Phoenix, Arizona / Salt Lake City, Utah — Authorities have released chilling new video showing the suspect in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk fleeing across a rooftop moments after the fatal shot was fired at a Utah university.The grainy footage, unveiled by the FBI and Utah officials on Thursday, captures the alleged gunmanContinue reading "HUNT FOR KIRK’S KILLER: Police Release Video of Suspect Fleeing Rooftop as Casket Arrives in Phoenix"
BREAKING: INEC Shortlists 14 Associations for Political Party Registration, Rejects 157 Others
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pruned down the long list of groups aspiring for political relevance, shortlisting 14 associations out of 171 applicants seeking registration as political parties in Nigeria.The development was contained in a statement issued on Thursday, September 11, 2025, by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information andContinue reading "BREAKING: INEC Shortlists 14 Associations for Political Party Registration, Rejects 157 Others"
BREAKING: Political Earthquake Looms as Peter Obi Meets Jonathan Behind Closed Doors in Abuja
In what political observers are already describing as a potential game-changer, former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday held a high-stakes closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.Obi, who revealed details of the visit on his official X handle, hailed Jonathan as an “elder brother, statesman, and leader”, stressing that theirContinue reading "BREAKING: Political Earthquake Looms as Peter Obi Meets Jonathan Behind Closed Doors in Abuja"
Court Ruling Twist: ADC Dismisses Fake News, Affirms David Mark, Aregbesola as Party Leaders
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has set the record straight, debunking widespread reports that a Federal High Court in Abuja restrained Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from serving as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary.In a ruling delivered on September 4, 2025, Hon. Justice Emeka Nwite flatly refused an ex-parte application filedContinue reading "Court Ruling Twist: ADC Dismisses Fake News, Affirms David Mark, Aregbesola as Party Leaders"
TERROR KINGPIN FALLS: Ansaru Leader Abu Bara’a Jailed 15 Years As DSS Unmasks Web of Terror, Kidnapping, and Illegal Mining
Abuja – In a landmark judgment, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced one of Nigeria’s most dreaded Ansaru terror leaders, Mahmud Muhammed Usman, popularly known as Abu Bara’a, to 15 years in prison after he confessed to charges of illegal mining – a crime that funded his deadly terrorist activities.The sentencing cameContinue reading "TERROR KINGPIN FALLS: Ansaru Leader Abu Bara’a Jailed 15 Years As DSS Unmasks Web of Terror, Kidnapping, and Illegal Mining"
NDA Pays Emotional Tribute to Brigadier General Zakari Saidu: “A Problem Solver, A Soldier of Integrity”
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has honoured the memory of late Brigadier General Zakari Ahmadu Saidu with an emotional Special Executive Meeting at the Academy’s Loyalty Hall, Kaduna, on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.The event, marked by solemn tributes, prayers, and symbolic gestures, drew together military top brass, academic leaders, colleagues, and family members of theContinue reading "NDA Pays Emotional Tribute to Brigadier General Zakari Saidu: “A Problem Solver, A Soldier of Integrity”"
“₦100k Salary for Soldiers, ₦5k Daily Allowance an Insult – Ndume Backs Service Chiefs, Urges Tinubu to Boost Troops’ Welfare”
Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has thrown his weight behind Nigeria’s Service Chiefs, urging President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls for their dismissal and instead focus on improving the welfare of frontline soldiers battling insurgency and insecurity across the country.In a report by The Vanguard on Thursday, September 11, 2025, Ndume argued that the ServiceContinue reading "“₦100k Salary for Soldiers, ₦5k Daily Allowance an Insult – Ndume Backs Service Chiefs, Urges Tinubu to Boost Troops’ Welfare”"
TRUMP VOWS JUSTICE AS CHARLIE KIRK’S ASSASSINATION SHAKES AMERICA
President Blames ‘Radical Left Rhetoric’ For Targeted Killing Of Conservative FirebrandThe United States was thrown into shock and mourning on Wednesday after conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was assassinated in what authorities describe as a targeted political killing.Kirk, 31, co-founder of the influential youth movement Turning Point USA andContinue reading "TRUMP VOWS JUSTICE AS CHARLIE KIRK’S ASSASSINATION SHAKES AMERICA"
Shockwaves in America: Conservative Firebrand Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Utah Campus — Suspect Still at Large
The United States was thrown into mourning and outrage on Wednesday after Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and close ally of former President Donald Trump, was gunned down in what Utah authorities are calling a “political assassination.”Kirk, 31, co-founder of the influential youth movement Turning Point USA, was addressing a packed outdoor audience atContinue reading "Shockwaves in America: Conservative Firebrand Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Utah Campus — Suspect Still at Large"
NO PAYOUT FOR DEMOLISHED HOMES: LAGOS GOVT TO DISPLACED RESIDENTS
Sanwo-Olu to Launch New Agency to Reclaim 3,000 Hectares of Idle Land as Displaced Residents Protest on Third Mainland BridgeThe Lagos State Government has drawn a hard line on illegal developments, declaring that no compensation will be paid to owners of demolished properties along Iyana Oworo and the Lekki coastlines.Commissioner for Physical Planning and UrbanContinue reading "NO PAYOUT FOR DEMOLISHED HOMES: LAGOS GOVT TO DISPLACED RESIDENTS"
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