SHELL NET PROFIT RISES 11% TO $17.8BN IN 2025 DESPITE WEAKER ENERGY PRICES
By Aishat Momoh. O. British energy giant Shell on Thursday reported an 11 per cent increase in net profit for 2025, buoyed by higher production...
LASTMA IMPOUNDS 27 VEHICLES IN STATEWIDE CRACKDOWN ON OVERLOADING, SAFETY VIOLATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 27 commercial and private vehicles across the state for violating approved loading...
OVER 100 FEARED DEAD AS EXTREMISTS, BANDITS LAUNCH COORDINATED ATTACKS IN KWARA, BENUE
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least 100 people were feared killed on Tuesday night following a brutal attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama...
NIS ORDERS PROBE INTO ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DETENTION, SEXUAL ASSAULT BY OFFICER
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered a comprehensive investigation into allegations of serious misconduct involving one of its personnel, following...
ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS IN JAPAN FEAR RISING WAR RISKS AFTER U.S.–RUSSIA PACT ENDS
Agency Report Japanese atomic bomb survivors said Thursday they feared the world was marching towards nuclear war as the last US-Russian arms control treaty expired....
ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT: SENATE RETAINS ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF RESULTS, REJECTS REAL-TIME TRANSMISSION
The Electoral 2022 Act's provision for the electronic transfer of election results was upheld by the Senate on Wednesday. The red chamber also rejected ideas for a 10-year ban on vote purchasers and realtime results transmission during the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill's consideration, choosing instead to uphold the current penalties of fines or jail time. The MPs claimed that in order to prevent operational and legal problems in the handling of election results, a distinction between electronic transfer and real-time transmission is required. Under the retained provision, “the presiding officer shall transfer the results, including the total number of accredited voters and the results...
CANADIAN COURT HALTS DEPORTATION OF MOTHER, SON OVER SAFETY RISK
A federal court in Canada has halted the deportation of a Nigerian woman and her son, ruling that sending them back to Nigeria would expose...
OKADA RIDER STABBED TO DEATH IN OGUN OVER N100 TICKET
A commercial motorcyclist was reportedly stabbed to death by a person from a transport union tax collection group, known as agberos, after an argument over...
ASSOCIATION URGES NLC TO RESPECT COURT ORDER
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) has cautioned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) against intervening in what...
TRAVEL ALERT: AUSTRALIA WARNS CITIZENS TO AVOID 26 NIGERIAN STATES
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Australian government on Tuesday expanded its travel warning for Nigeria, urging citizens to avoid 26 states amid escalating security risks, including...