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KILLING OF 16 TRAVELLERS: UROMI RESIDENTS ABANDON HOMES AMID POLICE CRACKDOWN Several communities around Old Ilushi Road, Opere, and Good Will Junction in Uromi, Edo State, have been deserted as residents flee over fears of reprisals and arrests. This follows the lynching of 16 travellers by a mob last Thursday. Governor Monday Okpebholo, who was in Kano State on Monday, …

CAN TRUMP SERVE A THIRD TERM AS US PRESIDENT? Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term as US president. The US Constitution says that “no person… shall be elected more than twice”, but some Trump supporters have suggested there could be ways around that. Why is Trump talking about a third term? …

LIGHTNING STRIKE KILLS HERDER, 12 COWS IN KADUNA COMMUNITY A lightning strike has reportedly killed a young herder and 12 cows in Matuak Giwa, Bondon District, Moro’a Chiefdom, located in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Confirming the tragic incident on Monday, the Village Head of Matuak Giwa, Simon Ayuba, stated that the herder had been seeking shelter from …

ENAIPOSHA: A NEW PLANET THAT DEFIES WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary discovery in the cosmos: a new exoplanet named Enaiposha, located 47 light-years from our solar system. Initially thought to be a mini-Neptune, this distant world has revealed surprising features that have led scientists to propose a completely new category for it—a …

OLANREWAJU: NBBofC FAULTS GHANA FEDERATION OVER NEGLIGENCE, SAYS NO MEDICALS WAS DONE The Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C) have accused the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) of negligence in the death of Segun Olanrewaju during a fight in the country, ThisDay Nigeria reports. In a chat with Newsmen on Monday, Remi Aboderin, secretary-general of the NBB of C, …

WHY BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE EAGER TO OPEN IN NIGERIA For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September. …

WHY BRITISH BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE EAGER TO OPEN IN NIGERIA For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September. …

MORE RESIGNATIONS, CRACKS ROCK GOV YUSUF’S KITCHEN CABINET IN KANO The unexpected resignation of the Kano State Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris (Rtd), on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, has further fuelled concerns over the internal crisis rocking the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano State. Although the party has been grappling with …

UROMI MASSACRE: I’LL PAY FULL COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS’ FAMILIES – EDO GOVERNOR The Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has assured the families of the 16 hunters killed in Uromi that he will provide full compensation for their loss. Governor Okpebholo, accompanied by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other high-ranking dignitaries, paid a condolence visit to Torankawa in Bunkure …

WE WILL DEFEND RIVERS PEOPLE’S INTEREST – SUSPENDED GOVERNOR FUBARA Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to continue defending the interests of the people despite the ongoing political crisis, which led to a state of emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last week. “Their goal is to create problems and deny people their means of livelihood. We …