NewsReports

At least 120 people – 100 of them police officers – have been injured in clashes during anti-government protests in Mexico City, police said. Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Mexican capital on Saturdayto protest against violent crime and President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government. Sheinbaum said the marches, which also took place in other cities, had been funded by right-wing politicians …

…charges universities on employability-focused curriculum President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has raised concerns over the rising number of graduates entering the labour market, emphasising the need for university curricula to be aligned with employability, entrepreneurship, and job creation. The President, who stated this during the 36th Convocation Ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, noted the rising …

Beth Johnson is accustomed to the uncertainty that comes with being a military wife – picking up and moving her family every three years. The crippling anxiety that comes with a US government shutdown, however, is not something she is used to. She is one of the millions of Americans who sighed a deep breath of relief when politicians in …

The Department of State Services (DSS) said its operatives have disrupted an alleged arms-supply network connected to attacks in Plateau State and nearby regions, leading to the arrest of a suspected arms dealer. In a statement released on Sunday, the agency said the suspect allegedly produced and supplied weapons and ammunition to armed groups operating in Plateau and other northern …

In a statement issued on Sunday by Barrister Onyedikachi Ifedi, the defence team alleged that the proceedings have derailed from established legal standards and now pose “a grave threat to the future of justice in Nigeria.” The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Defence Consortium has raised the alarm over what it described as “dangerous and unlawful” irregularities in the ongoing trial …

In need of a reset on multiple policy fronts, the Trump administration isn’t afraid of turning to some good old-fashioned rebranding. ► Tired of hearing about how Epstein emails released by a House Democrats feature President Donald Trump? Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate any Democrats who, like Trump, were Epstein associates and are mentioned in the emails. …

In a bid to curb incessant communal crises, farmers/herders clashes as well as foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu has dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state. Essiet, a senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone was in the state on Thursday where she spent two days. The presidential aide according to …

NEW YORK (AP) — When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he could become a citizen. But he was told that if he followed the rules and stayed out of trouble, after some years he could apply. As …

Community leaders in Benue State have disclosed that no fewer than 50 lives have been lost in Tombo community, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, in 10 months, the Vanguard News reports. The leaders, including Tiza Job and Joseph Tsavsar, revealed this, weekend, during a condolence visit by Senator Emmanuel Udende, who represents Benue North-East Senatorial District. They lamented …

In a statement sent to Vanguard on Saturday, Olayinka noted that PDP members had travelled to Ibadan to begin their celebrations long before December arrived, adding that whatever comments emerged from the gathering should be viewed in the context of an intoxicated social party. “They went to Ibadan to start their own Detty December in November. When people decide to …