Author: Damilola Olufemi

In addition to the rotational presidency proposal, six other constitution alteration bills listed on the Order Paper were also rejected.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have said 57 children have died from the effects of malnutrition during the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip A representative of WHO in the Palestinian Territories, Rik Peeperkorn, said in a video call that the UN organisation has not yet verified these figures. However, he noted that the WHO has observed an increase in malnourished children. In connection with this, he reported many young patients with pneumonia and gastrointestinal diseases. “You normally don’t die from starvation, you die from diseases associated with it,” he said. From the WHO’s headquarters in Geneva, it was stated…

Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander will not travel to Qatar to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said on Tuesday. “The Alexander family confirms that as of now, Edan will not fly to Qatar,” the forum said in a statement. The family remains in regular contact with the Trump administration, according to the statement. New Daily Prime reported Edan Alexander’s release. Several Israeli media outlets had reported before Alexander’s release on Monday that he might travel to Qatar to meet President Trump, who is currently on a multi-day visit to the Middle East—his first foreign…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed until Tuesday, May 13, the hearing of a contempt application filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio against suspended Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Senator representing Kogi Central. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the new date after hearing from counsel to the second and third defendants, who said they had filed a fresh application highlighting alleged contemptuous behaviour by the plaintiff. The conflict stems from a February 20 Senate plenary session where a disagreement over seating arrangements escalated. Shortly afterwards, Akpoti-Uduaghan appeared on a television programme, accusing Akpabio of sexual harassment, a claim that added fuel to…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a 12-hour lockdown from 6 am to 6 pm in South East and South South states of the country on May 30, 2025. However, only essential workers such as doctors, nurses, journalists, ambulance drivers, police, firefighters, and fuel workers are allowed to go out during the lockdown. The sit-out-home, according to IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful, is aimed at honouring Biafran men and women who died during the Biafran War. The war was fought between Nigeria and the breakaway Republic of Biafra from July 1967 to January 1970. The war resulted from the…

United States President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to lower the prices of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical products. “Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical prices will be reduced, almost immediately, by 30 per cent to 80 per cent,” Trump said in a social media post. They will rise throughout the World to equalise and, for the first time in many years, bring fairness to America The US president said he would sign the executive order, which he said would be one of the most consequential in U.S. history, at 9 am (1300 GMT) on Monday. Earlier in the…

The United States and China have agreed to a temporary 30 per cent reduction in tariffs on each other’s goods, marking a 90-day reprieve as both sides seek a more lasting resolution. The agreement, reached after two days of high-level negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, represents the most meaningful progress in trade relations between the two powers since the intensification of hostilities under former President Donald Trump’s administration. As part of the deal, the U.S. will scale back tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 per cent to 30 per cent by May 14, including levies previously tied to the fentanyl trade.…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, requesting a judicial order compelling suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) to remove a satirical video apology posted on her social media platforms. The video, published on April 27, 2025, features Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan issuing a sarcastic apology in which she alleges she was being penalised for “maintaining dignity and self-respect” and for rejecting what she described as inappropriate advances from the Senate President. The content implies that Akpabio expected his authority to be unquestioned, particularly by female colleagues. The dispute reportedly originated from a disagreement on seating…

The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that pilot error, triggered by spatial disorientation, was the primary cause of the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of former Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed hope that escalating tensions between India and Pakistan would subside quickly, following Indian airstrikes on Pakistani territory. “They’ve been fighting for many decades,” Trump remarked during an event at the White House. “I just hope it ends very quickly.” Regarding the current flare-up, the president noted, “People knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past.” India launched the strikes across the border, stating it was targeting militant hideouts allegedly responsible for a deadly attack in April that claimed at least 26 civilian lives in the disputed Kashmir…