PRESIDENT TRUMP APPROVES IRAN ATTACK PLAN
US President Donald Trump has approved plans to attack Iran, but has not made a final decision on whether to strike the country
SPURS BATTLE WEST HAM FOR ONYEDIKA
Tottenham Hotspur have joined the race to sign midfielder Raphael Onyedika from Club Brugge, intensifying Premier League interest in the highly-rated Nigerian player .
INEC DEBUNKS REPORT ON REGISTRATION OF TWO NEW POLITICAL PARTIES
The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied reports circulating online claiming the registration of two new political parties – the “Independent Democrats” and the “Peoples Democratic Movement”.
PRESIDENT TINUBU DIRECTS SECURITY AGENCIES TO ARREST KILLERS IN BENUE
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Inspector General of Police and the Chief of Defence Staff to immediately arrest the killer herders responsible for the recent massacre in Yelewata community, Benue State, where over 100 people were killed. The President gave the directive during a meeting with stakeholders at the Government House in Makurdi, Benue State.
PENCOM AND HEAD OF SERVICE COLLABORATE ON CIVIL SERVANTS GRATUITY
The National Pension Commission and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation have agreed to partner to introduce a gratuity framework for civil servants in treasury-funded ministries, departments, and agencies under the Contributory Pension Scheme.
SENATE SCREENS TINUBU’S 17 NOMINEES FOR KEY RIVERS AGENCIES
The 17 candidates nominated by President Bola Tinubu to oversee the affairs of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Rivers State Civil Service Commission and Rivers State Local Government Service Commission have officially declared their assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau.
TRUMP CONSIDERS JOINING ISRAEL ON IRAN STRIKES AS IDF TARGETS NUCLEAR SITES
Israel says it struck a centrifuge site in Tehran and weapons facilities as part of its overnight barrage.
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND SPEAKERS CLASH AS STATE POLICE DEBATE INTENSIFIES
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly, on Monday, expressed divergent views on the advocacy for state police creation.
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION KICKS AS PETROL PRICES RISE DUE TO TENSION IN MIDDLE EAST
Depots have hiked the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) after the escalating tension in the Middle East jerked up the prices of crude oil. The rise was also linked to a strike by tanker drivers along the Lekki-Epe corridor in Lagos.
G7 LEADERS CALL FOR END OF WARS IN MIDDLE EAST
The leaders of G7 nations have called for a “de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza”.