President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced the renaming of the completed Institute of Petroleum Studies, Kaduna, as the General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology. The President said the move was in honour of the late military officer’s contributions to …
President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s economic and power sector reforms, saying access to reliable electricity remains a “democratic dividend” that every Nigerian deserves. In his Democracy Day address to Nigerians on Friday, Mr Tinubu acknowledged the persistent challenges in the…
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement crackdown on vehicles operating with covered, obscured, defaced, concealed, unauthorised or no registration number plates, in a move aimed at strengthening security and curbing criminal activities across the state. The command said…
The reforms pursued by the current administration since its inauguration have restored stability and credibility to economic management, President Bola Tinubu said Friday. “Federation revenues have risen, providing states and local governments with more resources for infrastructure, education, heal…
An investigative documentary examining the life, political struggle and death of Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola will make its world premiere at the 2026 edition of Sheffield DocFest in the United Kingdom on 12 June. Titled MKO, the film is directed by Nigerian filmmaker and former journalis…
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX debuts on Wall Street on Friday, the controversial tech titan will almost certainly step into the history books as the world’s first trillionaire. Musk already holds the crown of the world’s wealthiest man – worth roughly $696bn before SpaceX announced its record-breaking in…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday acknowledged that this year’s Democracy Day celebrations were overshadowed by the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in Oyo and Borno states, even as he reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to secure their safe return and strengthen Nigeria’s overall s…
Protesters clash with police during World Cup opening match Protesters and police clashed outside Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium just before the FIFA World Cup’s opening match kicked off. Protest groups have warned of further disruption to the tournament, as they use the global spotlight to press dem…
Former Super Eagles captain Sunday Oliseh has attributed South Africa’s 2-0 defeat to Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to the immense pressure of performing on football’s biggest stage. South Africa’s World Cup campaign got off to a disappointing start on Thursday as Bafana Ba…
Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate not only democracy but also the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful transitions of power, and resolved disagreements in courtrooms and legislative chamber…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday disclosed that more than 124,000 fighters and their dependents have laid down their arms since 2023 through Operation Safe Corridor. He said the administration has intensified military pressure on remaining insurgent and bandit networks across the country. Tinubu sta…
As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain comes to an end, the party that might have been expected to welcome a papal visit most enthusiastically is instead the most uncomfortable. Vox, the far-right party led by Santiago Abascal, treats Catholicism as a foundational marker of Spanish identity. But Leo’s vi…
For years, Opera Mini has been helping Nigerians get online. Debuting this past Friday, Poco Lee and Seyi Vibez’s infectious street-pop hit “Opera Mini” rocketed up to #2 on Spotify Nigeria, turning a familiar browser name into one of the country’s catchiest hooks. The title works because Opera Min…
Islamabad, Pakistan – Deep in the Karakoram mountain range, where the borders of India, Pakistan and China converge at heights the human body was not built to endure, lies a glacier the people of Baltistan and Ladakh have long called Siachen: "land of wild roses". A frozen river of more than one tr…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday said the recent abductions of schoolchildren in Oyo and Borno states had cast a shadow over Nigeria’s 2026 Democracy Day celebrations, declaring that his administration would show “no mercy” to terrorists, kidnappers and other violent criminals. In his Democracy Day …
After Mexico kicked off the tournament on Thursday, attention shifts north, with Toronto and Los Angeles hosting the next matches of FIFA’s biggest-ever World Cup. Canada and the United States both begin their campaigns on Friday, but there is already plenty happening in the matches and outside, to…
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, who was in a coma for three years following an illness, has died at the age of 47. The eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s seven children, the princess died on Thursday evening at a hospital in Bangkok, where she had been cared for since she fell uncons…
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Institute of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna as the “General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering.” The Nigerian leader announced this during his Friday morning broadcast to mark this year’s Democracy Day. “Among the architects of m…
TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S DEMOCRACY DAY ADDRESS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026 Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful transitions of …
United States President Donald Trump said he had cancelled a third straight night of planned attacks on Iran, saying talks with Tehran were close to producing a deal. The announcement marked a dramatic turnaround. Just hours earlier, Trump warned that Iran would be hit “very hard” and threatened to…
