BOMBARDMENT, STRIKES, DEATHS IN THIRD DAY OF FIERCE ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT Iran has launched a new wave of ballisticmissiles against Israel soon after loud explosions were heard in its capital Tehran, as the two countries continue to trade heavy fire for a third consecutive day and as US President Donald Trump hints both at peace coming “soon” and atthe possibility of …

TINUBU ORDERS PROBE OF BENUE KILLINGS President Bola Tinubu has ordered the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the recent killings in Benue state. No fewer than 200 people were killed following an attack by armed invaders on Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of the State. Subsequently, the youth of Yelwata blocked the Lafia-Makurdi highway, protesting …

ZULUM LEADS PROTEST OVER APC ENDORSEMENT OF TINUBU WITHOUT SHETTIMA Crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday led a protest after the party’s leaders endorsed President Bola Tinubu for reelection without including Vice President Kashim Shettima. APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade …

APC NORTH-EAST STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING TURNS VIOLENT AFTER OMISSION OF SHETTIMA IN TINUBU ENDORSEMENT Ameeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the North-East descended into chaos on Sunday after key party figures, including National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, and National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, failed to mention Vice-President Kashim Shettima while endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second …

DANGOTE REFINERY DUMPS MARKETERS, BEGINS DIRECT SUPPLY OF PETROL, DIESEL TO HEAVY USERS Dangote Refinery has announced that it has begun the distribution of premium motor spirit and automotive gas oil (diesel) directly to manufacturers, telecommunications firms, the aviation sector and other large users. The 650,000 barrels per day refinery disclosed this in a statement on its X account on …

IMPOSE TRAVEL BAN ON AMERICANS IF TRUMP BARS NIGERIANS FROM ENTERING US – SHEHU SANI TELLS TINUBU Former Senator Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Tinubu to impose a travel ban on Americans if United States President Donald Trump restricts Nigerians from entering the U.S. He shared his thoughts on the issue via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle. “The …

33 PERSONS FROM NORTH ARRESTED IN MAKURDI OVER BENUE KILLINGS AS OVER 100 CATTLE DIE CROSSING RIVER BENUE The Benue State Government has confirmed the arrest of 33 persons from Northern Nigeria who arrived in Makurdi in two buses and attempted to take residence in a private property at Gyado Villa. The suspicious arrival triggered panic within the community, prompting …

POPE LEO CONDEMNS ‘TERRIBLE MASSACRE’ IN BENUE Pope Leo XIV on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of what he described as a “terrible massacre” in Benue State, Nigeria. Over 200 people were reportedly brutally killed in the Yelewata community of Guma Local Government Area in one of the latest incidents of herdsmen attacks in the state. Speaking during his …

SARO-WIWA’S FAMILY REACTS TO NATIONAL HONOUR, PARDON FROM TINUBU The reaction from Saro-Wiwa’s family to the national honours differs from that the renowned environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey, who said that “Ken Saro-Wiwa and the others deserve to be honoured. But coming at a time when the government is desperate to jack up oil production, while pollution continues unabated, the move is …

HOW’ EX- GOVERNOR Adeleke NAILED THE COFFIN OF INTERIM GOVT THEN ABACHA STRUCK, BY SULE LAMIDO Alhaji Sule Lamido was the Secretary General of the Third Republic Social Democratic Party (SDP), the party that produced the late Chief MKO Abiola who won the June 12, 1993 presidential election but was annulled by the military. Lamido played key roles in the …

ANGRY BENUE YOUTHS PROTEST, BLOCK ABUJA-MAKURDI ROAD Angry Benue youths on Sunday staged a protest and blocked the Abuja-Makurdi highway, expressing outrage over the continued killings in the state. The demonstrators, dressed in black attires and carrying palm fronds and placards with various inscriptions, barricaded the ever-busy road, disrupting vehicular movement and demanding immediate action to end the bloodshed. DAILY …

WHY TINUBU DID NOT REINSTATE FUBARA ON JUNE 12 Millions of Rivers people, especially the loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, June 12, had their hope dashed as they had marked out the date to be a moment of wild jubilation and partying. The expectation everywhere was that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would use the opportunity of that date …

INTERPOL ISSUES RED NOTICE FOR GHANA’S EX-FINANCE MINISTER OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red notice on Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former finance minister, for allegedly using public office for personal gains. A red notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar …

PERM SEC, FOUR OTHERS ELECTROCUTED IN GOMBE A Permanent Secretary in the Gombe State Civil Service and four other people were electrocuted, while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, following a high-voltage surge of electricity supply in the early hours of Saturday. Muhammad Yusuf Kulani was the Permanent Secretary at the state’s Ministry of Special Duties and Regional Integration. …

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS ADDING NIGERIA TO US TRAVEL BAN LIST The United States is weighing a significant expansion of its controversial travel ban, with Nigeria among 36 countries now under consideration for new visa restrictions, according to a State Department memo reviewed by The Washington Post. The internal communication, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and dispatched to U.S. …