2026 FIFA World Cup: Trump to sign executive order establishing task force
US President Donald Trump will on Friday sign an executive order establishing a White House Task Force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will be hosted by the…
Ramadan school closure: Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria faults CAN’s threat of legal action
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria, SCSN has criticised the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for threatening legal action over the closure of schools for Ramadan in northern states.…
Poland to withdraw from Ottawa Treaty
Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has suggested that his country may withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans anti-personnel mines. If Poland proceeds with the withdrawal, it will become the…
NANS, NAOSS seek IGP’s investigation of LASU graduate’s disappearance
The National Association of Ogun State Students, NAOSS, and the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Stakeholders in the state have called on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to…
Oba of Benin suspends 67 dukes
The Benin Traditional Council has announced that 67 Enigie in the Benin Kingdom have been suspended with immediate effect. This was confirmed by the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council,…
Ivory Coast, Ghana urge juntas to rejoin ECOWAS
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and his Ghanaian counterpart, John Mahama, on Wednesday called on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to rejoin the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS,…
Confusion rocks Senate over ‘Rules and Order’ in handling Natasha’s petition
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday descended into confusion and chaos over Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio. Natasha rose on Order 10 of…
Rivers LG elections scheduled for August 9
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has scheduled 9 August 2025 for fresh Local Government Council Elections in the state. RSIEC chairman, retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, announced the date…
BREAKING: Rivers Assembly summons RSIEC chairman over conduct of 2024 LG elections
The Rivers State House of Assembly has summoned the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), to appear before it within 48 hours regarding the…
BREAKING: Rivers Speaker demands sack of all Fubara’s commissioners
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by its speaker, Martin Amaewhule, has written to Governor Simi Fubara, demanding the sack of all commissioners in the state within 48 hours.…