Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan Orders Fuel Cuts as Global Energy Crisis Deepens
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has directed government institutions to immediately reduce fuel consumption in response to mounting global energy shocks disrupting supply and driving up prices. Speaking during a swearing-in ceremony in Dar es Salaam, the president said ongoing…
Plan to scrap presidential elections puts Zimbabweans at loggerheads
Fears are growing in opposition circles in Zimbabwe that the ruling Zanu-PF party is making a new grab for power as it presses ahead with constitutional amendments aimed at giving parliament – rather than voters – the right to elect…
Man dies during Passion of Christ rehearsal in Cross River
A Mass Communication graduate, Michael Obeten, a Passion of Christ actor, died on Good Friday while teaching youths how to act the part, when a local firework meant for effect malfunctioned and shot him dead. The tragic incident occurred at…
Late President Buhari’s son, Yusuf, set to run for House of Reps
A former special assistant on digital communications to Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad has said that the late president’s son, Yusuf Buhari, has declared his intention to contest a House of Representatives seat in 2027. In a letter dated April 3,…
2027: Aisha Yesufu vows to oppose Peter Obi ‘if he plans second term’
Political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has vowed to oppose Peter Obi if he gets to office as president and decides to do more than one term. Yesufu made this statement on Monday when she featured in an interview on Arise Television’s…
Meet Nigerian-American Ifeanyi Umunna elected as president of Harvard law student government
The Harvard Law student body has officially elected Nigerian-American Ifeanyi Ruth Umunna to serve as their Student Government Co-President for the 2026–2027 school year. The HLS Student Government is a student body that strives to defend the welfare of the…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Clarus of New Masquerade, dies at 85
Veteran Nollywood actor, Davis Ofor, popularly known as Clarus in the 1980s sitcom, New Masquerade, is dead. The news of his passing was announced on Tuesday by a fellow actor, Tony Akposheri, in an Instagram post. Akposheri expressed shock and…
ADC Youths Threaten Nationwide Protest Against INEC Derecognition Decision
The youth wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding an immediate reversal of the derecognition of the David Mark-led National Working Committee or face massive nationwide protest….
I have been living on N4000 pension since 1997′: Adamawa retiree cries out over hardship
In a poignant video circulating on social media, an elderly pensioner from Adamawa State has shared his decades-long struggle, revealing that he has been living on a fixed monthly pension of just N4,000 since retiring in 1997. The retiree made…
Top Northern Nigeria Politician Dies in Egyptian Hospital
A Top Northern Nigeria Politician has died in an Egyptian Hospital. Philips News reports that the Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Usman Ankwai is dead.T his newspaper understands that the Top Northern Nigeria Politician died…