Author: Damilola

Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Amaechi completed the registration process on Friday at Ward 8 in Ubima Local Government Area of Rivers State. The move came only hours after the ADC office in the community was reportedly set on fire by unidentified individuals. Residents said they woke up to an early morning blaze that destroyed part of the party’s office building and created panic in the area. Speaking to supporters who gathered to welcome him, Amaechi cautioned against any form of retaliation or violence. “Don’t be violent…

A new investigation by The New York Times suggests that the United States may have been responsible for a strike that reportedly killed dozens of people at an elementary school in southern Iran. The February 28 attack struck a primary school in the town of Minab and left at least 150 people dead, according to Iranian authorities. Neither the United States nor Israel has formally accepted responsibility for the incident, which occurred near facilities associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The United States Department of Defence has said it is examining the circumstances surrounding the attack. According to…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Friday The New Daily Prime reported in December 2025 that the Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate. According to Onanuga, “the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received agrément from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu. Similarly, France has sent the agrément for Ambassador Ayo Oke.” He added that the Ministry has also conveyed the nominations of the other 62 designated…

Former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has begun steps to refund part of the N2.4 billion allegedly linked to fraud charges filed against her. The update was disclosed on Thursday by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, during the resumed hearing of the case at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja. Oduah, who served as aviation minister between July 2011 and February 2014, was arraigned on December 10 alongside Gloria Odita on a five-count charge that includes allegations of fraud, obtaining by false pretence and criminal breach of trust. Both defendants pleaded not…

Qatar’s Energy Minister, Saad Al-kaabi, on Friday, said oil price could surge to $150 per barrel in ‘two to three weeks’. The minister gave the prediction during an interview with the Financial Times. Citing a possible reason for this, Al-kaabi disclosed that this could be possible if tankers remain unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.  Al-Kaabi projected that oil prices “could reach $150 a barrel within two to three weeks if tankers and other vessels remain unable to pass through the strategic waterway”. On March 2, several major container shipping companies suspended voyages through the Strait of Hormuz…

The United States Department of Justice has released additional FBI records detailing interviews with a woman who alleged that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents, made public on Thursday, were not included in earlier congressionally mandated disclosures relating to Epstein because they had been incorrectly classified as “duplicative,” the Justice Department said. The newly released files contain summaries of several FBI interviews conducted in 2019 with the woman, who claimed she was assaulted by both Epstein and Trump when she was between the ages of 13…

Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Seriake Dickson, has left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The former governor of Bayelsa State announced his defection during a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. The NDC was recently registered as a political party by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in February. Dickson criticised the wave of defections by opposition figures to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that he would have remained in the PDP if the party had not been plagued by persistent internal crises. “Nigeria cannot be a one-party state. Nigeria…

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has told the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that the investigation against him is politically driven. The anti-graft agency is currently probing the former governor over alleged financial misconduct during his administration between 2015 and 2023. El-Rufai, who previously served as minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has been in ICPC custody since February 19 after being released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Investigators obtained written statements from the former governor as part of routine procedure. The handwritten statements, dated February 19 and February 20, 2026,…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new exit benefit package that will grant retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 percent of their total annual emolument. The policy, which is scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026, was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the office of the head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja. Under the newly approved scheme, Federal Civil Servants who have completed at least 10 years in service will be eligible to receive the gratuity upon retirement. The payment will be made in addition to the…

A federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police, of a 23-count charge bordering on alleged non-declaration of assets brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations against Kyari and the other defendants named in the case. Kyari had been arraigned alongside his two brothers, Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari, who were accused of swearing false affidavits allegedly intended to conceal the origin of certain properties said to be linked…