Proceedings in the ongoing trial over the Yelewata massacre were on Tuesday abruptly halted after one of the defendants, Haruna Abdullahi, collapsed in court, forcing the judge to adjourn the case to allow for urgent medical attention. The accused persons are standing trial over the deadly attack on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area…
Thai police have arrested six Nigerian nationals during a raid on a luxury condominium in Nonthaburi province. The suspects are accused of running a romance-scam network that defrauded victims into transferring money. According to Thailand media outlet, The Nation Thailand on Saturday, the operation, codenamed “Dark Room Crackdown”, was conducted on Thursday at a riverside…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said a monthly salary of ₦1 million would be worthless to workers without a stable naira and improved economic conditions. Mr. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said organised labour was more concerned about the value of the naira than nominal wage increases, stressing that rising inflation has continued to erode workers’ purchasing…
About N500bn was deducted from the Federation Account Allocation Committee revenue for May 2026 to fund a national security emergency intervention, multiple sources familiar with the development. The deduction was made before the monthly revenue sharing exercise among the Federal Government, states and local government councils, according to senior officials privy to the FAAC proceedings….
Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have renewed calls for African countries to take greater control of the continent’s vast mineral resources through local value addition, regional cooperation, strategic financing and ownership of mineral data to ensure that Africa derives greater economic benefits from its natural wealth. The call was made at the Ministerial…
Over 130 people were arrested during a Lagos State overnight operation across Victoria Island, Lekki and Ajah, with more than 100 arraigned. Lagos authorities arrested more than 130 people during an operation between 2 am and 4 am. Over 100 defendants were arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court. Some pleaded not guilty,…
According to CNN, the Israeli intelligence service has passed intelligence to the United States warning that Iran has recently drawn up a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, CNN reports that the Israeli intelligence informed its US counterparts of an Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump. In a recent interview aboard the Airforce 1,…
At least 9 people were killed and dozens injured after Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent weeks, setting part of Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire and causing widespread damage across the country. The overnight barrage targeted multiple regions, with authorities reporting deaths in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy and…
South Korea got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Czech Republic 2-1 Thursday after finally converting some of the many chances they created. Until the 80th-minute mark, it seemed that the Czechs would punish the Koreans’ wastefulness, but substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the decisive goal in a Guadalajara stadium that…
Pakistan’s foreign minister said Monday that the country remains committed to “eradicating the menace of terrorism”, as the clock ticked down to the end of a temporary ceasefire with Afghanistan. Both countries announced a halt to weeks of hostilities last Wednesday for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of Ramadan, agreeing to a temporary…
