new duties follow a …

Nigeria’s Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5, AIG Salman Dogo-Garba, has retired from active service, attributing the successes recorded in the fight against crime in Edo and Delta states to the interventions and support of the two state governments. Dogo-Garba stated this on Wednesday during his pull-out parade held at the Police Training School, Ogida, Benin City, …

It was a scene of panic and at the same time, thanksgiving at the Benin Airport, Edo State, on Thursday, as 68 passengers narrowly escaped death after an Enugu Air aircraft overshot the runway while landing. The aircraft, which was reportedly flying from Lagos to Benin, was said to have been cleared to land when it skidded off the runway …

Public affairs analyst and founding National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has called on the National Assembly to investigate the ₦22.15 billion allocation for the construction and renovation of palaces and places of worship in the 2026 budget. Okorie made the call on Thursday in Abuja while reacting to the controversy surrounding the budget …

  Amnesty International Nigeria’s Executive Director, Isa Sanusi, said Sowore had become the target of repeated human rights violations because of his activism. Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian government to immediately withdraw all charges against activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, describing his ongoing prosecution as politically motivated persecution aimed at …

  Several of President Donald Trump’s key claims about the war with Iran have fallen apart. Some of Trump’s claims were obviously untrue at the time he made them. Some were boasts that had a factual basis at the time but ceased to be true as the war continued. And others were assertions about what would supposedly happen in the …

…as 311 Reps vote to pass Bill The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives on Thursday staged a walkout from the chamber in protest over the passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, accusing the House leadership of violating constitutional provisions and the chamber’s Standing Orders. Addressing journalists shortly after leaving the chamber, the Minority …

The US House voted to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran absent congressional approval, the latest repudiation by lawmakers of the president’s handling of the conflict. Four Republicans voted with Democrats in support of the measure, which was brought Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The vote was 214 to 208. Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett and Warren …

  The three convicts were jailed for six offences, and they will stand trial on the four remaining charges to which they pleaded not guilty. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced three terrorists linked to the May abduction of school children and teachers in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, to a life imprisonment. Justice …