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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to uphold its policy banning transgender Americans from serving in the military, the latest significant case involving trans Americans to reach the conservative court in recent years.  Days after taking office last year, Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to ban transgender service members as incompatible with military service. The administration is appealing a ruling from a federal court in Washington, DC, that sided with a group of trans Americans who were already serving.  “The authority of the US military to determine who may serve in the nation’s armed forces is a matter of exceptional importance,” US Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the Supreme Court, according to a copy of the appeal revi...

​The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has confirmed Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke as the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Oyo StateAdegoke’s Form EC9, alongside those of other candidates, was posted on INEC’s website in the early hours of Saturday.The governorship election will be held in Oyo and 27 other states.Our correspondent reports that with the display of Adegoke’s name, the controversy surrounding the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the ADC in the state has been put to rest.Adegoke, in his reaction, advised all aggrieved aspirants to cooperate with him in order to win the election.He said, “We, therefore, urge all other aspirants and their supporters to desist forthwith from any further misrepresentations and ...

Togo, Benin and Niger owed Nigeria $11.16 million for electricity supplied by Nigerian power generation companies under bilateral arrangements in 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).NERC disclosed this in its 2025 annual report, saying the Market Operator (MO) issued invoices totalling $73.91 million to the three international electricity customers during the year. However, only $62.75 million was paid, leaving an outstanding balance of $11.16 million and representing an 84.90 percent remittance performance.The international customers identified by NERC are Société Nigérienne d’Électricité (NIGELEC) of Niger, Société Béninoise d’Énergie Électrique (SBEE) of Benin and Compagnie Énergie Électrique du Togo (CEET). “The international bilateral custo...

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has published the names and photographs of 10 more Nigerians on its “worst of the worst” register of suspected criminal offenders.The names and photographs were published on the website of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Trump administration continues its immigration enforcement and deportation campaign.DHS said the initiative was part of efforts to carry out President Donald Trump’s pledge to pursue mass deportations, beginning with individuals it considers serious criminal offenders. “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” the department said.It added: “Under DHS leadership, the h...

Simon Ekpa, the pro-Biafra separatist campaigner, has appealed his six-year prison sentence for terrorism-related offences in Finland.According to BBC Pidgin, the Finnish prosecutor handling the case has also appealed, seeking a longer prison term on the grounds that the sentence imposed was insufficient for the offences.The Finnish Court of Appeal is expected to hear the case within the next three weeks.Ekpa was arrested by Finnish authorities in November 2024 and subsequently charged with inciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group.In September 2025, the Päijät-Häme District Court sentenced him to six years in prison after finding him guilty of the offences.The court said Ekpa had used his “significant social media following” to esc...

The Federal Government has urged healthcare facilities not to send cancer patients home when they still require hospital-based care, stressing that treatment and support should continue even when a cure is no longer possible.The National Coordinator of the National Cancer Control Plan at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, made the call in an interview on Friday, August 28. Nwokwu said a hospital’s inability to provide further curative treatment should not automatically lead to a patient being discharged without arrangements for continued care.He said where a facility lacked the capacity to provide the required treatment, the patient should be promptly referred to another appropriate facility to ensure that care continued without interruption. “...

Some members of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and journalists reportedly escaped death by the after an alleged attack by youths from the Ologbo community in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.The civil society members and journalists were reportedly attacked on Thursday, August 27, 2026, when officials of Ossiomo Power Company were about to switch on the Independent Power Plant II unit in a bid to restore electricity supply to its customers in Benin City and its environs.It was alleged that the members of the CSO were driving out of the area when a large group of irate youths from Ologbo stormed the place in commando style, threatening fire and brimstone.The youths allegedly held everyone hostage for nearly an hour, fuming over the visitors’ pre...