By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja
Lisandro Martínez has apologised following a meeting with Michael Carrick and Manchester United’s leadership, days after publicly criticising the club’s recruitment strategy following their 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atlético Madrid. The Argentine defender had questioned director of football Jason Wilcox and argued that changing managers alone would not...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) to life imprisonment for their membership of the proscribed Boko Haram terrorist group. The men, Abba Mustapha and Bukar Ibrahim, both from Borno State, were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges...
Federal Government is planning to introduce an 80 per cent practical and 20 per cent theoretical curriculum in tertiary institutions to equip students with relevant skills and improve their employability. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, represented by the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, disclosed this at...
Sirri Care Foundation has begun a two-day capacity-building workshop to improve journalists’ understanding of social protection frameworks in Borno State. The training, held in Maiduguri, brought together journalists and media professionals from print and online news organisations to promote accurate and responsible reporting. The workshop is part of the...
The spokesman for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima to address questions surrounding the 2012 arrest of convicted Boko Haram member Kabiru Sokoto at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. In a post on his X account on Thursday, Ibe...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized counterfeit packaging materials for popular alcoholic beverages and other products worth more than ₦200 million during a raid in Aba, Abia State. The agency said the operation was carried out on Wednesday after it received credible intelligence...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has inaugurated a logistics committee , chaired by National Electoral Commissioner, retired Rear Admiral Jamila Abubakar-Sadiq, to strengthen preparations for the 2027 general elections, with a focus on the secure, timely and efficient transportation of election materials across the country. The INEC Chairman, Prof...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has constituted a three-member committee to investigate allegations surrounding the receipt, management and disbursement of a ₦100 million gift received by its Owerri Branch from the Imo State Government. The NBA President, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, announced the committee following concerns raised by members of the...
Electricity customers who are wrongfully disconnected by Distribution Companies (DisCos) will now receive compensation equivalent to three months of their average electricity consumption, following a new directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The commission said the compensation will apply for every day affected customers remain without power...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has assured residents of Igbokoda in Ondo State that it is taking their environmental and health concerns seriously following the recent military aircraft accident in the area. The assurance came in a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has unveiled Ask AA, an information and citizen-engagement portal that gives Nigerians a direct opportunity to ask him questions about his political agenda, record in public service and plans for the country. The portal goes live at 8:30 p.m. today,...
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), after a comprehensive analysis of the controversies, trailing the N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, stated that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has failed on the statutory requirements of transparency, accountability and service delivery....
Governor Uba Sani has signed an Executive Bill establishing the Kaduna State College of Post-Basic Nursing Sciences in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area, to address shortage of specialist nurses and to improve medical services. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed the...
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti would have turned 88 today, but many of the problems he challenged through his music remain part of everyday life in Nigeria. Born on October 15, 1938, in Abeokuta, Fela died in Lagos on August 2, 1997. Yet, his voice has refused to fade, with his songs...
Oyo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a fatal attack on a group of individuals who were welcoming Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat back to Ibadan, an incident that resulted in the death of one person. According to the report lodged at the Police Station on 14 October 2026...
Oyo State Police Command has rescued five Congolese nationals suspected to be victims of human trafficking during an intelligence-led operation at Bollarz Hotel, Araromi area of Ibadan. The command’s spokesman, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed this is in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. DSP Ayanlade said...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), declaring that the party is ready and united to renew its covenant with Nigerians ahead of the 2027 presidential election. At the ceremony at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, President Tinubu...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has donated an ambulance to the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), Kaduna State Chapter, to strengthen healthcare delivery at its hospital, which has provided free medical services to residents for nearly three decades. The ambulance was presented to the organisation on...
Spokesman to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has questioned the cost of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike’s live media chats, demanding transparency over the funds used for the broadcasts. Ibe raised the concerns in a statement following Wike’s latest live television appearance involving several...