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Hiring in the US surged last month, despite the energy shock and uncertainty stemming from the US-Israel war in Iran. Employers added 178,000 jobs, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, the Labor Department said. Analysts said the gains were likely lifted by the end of strikes in the health care industry which had led to …

  * Canvasses political responsibility, restraint and civic maturity ahead of 2027 polls.          * First Lady: Let’s remember the needy and extend support to them. President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured Nigerians of a safer and more secured nation while also reaffirming his government’s resolve to tackle terrorism, banditry and other security threats. In his Easter …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered food items and medical supplies worth millions of naira to Plateau Government following the recent attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area. Mrs Zubaida Umar,,Director-General (D-G), NEMA, on Friday in Jos, said she was there to commiserate with Gov. Caleb Mutfwang and the entire people of Plateau over the recent …

US forces rescued one of the crew members of a downed American fighter jet in Iran, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said the crew member was alive, in US custody and receiving medical treatment. It wasn’t clear what the status of the second crew member was. Sources said search and rescue operations were …

The Presidency has explained President Bola Tinubu’s decision to meet Plateau killings victims and stakeholders at the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos, citing logistical and operational constraints. Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said the arrangement followed extended engagements with visiting Chadian leader, Mahamat Idriss Déby, on Thursday, in Abuja, before flying to Jos. Onanuga, in a statement on Friday, said the …

Two Nigerian lawyers have attributed the ongoing leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to procedural legal issues and binding court rulings, dismissing claims of external interference. The lawyers, Mr Inibehe Effiong and Mr Bodunde Opeyemi, gave the explanations via their verified X (formerly Twitter) handles, amid public debate over the role of the electoral commission. Mr Effiong, a …

The Labour Party has fixed its Presidential primary for April 28, State congresses April 25, Local Government Area and Ward congresses for April 24 and April 23 respectively. This is contained in a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) signed by the Interim National Chairman of the Labour Party, Sen. Nenadi Usman and released to newsmen on Friday …

Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, the Chairman of Ogilisi Igbo Foundation, an Igbo sociocultural group, says the preservation of dead bodies is unchristian and alien to the culture of Igbo people. Ezeonwuka, who made the call in Awka on Thursday while speaking with journalists, said the people should stop what he called the celebration of dead bodies in Igbo land. He called …

The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have now left the Earth’s orbit, after their Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for a final push towards the Moon. The five minute and 55 second engine burn, known as the translunar injection (TLI), went “flawlessly”, Nasa’s Dr Lori Glaze said afterwards. And from the Orion capsule, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says INEC’s decision to derecognise David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction complies with a court judgment. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, reacting to the development. “INEC’s decision to de-recognise the factional David Mark-led executives of the ADC is in compliance with court judgment and …