The attack was the first suicide bombing in a church in Syria since the country’s civil war erupted in 2011. Pope Leo XIV said on Tuesday he was deeply saddened by a suicide attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Syria at the weekend. A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group has claimed responsibility for the…
The electoral umpire had rejected a notification by the PDP for its 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are meeting behind closed doors with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The electoral umpire had rejected a notification by the…
The Nasarawa State Government has confirmed that all preparations are in place to receive President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lafia on Wednesday for the commissioning of Governor Abdullahi Sule’s multi-billion naira legacy projects. Commissioner for Information and Culture, Dr. Tanko Ibrahim made the announcement while addressing journalists in Lafia on Tuesday. According to him, the…
The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has requested a forensic review of WhatsApp conversations submitted as evidence in his ongoing $4.5 billion and ₦2.8 billion fraud trial. Emefiele’s legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olalekan Ojo, made the application before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special…
Iran on Tuesday said a total of 610 civilians had been killed and over 4,700 injured since the outbreak of war with Israel on June 13. “They are all civilians,” health ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said, announcing an updated casualty figure from an earlier toll of more than 400 dead and 3,056 wounded. “Over the…
The Gates Foundation has announced a commitment of $1.6bn over the next five years to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, one of the most effective mechanisms for delivering lifesaving vaccines to children and preventing disease in the world’s most vulnerable communities. This was disclosed on the foundation’s website on Tuesday. “For the first time in…
The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a N100bn loan for Governor Monday Okpebholo to carry out infrastructural development across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the approval followed Monday’s letter, addressed to the Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku. The letter, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar…
By Tomi Lala Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has reaffirmed his administration’s deep commitment to the security of schools across the state, declaring that school safety is non-negotiable and that the state government is ready to fully aligned with the Nigeria Police initiative to protect educational institutions. Governor Adeleke made this known on Monday…
Ose Anenih, son of the late elder statesman and former chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, has rejected recent claims by the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, over his father’s role in the June 12 saga. In a statement on X (Formerly Twitter) on Monday…
As the world awaited Iran’s response, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the bombing campaign Israel launched on June 13 “a big mistake”. Tehran threatened on Monday to inflict “serious” damage in retaliation for US strikes on the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities, as the Iran-Israel war entered its 11th day despite calls for de-escalation. Aerial…
