Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety
A court in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $375m (£279m) for misleading users over the safety of its platforms for children. A jury found that Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was liable for the way in which its platforms endangered children and exposed them to sexually explicit material and contact with […]
Tinubu’s UK state Visit: The Empire Strikes Back … And Sends An Invoice
By Alex Adum There was a time when colonial expeditions came with ships, soldiers, and sermons. Today, they come with spreadsheets, export credit facilities, and something far more efficient than gunboats: guaranteed returns. Enter Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who recently embarked on a royal courtesy visit to King Charles III, a trip so productive that one […]
Bandits Kill 3 policemen, 2 vigilantes in an Ambush in Taraba
Armed men, suspected to be Fulani Bandits have killed three policemen and two civilian members of a Vigilante group in Tor Damisa Akate Ward in Donga Local government Area of Taraba state. According to sources in the area, the five men were killed in an ambush shortly after they were dropped in the Village by […]
Sallah: Akpabio, Makarfi hail Muslims at Eid-el-Fitr
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has extended his warmest congratulations to Muslim faithful in Nigeria, calling for compassion, forgiveness, and unity . Similarly, the former governor of Kaduna state, Ahmed Makarfi has enjoined muslims to rededicated themselves to the servicen of Allah and pray for Nigeria’s security and political challenges. In a […]
Trophies by Email: When African Football Is Decided in Offices, Not on the Pitch
By Stephanie Shaakaa Football no longer ends on the pitch. It ends in inboxes. It ends in boardrooms. It ends wherever a committee decides, far from the sweat, the studs, and the roar of the crowd. Somewhere between the final whistle and the echoing silence of that AFCON stadium, the trophy left the field not […]
“Naija No Dey Carry Last!” King Charles hails Tinubu, Nigerians during state Banquet
A SPEECH BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING CHARLES lll AT THE STATE BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU, Wednesday 18th March 2026 Your Excellency, Mr President, and Distinguished First Lady, Ekabo. Se Daaa Daa Ni. (Greetings! I hope you are well.) My wife and […]
El-Rufai’s Continuous detention violates his Human Rights–ADC
The African Democratic Congress has said that the continuous detention of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El Rufai is a grave violation of his human rights. In a statement made available to journalist Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi described the detention as illegal and unconstitutional, saying it […]
Nigerians free to record police on duty – Court
The Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ruled that Nigerians have the constitutional right to record police officers while performing their duties in public, in a judgement seen as a boost for accountability and civil liberties. Delivering the ruling on Tuesday in suit No. FHC/WR/CS/87/2025 obtained by Premium Times, Justice H. A. […]
NBA lambasts Judge for Asking Sowore’s lawyer to kneel down in court
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has lampooned Justice Mohammed Umar, of the federal high court in Abuja for asking Lawyer to Activist, Omoyele Sowere, Marshall Abubakar, to kneel down during court proceedings. In a statement issued by the President of the NBA, Afam Osigwe the umbrella body of Lawyers in the country said the outburst […]
Africa, salvation does not lie in Moscow
By Ipole Amajama The protesters were like scenes taken directly from the Kremlin’s playbook on Africa as they waved Russian flags in Kano, Abuja and some northern states in the End Bad Governance protests in Nigeria in 2024. On the surface, it was just some disgruntled citizens protesting against the Nigerian government. But in all […]