US President Donald Trump is due to meet the heads of state of six Gulf countries while on a visit to Riyadh later this month, a source close to the Saudi government told AFP on Sunday, 4 May, 2025. Ahead of the visit, the United States on Friday, 2 May, 2025 approved a $3.5 billion sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia. Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16 will be the first foreign trip of his second term — other than a brief visit to Rome for the funeral of Pope…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has announced the disbursement of the 2024 scholarship to 164 indigent students selected from branches of the union across the country. The Convener of ASUU Grant, Research and Publications Committee, Professor Christopher Piwuna made this disclosure on Saturday, 3 May, 2025 during a press conference at the Sa’adu Zungur University, Yuli Campus, Bauchi State. Piwuna , who explained that of the 79 ASUU branches, two successful applicants were selected in every university through a rigorous screening process, disclosed that each recipient of the scholarship went home with a non-refundable cash-backing of N200,000. The Convener, who was represented…
A federal official said a mayor in western Mexico was arrested as part of a probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where forced recruits were allegedly tortured or killed if they refused to cooperate. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a powerful drug trafficking group, allegedly used the ranch in Jalisco state to train newly recruited gunmen, senior officials have said. The discovery of human bones and clothing at the ranch in the city of Teuchitlan in March — what Human Rights Watch has called an “apparent mass killing site” — caused shock in a country where murders and…
The Director of Lagos Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service, Mr Akin-George Fashola, has disclosed that the impounded over 200 vehicles not road worthy across the state. Akin-George made this disclosure stated this in a press release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, 4 May, 2025. The statement was signed by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation. Fashola, who recently led an enforcement operation that resulted in the impounding of several unroadworthy vehicles, noted that the initiative was aimed at enhancing road safety and reducing accidents caused by unfit…
Oyo State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project has awarded contracts worth N3.5 billion for the first phase of physical improvement and remodelling of three markets across the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, who made this disclosure via a statement released on Sunday, 4 May, 2025 by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital. The three markets selected for the first phase of the physical improvement according to the statement are: Aare-Alasa Market, Akanran area, Ona-Ara Local Government; Oja-Agbe Market, Iseyin Local Government; and Oja-Oba Market, Ibarapa Central…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs valued at over N3.4 billion in Lagos and Rivers, just as it also uncovered a cache of 942 explosives in a breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime. The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who made this disclosure in a statement issued on Sunday, May 4, 2025 said, 2m pills of tafrodol 225mg and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup, were recovered on April 29 during a joint examination of a watch-listed container by NDLEA officers, men of Customs Service, and other security agencies at the Port Harcourt…
The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, for alleged money laundering before a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice James Omotoshohas been stalled due to the absence of an interpreter. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Mamman on 12-count charges bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering. When the case was called on Friday,2 May, 2025, the prosecution counsel, A. O. Mohammed Esq informed the court that though the matter was for continuation of trial-within-trial, he was experiencing difficulty in getting an interpreter. He said he was informed that the official interpreter of the…
Membership drive of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State received a major boost as Over 300 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party defected to the party . The politicians defected from the parties’ wards in Kawo, Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Permanent Secretary of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Jamilu Haruna, described the move by the defectors as an indication that the State governor, Uba Sani has performed well. Haruna , who spoke at a reception for the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed that Nigeria will not surrender to terrorists, just as he also charged the Nigerian military to end insecurity in the country Addressing troops of the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Katsina at the weekend, President Tinubu charged the Nigerian military to intensify efforts to end terrorism and banditry in the country. While describing the current security challenges as a defining moment in the nation’s history, he urged the military to remain resolute in defending Nigeria’s sovereignty and restoring peace to every corner of the country. The President, who began his two-day visit…
Sky Sports transfer expert, Florian Plettenberg, has disclosed that Atalanta mercurial winger Ademola Lookman has been identified as a summer transfer target for Arsenal. According to Plettenberg, the Gunners have Lookman on their radar ahead of the summer transfer window. Mikel Arteta’s side are keen to reinforce their forward line at the end of the season as they bid to compete for honours domestically and in Europe. Lookman has Premier League experience having played for Everton, Fulham and Leicester City in the past. The Nigeria international has enjoyed another prolific campaign for Atalanta, scoring 18 goals and providing seven assists…