Author: Prima News

I have been inundated with messages from many concerned and well-respected stakeholders in the last fortnight. The contents of their messages are virtually the same. In all, they basically sought clarifications on the decision of the Senate to retain Section 60(3 & 5) of the Electoral Act, 2022, in the ongoing reform of our country’s electoral governance framework. Regrettably, I could not respond to any of these messages for at least two reasons. First, I was on a national assignment outside the shores of our fatherland when I received the messages. Due to the import of the task at hand,…

The United Nations said that its teams attempted to coordinate eight humanitarian missions on Friday and five were fully facilitated. The remaining three – which included a mission to reach a water treatment plant in Khan Younis – were denied by Israel. Saving lives, beating famine The successful missions collected food and medical supplies from the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossing. Teams also monitored humanitarian cargo at the Kissufim and Kerem Shalom loading platforms. Speaking in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric noted that four months have passed since the ceasefire agreement came into effect in Gaza, and the humanitarian scale-up has saved countless lives and pushed back famine. Yet many people are still “living in extremely harsh conditions, and the humanitarian response continues to face significant obstacles, especially…

Despite ongoing campaigns against the mishandling of the naira, the age-old practice of money spraying resurfaced during President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Adamawa State, highlighting the enduring culture of flaunting cash at social events. Tinubu’s visit to Adamawa on Monday was part of a larger agenda to inaugurate several development projects executed by the Ahmadu Fintiri administration. These include model schools across all 21 local government areas, complete with pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary sections, sports complexes, and modern learning facilities. Other projects inaugurated include an eight-lane underpass bridge on Galadima Aminu Road, a remodelled high court, a new…

News » Premier League news » Brighton & Hove Albion newsHome » Football News » Said El Mala wanted by BrightonFebruary 17, 2026 13:21 GMT (UK), by Ketan Patel German youngster wanted by Brighton Brighton and Hove Albion are monitoring the progress of 19-year-old winger Said El Mala, with the FC Koln starlet set to move to the Premier League in a deal worth around £20 million. It is understood that the 6 foot 2 forward is keen on a move to England. Since making his first-team debut in 2024, he has played 22 times for the club’s first-team in the league and returned…

The Yobe State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt and arrested four suspected members of a criminal syndicate allegedly involved in fraud, impersonation and abduction in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the operation led to the rescue of a 35-year-old victim and the recovery of a Toyota Prado SUV used for the crime. According to him, operatives of the Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters acted on credible intelligence on Monday at about 10:30 p.m., when they intercepted a suspicious Toyota Prado SUV exhibiting unusual movement within Potiskum metropolis. “The…

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – Three persons suspected to be cultists who were allegedly linked to last Friday’s cult-related killings in Benin City have been arrested in a joint raid by the Edo State Special Security Squad, ESSC, and operatives of the state Police Command. The suspects were arrested at Amagba and Obagie communities were fetish items, arms and ammunition were recovered from their homes. The three suspects are Osazee Omoruyi, Innocent Okunozee, the Okiaghale (Youth Leader) of Obagie community, who both confessed to being cultists but denied involvement in the killings and Anito Osaho,n who denied belonging to…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has said the bank will strengthen cooperation with continental partners following Nigeria’s approval as a permanent member of the Board of the African Monetary Institute. In a statement by the apex bank on Monday, it was disclosed that the decision was taken at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in February 2026, after earlier adoption by the AU Executive Council at its 48th Ordinary Session. The AMI, established under the AU’s financial institutions framework, serves as a precursor to the African Central Bank, which…

El-Rufai has been detained by EFCC over alleged N432bn fraud and is currently facing cybercrime charges for ‘bugging’ NSA Ribadu’s phone. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained on Monday night at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja following hours of interrogation over an alleged N432 billion corruption probe. El-Rufai, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, arrived at the EFCC’s Jabi office around 10am in response to an invitation. However, multiple sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that he remained in custody late into the night. A senior EFCC…

Newly released US Justice Department documents have raised fresh questions about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, shared sensitive information with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a UK trade envoy, media reports said Monday. Emails from 2010 show correspondence between Andrew and his aide David Stern, which were later forwarded to Epstein, according to ABC News. The exchanges align with Andrew’s tenure as the UK’s special representative for trade and investment from 2001 to 2011. In one July 2010 email, Andrew appeared to discuss restructuring details concerning the Royal Bank of Scotland, which…

The United States and Iran began indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday over their long-running nuclear dispute, with a senior Iranian official asserting that negotiations hinge on Washington avoiding unrealistic demands as the U.S. masses a battle force in the region. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will take part in the negotiations, which are being mediated by Oman, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters, alongside Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would be involved “indirectly” in the Geneva talks and that he believed Tehran wanted to make a deal. “I don’t think…