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BY ALLTIMEPOST ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Budget to a Joint Session of the National Assembly on Friday at 2:00 pm. The announcement was made in a letter from the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Kamorudeen Ogunlana, signed on his behalf by Essien Eyo Essien, Secretary of Human Resources and Staff Development. The …

  ASHINGTON (AP) — Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans. The stunning move comes after House Republican leaders pushed ahead with a health care bill that …

BY ALLTIMEPOST REPORTER AUCHI (Edo) – Multiple explosions on Wednesday rocked Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The explosions occurred in three different areas of Auchi at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It was observed that the first blast occurred along Igbei Road, the second at the Igbo Shade area near an AP …

Godwin Mngumi, the prime suspect in the murder of a retired Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, has confessed to killing the deceased in the process of dispossessing her of her phones and other valuables. The suspect, who was paraded in a video posted by the spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, on X on …

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said it will continue with today’s scheduled protest despite Tuesday’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Mr Tinubu met the leadership of the labour union late on Tuesday with the hope of shelving the nationwide protest. Addressing reporters at the Labour house on Wednesday, NLC President Joe Ajaero said the protest would hold as planned. Mr …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON do State Police Command has ordered a postmortem as part of efforts to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged removal of vital organs at Akugbe Medical Centre Mortuary in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, last Friday, December 12, 2025. The detained mortician, Mr. Obakpolor Idahosa, 60, will remain in protective custody pending the outcome of …

The source also added that the reversal came after consultations at the highest levels of the military and the presidency regarding morale and promotion procedures. President Bola Tinubu has rescinded the special promotion of his Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, to the rank of Brigadier General following concerns raised within the Nigerian Army (NA). A senior military source told …

The resolution followed concerns raised during plenary over false social media reports alleging that Mr Akpabio was critically ill or had died abroad. The Senate on Tuesday asked the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the State Security Services (SSS) to investigate the circumstances surrounding a viral death rumour of its presiding officer, Godswill Akpabio. The resolution was reached …

The accused persons are facing serious charges, including treason, murder and endangering state security, following the failed attempt to overthrow the government. Beninese authorities have remanded about 30 people, most of them soldiers, in custody over their alleged involvement in a foiled coup attempt against President Patrice Talon earlier this month, legal sources have said. According to AFP, the suspects …

Nigeria’s largest trade union, the Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday warned that any attempt to interfere with Wednesday’s National Day of Protest and mourning could spark a nationwide indefinite strike. Acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, said in a statement that the union had received intelligence suggesting that unscrupulous agencies and desperate political hirelings might try to infiltrate or violently disrupt …