The trial of former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons over an alleged N1.35 billion fraud suffered another setback on Tuesday after the Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned proceedings due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Joe Agi (SAN). Lamido, alongside his sons, Aminu and Mustapha, is facing a…
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has condemned Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega over his pledge to abolish elections in the country, warning that the Trump administration and the international community will not stand by as the Ortega-Murillo government deepens its repression at home. Rubio made the remarks in a post on X on Tuesday,…
By Fidelis Okang Ordinarily, the recent media attacks by Senator Sandy Onor do not deserve a response. It is difficult to attach political significance to the comments of a man who, as the sitting Senator representing Cross River Central and the PDP governorship candidate in the 2023 governorship election, suffered a comprehensive rejection at the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 21, 2026/APO Group/ — Spiro’s inaugural Sustainability Report provides the first comprehensive overview of the environmental, social and economic impact of Spiro’s operations. The company also unveils ambitious objectives and targets net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040 and up to 0.7 million tonnes of COâ‚‚ emissions avoided from…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is deferring over $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of its ongoing healthcare fraud crackdown, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday. Kennedy said during a press conference that HHS is “not sending Medicaid or Medicare dollars out…
The Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) is partnering with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to strengthen collaboration aimed at ensuring the safety and proper monitoring of expatriates working in Benue State. The partnership was agreed during a meeting between the Group Managing Director of BIPC, Dr Raymond Asemakaha, and the Benue State Comptroller…
