By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Award-winning filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has been named Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year at the just-concluded International Tourism Investment Summit in Ibadan, Oyo State. The award was presented at the Governor’s Dinner and Tourism Awards Night, the closing event of the three-day summit held from...
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By BARBARA KALU, Imo – In the wake of the tragic and brutal killings in Umuolaoma and Arondizuogu, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the representative for Ideato Federal Constituency, visited the grieving communities to offer condolences and demand urgent action. The horrific massacre has left residents in shock and mourning,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, Hon. Ahmed Munir has reaffirmed the National Assembly’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s export capacity following a two-day working visit to the Kano Free Trade Zone and other industrial complexes in the State. The unannounced visit...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu on Friday met with colleague governors, the 1999-2007 set, also known as the Class of 1999. Below are pictures of their meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja:
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has strongly refuted claims by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration is marginalizing the North in road infrastructure development. In a detailed statement issued on Friday, Umahi labeled Kwankwaso’s remarks as “absolutely false, misleading, and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu on Friday appealed to power generation companies (GENCOs) to give the federal government more time to complete the verification and validation of longstanding debts owed to them. During a meeting with members of the Association of Power Generation Companies, led by Col....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has begun investigating allegations that a Chinese mining company abandoned Nigerian miners in the Central African Republic (CAR), following a viral social media video highlighting the issue. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, the embassy emphasized its commitment to...
Taraba State High Court No. 1 in Jalingo has sentenced four individuals to life imprisonment for their involvement in an attempted kidnapping. The convicted individuals—Prospar Paul, Samuel David, Nosiu Buba, and Samuel Kelvin, listed as the first, second, third, and fourth defendants, respectively—faced charges of criminal conspiracy and attempted...
Nigerian stock market wrapped up the week on a high note, with investors gaining N793 billion on Friday. Market capitalization grew by N793 billion, a 0.94 percent rise, closing at N85.055 trillion, up from N84.262 trillion the previous day. The All-Share Index (ASI) also advanced by 1,252.93 points, or...
Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka, and a former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Boyega Aribisogan, were among the prominent figures who recently joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti. They were accompanied by key members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
Anambra State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has established its campaign team in preparation for the November 18 gubernatorial election. The 23-member council, consisting of 19 men and four women from various coalition parties, was officially launched at the ADC Secretariat in Awka on Friday. The ADC...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, July 25, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of two fake investigators of EFCC: Buhari Abdullahi and Umar Mukhtar Usman before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court. The...
By Joyce ADARA, Abuja – A Chief magistrate court Friday in Abuja remanded, at the Keffi Correctional Centre, a social media influencer, Ghali Isma’il, who posted online videos purporting that President Bola Tinubu died as a result of a serous illness. Department of State Services (DSS) operatives arrested Isma’il...
A devastating attack by unidentified gunmen on Ndi-Ejezie, Umualaoma, and Ndiakuwata Uno villages in the Arondizuogu community, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, has reportedly claimed numerous lives. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the assault took place between Thursday night and early Friday morning,...
Plateau State Government has conducted a mass burial for 27 individuals killed in a recent assault on the Bindi community in Tahoss, Riyom Local Government Area (LGA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that on July 15, 2025, armed assailants attacked the community, claiming 27 lives, destroying homes,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Presidency has refuted claims by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 NNPP presidential candidate, that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is sidelining Northern Nigeria in favor of the South for infrastructural development. In a statement posted on his official X handle on Friday, Sunday Dare, Special Adviser...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Social Democratic Party (SDP) has publicly distanced itself from former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, asserting that he is neither a member nor authorized to represent or speak on behalf of the party. In a press briefing on Friday in Kaduna, Inuwa Idris,...
House of Representatives Committee on University Education has directed a suspension of the appointment process for a new vice-chancellor at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) until an ongoing investigation into the institution’s leadership crisis is resolved. The committee chairman, Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa), announced this decision in a statement...
Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako until October 16, 2025, to reach an out-of-court settlement in the alleged N29 billion fraud case or face a full trial. During Friday’s hearing, Justice Peter Lifu expressed...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has gifted N20 million to the University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) Dentistry Department to enhance student training and resources. The donation, presented on Friday in Calabar with dentistry students in attendance, is earmarked for acquiring five new dental chairs Obi emphasized that his...