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Of Tinubu and pensioners

May 14, 2026

By Olayinka Williams More often than not, the demands of leadership are such that the leader cannot see the seemingly small details. Invariably, such a leader is

Tinubu, Kagame agree to deepen bilateral relations

May 14, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President Paul Kagame have resolved to activate mechanisms to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda. Upon arrival in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Africa

Venezuela begins sovereign debt overhaul after years of default

May 14, 2026

Venezuela has launched a broad restructuring of its foreign debt, including obligations tied to state oil company PDVSA, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on Wednesday. The government

China is top geopolitical challenge for U.S., says Rubio

May 14, 2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described China as the biggest geopolitical challenge facing the United States, while also calling ties with Beijing the most important relationship Washington must

Xi welcomes Trump in Beijing

May 14, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping received U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing with military honours on Thursday. Television footage showed the two leaders shaking hands for some time as they

Kano Assembly seek urgent intervention to curb tomato pest’s outbreak

May 14, 2026

Kano State Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources has raised alarm over outbreak of Tuta Absoluta ravaging tomato farms in the state. The Committee Chairman, Alhaji

Barber jailed three months for stabbing neighbour

May 14, 2026

A Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday, sentenced a 21-year-old barber, Ibrahim Haruna, to three months imprisonment for stabbing his neighbour with a knife. The police

NFVCB classifies 304 films in four months

May 14, 2026

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), said it has approved and classified no fewer than 304 films between January and April. This is contained in a statement

HIV positive father remanded for allegedly defiling, infecting daughter

May 14, 2026

The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a 46-year-old bricklayer, Rapuruchukwu Ezenandu, who allegedly defiled his 17-year-old daughter and infected her with

Lack of political will hindering adult education in states, NMEC declares

May 14, 2026

The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has linked inadequate political will by state and local governments to the major obstacle to effective adult education

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