PUNCHThe House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to stop anyone above 60 years from vying for election to the Offices of the President and Governor in Nigeria.If this bill scales legislative scrutiny and is signed into law, President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the 2023 presidential...

PUNCH A key suspect in the abduction and killing of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna, has confessed that he orchestrated the kidnapping because he needed ₦200,000 to solve a personal problem. The suspect, arrested alongside accomplices by Operation Safe Haven in Jos, denied ordering the priest’s murder,...

A bill to create the Office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the Office of President as head of state, and to provide for a framework for the mode of election to the said offices, has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill was among 32 Constitution amendment bills ... <a title="Nigerian lawmakers move to...

HPE NEWS Militant groups in Nigeria and the broader Sahel region are increasingly employing improvised drones to enhance their operational capabilities. In a recent attack near Lake Chad, jihadists disguised as herders launched a barrage of rocket-propelled grenades against Cameroonian troops, resulting in significant casualties. Intelligence...

DL NEWS Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has accused Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, of facilitating financial transactions for terrorists and kidnappers operating within the country. He stated that investigators uncovered evidence linking Binance’s operations to these criminal elements,...

ESPN South Africa’s national football team recently fielded midfielder Teboho Mokoena in a match against Lesotho, despite Mokoena having accumulated two prior yellow cards that should have rendered him ineligible. This administrative oversight may lead to South Africa forfeiting their 2-0 victory, potentially awarding Lesotho a 3-0 win upon...

GUARDIAN NG Interpol has arrested 306 suspects across seven African countries as part of Operation Red Card, targeting cybercrime scams from November 2024 to February 2025. The operation uncovered over 1,500 victims and led to the seizure of 1,842 devices linked to mobile banking, investment, and messaging app scams. Nigeria recorded the highest...

BBC A babysitter in Kansas discovered a man hiding under a child’s bed after the child complained about a “monster.” While trying to reassure the child, the babysitter came face-to-face with the intruder, leading to a physical altercation in which one child was knocked over. The suspect fled the scene but was arrested the next...

MIIAMI HERALD A Ukrainian lawmaker, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, has raised concerns over a revised U.S.-Ukraine mineral agreement, calling it a “horror” that lacks security guarantees from Washington. The deal, which grants the U.S. access to Ukraine’s vast mineral deposits, was initially proposed as part of President Volodymyr...

THE NATION The House of Representatives has called for the immediate release of withheld Bar examination results and a resolution to the backlog of students awaiting their Call to the Bar. Lawmakers described the situation as a humanitarian crisis, warning that the delay, which affects over 6,000 students, poses serious threats to the future of...