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  A Mexican migrant has died of injuries he suffered in last week’s shooting attack on a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday, bringing to two the number of detainees killed. The attack was carried out by a gunman who opened fire on the ICE facility […]

  President Bola Tinubu has admonished Nigerians against speaking ill of the country, stressing that Nigeria has crossed a critical point and is now on the path to improvement. Tinubu assured Nigerians that they would soon begin to enjoy prosperity, noting that the country’s 65th independence anniversary is no small milestone. The President made the […]

  President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into probe into the death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television. Maduagwu died on Sunday in an armed robbery incident at her residence in the Katampe district of Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information […]

  Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has expressed sadness over the death of an Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu. Soludo praised Maduagwu in his condolence message, describing her as a shining star whose light was prematurely extinguished. READ ALSO: Police Will Bring Killers Of Arise News Anchor To Justice — Wike “Governor Soludo eulogised Miss […]

  The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says it has begun implementing the new pension increments for retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). The increments of ₦32,000, 10.66 per cent, and 12.95 per cent will take effect from the September 2025 payroll cycle. PTAD stated that the move followed President Bola Tinubu’s approval of […]

  Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has reacted to the Federal High Court ruling restraining him from forming a shadow cabinet. In an interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm after the judgment, Utomi downplayed the decision, saying it was not about seeking constitutional recognition. “I hope the lawyers will have something to say. We […]

  South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday outside a Paris hotel after the window of his room in the high-rise building was forced open, prosecutors said. Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa, 58, usually known as Nathi Mthethwa, had “reserved a room on the 22nd floor whose secured window […]

  Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have cut telecommunications nationwide, paralysing services crucial to women’s education, information access and entertainment. The blackout, which the Taliban government says will be in place “until further notice”, also threatens to cripple the country’s already fragile economy. Here are some of the key areas affected by the shutdown:   Social media […]

  Local government workers in Rivers State have suspended their strike after a closed-door meeting with Governor Siminalayi Fubara at the Government House in Port Harcourt. The strike, scheduled to begin at midnight on Tuesday, was triggered by a dispute in Emohua Local Government Area, where the recently re-elected Council Chairman, Chidi Lloyd, refused to […]

  Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing. The plan calls for a ceasefire, release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, disarmament of […]