THE National Population Commission (NPC) has successfully registered more than ten million children and issued them birth certificates across Nigeria. Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, Chairman of the NPC, made this announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja  by Mrs Talibat Oloruntoba, Director of the Public Affairs Department of the …

… I will clear all liabilities before I leave office – Zulum insists By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved N8b for the payment of the backlog of liabilities on pensions and gratuities for retired primary school teachers and other civil servants that have worked …

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has persistently drawn sharp criticism for its glaring lack of proactivity, blatant politicization of investigations, and troubling predilection for media trials of alleged offenders. This unfavourable perception isn’t merely speculative—it has been repeatedly validated by the commission’s embarrassingly faulty prosecution strategies, resulting in …

THE Peoples Democratic Party has urged President Bola Tinubu to probe and recover over N25 trillion allegedly stolen by leaders and government officials of the All Progressive Congress in the past years. The call was contained in a New Year message titled ‘Address Insecurity, Fuel, Food Crisis’ signed by the …

THE Debt Management Office has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government has made adequate budgetary provisions to meet both domestic and foreign debt servicing obligations for 2025. According to the DMO, the proposed 2025 budget, currently before the National Assembly, allocates ₦16.327trn—out of a total proposed expenditure of ₦49.7trn—to debt …

SAUDI Arabia announced on Wednesday that it had executed six Iranian men for drug smuggling, prompting sharp objections from Iran as the two nations work to repair their strained relationship. According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, the men were caught smuggling hashish into the kingdom and executed after the Supreme …

A Chittagong court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of ISKCON monk and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagaran Jote, Chinmoy Krishna Das, labelling him an accused in a sedition case. Despite being represented by a team of 11 lawyers from the Bangladesh Supreme Court, led by Apurba Bhattacharya, …

THE Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has issued a stern warning, stating that military operations in Gaza will be escalated if Hamas does not agree to a deal for the release of hostages soon. Katz made it clear that should Hamas fail to comply, the group would face an intensified …

THE political landscape in South Korea has been rocked by significant developments as the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), Oh Dong-woon, recently confirmed that former President Yoon Suk-yeol would face arrest following a court-issued warrant. According to a report by Al Jazeera, the arrest is …

ONE hundred and forty police officers with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command died in the line of duty/active service in 2024. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in Abuja. The FCT Police Command also …