SAUDI Crown Prince’s Mohammed bin Salman had called for global action to halt Israeli aggression in Gaza, emphasising the need for peace and stability in the region in line with international legitimacy resolutions. The Saudi Crown Prince  made an appeal to the international community to end the Israeli aggression in …

THE National Guard will be deployed in California as protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles continue, the White House said on Saturday. The protests began on Friday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers executed search warrants across the city. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, around …

THE Nigeria Union of Teachers (NAN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to implement welfare packages approved for teachers by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari since 2020. The National President of the union, Comrade Audu Amba made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday …

THE Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that a shift to computer-based examinations by West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) will not eliminate malpractices. The NUT National President, Comrade Audu Amba, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …

THE Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Delta Safe  in the month of May discovered and destroyed 27 illegal refining sites with over 96 equipment. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Kangye said the troops also …

The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to commemorate 2025 Democracy Day celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Magdalene Ajani, on Sunday in Abuja. Ajani disclosed that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, while declaring the holiday …

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has donated N100 million to support wounded soldiers and the families of troops killed in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the state. The governor made the donation on Saturday during an Eid-el-Kabir Sallah luncheon jointly hosted by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, …

By Ayo Mojoyin IN the bustling heart of Lagos, one name continues to resonate with compassion, leadership, and unrelenting commitment to the people — Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Far beyond the title and the office, Obasa embodies the spirit of …

British-Nigerian art dealer, Ogeneochuko Ojiri has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after failing to report a series of high-value art transactions involving Nazem Ahmad, a man suspected of financing Hezbollah. The 53-year-old, who once appeared on the BBC programme Antiques Road Trip, admitted to selling …

A U.S. judge on Friday granted final approval to a $2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association that will allow schools for the first time to compensate student athletes for past and future commercial use of their names, images and likenesses. The settlement, approved in a ruling by …