World News Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs April 12, 2025 Alade Adisa President Donald Trump will exempt smartphones and computers, among many tech devices and components from new tariffs imposed, according to new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The guidance,…
Nigeria News Police kill 5 armed bandits, rescue kidnapped Kebbi varsity student April 12, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso The Nigeria Police have successfully rescued a 23-year-old student of the Department of Economics at the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Augustine Madubiya, who was kidnapped on April 8, 2025,…
Nigeria News AfDB approves $100m for Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank April 12, 2025 Alade Adisa President and Chairman, Board of Directors of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that the bank has approved $100 million for the establishment of the Nigerian Youth…
Politics Ndume to Tinubu: 72 Yorubas appointed, not fair April 12, 2025 New Daily Prime By Adeniyi Yusuf Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, has urged President Bola Tinubu to address growing concerns over perceived regional imbalance in federal appointments, rather than…
World News South Carolina man who killed policeman executed by firing squad April 12, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the state has used the rare execution method in the past…
World News US Supreme Court orders Trump officials to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador April 12, 2025 Alade Adisa The US supreme court upheld a judge’s order requiring Donald Trump’s administration to facilitate the return to the United States of a Salvadoran man who the government has acknowledged was…
Nigeria News Zimbabwe compensates white farmers 25 years after land seizures April 12, 2025 Alade Adisa Zimbabwe has started to make compensation payments to white former farm owners, 25 years after Robert Mugabe’s government began confiscating land. The government paid $3.1m (£2.3m) to a “first batch”…
Entertainment Eedris Abdulkareem: “They offered me N200m to keep quiet” April 12, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Veteran Nigerian hip-hop artiste and activist, Eedris Abdulkareem, has stirred fresh controversy following his revelation that he was allegedly offered a bribe of N200 million by an unidentified individual claiming…
World News Iran, US start nuclear talks in Oman April 12, 2025 Fatimah Idera Iran and the United States are set to engage in high-level talks in Oman on Saturday aimed at jump-starting negotiations over Tehran’s fast-advancing nuclear programme, with U.S. President Donald Trump…
Nigeria News Unmarried teacher fired by school over pregnancy, sparks public debate April 12, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A private school has come under public scrutiny after it allegedly terminated the employment of a female teacher for getting pregnant outside of marriage. The incident came to light on…
