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  The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has dismissed claims that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries never worked. Osifo stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. “I’m an engineer of over 20 years standing, and I understand how mechanics work. “So I know a system that is working, […]

  Former Test umpire Harold “Dickie” Bird, one of the most famous officials of his era, has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced on Tuesday. Bird stood in 66 Tests between 1973 and 1996 as well as 69 men’s one-day internationals, including three World Cup finals. His home county, Yorkshire, […]

  Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show will be back on the air in the United States Tuesday after a week-long hiatus following government pressure on broadcasters that critics said amounted to a chill on free speech — but it won’t be on everywhere. Companies that own dozens of local ABC stations across the country that […]

By some curious coincidence, the subject of tenure elongation and extension of Presidential term limits caught the headlines in the last few days in Nigeria. In Accra, Ghana, at an event organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair of the occasion, was reported as having said that he did not, ahead of […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s latest working vacation – departing Abuja on September 4, 2025, for France (followed by plans to visit the UK), only to return ahead of schedule – highlights a worrying pattern: an administration increasingly defined by long foreign stays rather than sober leadership at home. While these travels are often justified by […]

The US Secret Service said Tuesday it had dismantled a network of electronic devices that could have crashed New York’s telecommunications network in an attack ahead of the UN General Assembly. The protective agency did not say who was responsible for the sophisticated material but linked it to “nation-state” actors and “individuals that are known […]

  Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has returned to the National Assembly following the unsealing of her office on Tuesday after a six-month suspension. The senator arrived at the National Assembly complex, accompanied by her supporters just hours after the Sergeant-at-Arms unlocked her office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate wing. The Senator representing Kogi Central […]

‎‎ ‎President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction of 600-capacity hostels for the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, and the Body of Benchers Secretariat Road. ‎ Tinubu directed the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to immediately commence the construction of two hostels of 300 capacity each for the Nigerian Law School, Abuja. READ ALSO: Reps […]

  Atletico Madrid’s owners are in advanced negotiations to sell a majority stake of the Spanish football club’s shares to US private equity firm Apollo Global Management, according to various reports citing sources close to the deal. Both the American firm and Atletico declined to confirm the reports when asked by AFP. “To get good […]

  US President Donald Trump mocked the United Nations on Tuesday in his first address since his White House comeback, blasting it for failing to bring peace and claiming the world body encourages illegal migration. In his return to the UN General Assembly podium, Trump accused the UN of fostering an “assault” through migration on […]

  Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has announced that contributions exceeding ₦20 billion have been collected for the National Library project. She said this was achieved through the Oluremi Tinubu at 65 Fund, a special initiative launched to commemorate her 65th birthday to channel public goodwill into a lasting legacy for Nigeria. READ […]