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 …

TENSION IN BAYELSA AS WIKE, GOV DIRI’S SUPPORTERS PLAN RALLY SAME DAY, SAME VENUE There is growing political tension in Bayelsa State, ahead of the April 12 mega rally in support of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The organisers are also planning to inaugurate a political group: ‘The new Associates’, Bayelsa chapter. However, Governor Douye Diri …

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 …

HERDSMEN OVERRUN FARM SETTLEMENTS, OCCUPY HOMES, SCHOOLS IN ENUGU S EHA-AMUFUU A devastating trail of destruction and displacement has been left in the wake of relentless attacks by assailants suspected to be herdsmen on farm settlements in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, for years. No fewer than 44 farm settlements, known as ‘Ndiagu’, have been overrun, with …

KOGI GOVT BANS CONVOYS, RALLIES AS NATASHA PLANS HOMECOMING RALLY TOMORROW KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT PRESS STATEMENT SECURITY ALERT: BAN ON RALLIES AND REGULATION OF SECURITY CONVOYS INTO KOGI STATE The Kogi State Government remains unwavering in its commitment to protecting the lives and property of all residents and ensuring that the state remains a haven of peace and security. In …

WIKE’S AIDE REACTS TO MINISTER’ S RUMOURED DEATH, OBITUARY PHOTO Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has responded to an alleged obituary photo of his principal circulating on social media. Rumours claiming that Wike collapsed at an event in Abuja on Friday flooded …

FORMER ENUGU LABOUR PARTY GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, CHIJIOKE EDEOGA, RETURNS TO PDP The Labour party Governorship candidate in 2023 general election, Hon. Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, has rejoined PDP, following appeals from the State Leadership of the party, led by Dr. Martins Chukwunweike. Dr. Chukwunweike and members of the state executives had visited Barr. Edeoga, months ago in his Enugu residence to …

PETROL PRICE TO RISE MORE AS NAIRA-FOR-CRUDE TALKS WOBBLE There is anxiety in the downstream arm of the oil and gas sector as operators await the decision of the Federal Government on the naira-for-crude deal between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The six-month deal, which started in October 2024, officially ends today, Monday, March …