THE former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, is set to return to his seat and then resign as lawmakers reconvene on Monday (today) for an emergency plenary session. A report by The Eagle Online quoted credible to have said that Meranda was expected …

Germany is rushing measures to finance a huge hike in spending on defence and military aid for Ukraine through its outgoing parliament. The country scrambled to form a government amid signs of a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy. Germany cannot wait for the next Bundestag, the country’s lower house …

JUNE 12, 1993 marked a significant setback for Nigeria, harking back to the January 15, 1966, coup-d’etat. This unfortunate event pushed the country back by at least a century, primarily due to the suspension of the 1963 Republican Constitution. Although the masterminds behind the coup never explicitly stated that they …

THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has  closed  Runway 18R/36L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja  for rehabilitation. The closure started from 3.00 a.m. on Monday. It will end at 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, …

A Kano Shari’a Court, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 25-year-old man, Mahmuda Rabiu, in a correctional center for alleged assault and causing grievous hurt. The defendant, who lives at Gwammaja Quarters, Kano, was facing a two-count charge of assault and causing grievous hurt. The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, …

Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has approved the employment of 1,010 new teachers for secondary schools in the state. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Akure by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan. According to the statement, the approval came after …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ON the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump accentuated his protectionist leaning by signing a flurry of executive orders affecting a wide range of issues including U.S. foreign aids. In his “America First’’ stance, Trump signed Executive Order 14169, …

…Says: ‘I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award’ Zoe Saldaña took the stage to accept the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Emilia Pérez. This her first Oscar win. During her acceptance speech, Saldaña thanked the academy for honoring her onscreen …

Britain’s King Charles III met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Sandringham retreat on Sunday. Charles welcomed Zelensky to the estate in eastern England for just under an hour on Sunday, immediately after the latter’s attendance at the defence summit on Ukraine in London. A military helicopter carrying Zelensky …

FORMER Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi, has appealed to Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to withdraw her N100 billion defamation lawsuit against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Saturday, Olujimi expressed concern over the escalation of the dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio. Naija News understands …