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By Olukayode Majekodunmi In a landmark judgment that sent seismic waves through Nigeria’s political landscape, the Supreme Court recently affirmed the financial and administrative autonomy of the nation’s 774 local government areas. The case, Attorney-General of the Federation v. Attorney-General of Abia State & 35 Ors., was widely celebrated as a decisive victory for constitutionalism […]

…As 720,000 persons take own lives yearly globally By Sola Ogundipe On this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day, African governments have been tasked to adapt suicide prevention strategies, decriminalize suicide and invest in mental health care, even as civil society and communities are to recognise suicide as a public health and human rights issue, and […]

The person who shot dead right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk at a US campus event on Wednesday is still on the run, the university said. “We currently don’t have a suspect in custody. This is an ongoing investigation,” Ellen Treanor, a spokesperson for Utah Valley University, told AFP. AFP The post Charlie Kirk killer still at […]

  US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a university in Utah, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, hailing his close ally as “legendary.” “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than […]

  The spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Bolaji Abdullahi, has advised individuals against the leadership of the party led by a former senate president, David Mark, to go to court. Abdullahi stated this while reacting to the recognition of the new leadership of the party by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). He said […]

  A former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has left the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after he was interrogated over financial matters during his time in office. Kyari was seen walking into the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja at about […]

  The Senate has said that its activities are guided by rules that must be obeyed. Chairman, Senate Committee on media and public affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, stated this during a one-day capacity-building workshop in Abuja. Adaramodu, while speaking on the recent controversy involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, said the upper chamber was not a banana […]

  The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.07 billion sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and related equipment to NATO ally Finland, which shares a long border with Russia. “The proposed sale will improve Finland’s capability to meet current and future threats and enhance its interoperability with US and other allied forces,” […]

  The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election, and the Director General of her campaign organisation at the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for alleged financial crimes. The accused the agency identified […]

  Billionaire Elon Musk is at risk of losing his title as the world’s wealthiest person to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, whose software giant is poised for massive AI riches. Ellison, 81, amassed about $100 billion in additional wealth Wednesday as Oracle shares skyrocketed after the nearly 50-year-old company forecast massive revenue growth amid the […]

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun the development of a new strategic framework for the country’s payments ecosystem with the launch of the Nigeria Payments System Vision 2028 (PSV 2028). This sets the stage for a more inclusive, innovative, and globally competitive digital financial system. At the inaugural meeting of the PSV […]