Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement within the state from 5:00a.m., to 5:00p.m., during the local government election on Saturday A statement on Friday by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesman, quoted Adeleke has reiterating his commitment to peace and security in the...
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The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week eliminated a total of 82 terrorists, nabbed 198 others and rescued 93 kidnapped hostages. This Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known while giving an update on the operations of the military on Friday...
The Labour Party (LP) in Osun has announced its withdrawal from Saturday’s local government election in the state. The Chairman of LP in Osun, Mr Adebayo Bello, made the announcement while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Osogbo. Bello said that the party was withdrawing from the election due...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Ms Hafsat Bakari, has said the country’s potential exit from the grey list will be later in 2025. The NFIU’s Strategic Communications Officer, Mr Sani Tukur, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Bakari said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has barred Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from electing its Zonal committee members, and national ex-officio for northeast. The election, which was slated for Saturday, February 22, 2025 became halted following a suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/298/2025. Delivering...
The Osun State High Court in Ilesa has ordered the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, (OSSIEC), to conduct elections for the vacant positions of chairmen and councillors in the 30 local government areas of the South-West state. This court gave the order on Friday, sequel to a suit brought...
Liverpool will take on Paris Saint-Germain in one of the standout ties in the last 16 of this season’s Champions League after the teams were paired together in Friday’s draw. Liverpool finished first in the 36-team league phase of the competition to qualify directly for this stage, while PSG...
Anambra Police Command has attributed the escape of two suspects detained in connection with the murder of the late lawmaker in the state, Justice Azuka, to “operational lapses”. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ikioye Orutugu, disclosed this at a news briefing in Awka on Friday. “As the...
Abia Police Command has commenced investigation into the alleged manhandling of an elderly man in Umuahia by three operatives and a civilian Task Force member. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement issued in Umuahia and made available to...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it successfully restored full bulk power supply to Katampe- Central Area, Abuja 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV)lines 1&2 on Thursday. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah...
A former local government chairman, Abayomi Adesanya, has called on President Bola Tinubu to officially announce the late Chief MKO Abiola as the winner of the 1993 election. Adesanya, who chaired Okitipupa Local Government in Ondo State, made the call at a news conference in Akure. He said it...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has appealed for the repatriation of proceeds of crimes belonging to Nigeria, held by some countries of the world. Olukoyede made the appeal on Friday in Abuja during the handover of recovered proceeds of crime to the...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Friday announced that it has shut crude feeds into the 16 inch Nun River-Kolo Creek crude trunkline. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development follows an oil leak on the pipeline at Obololi community, a coastline community...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has empowered 500 women from the 21 local government areas in the Kogi State. Speaking at the distribution of empowerment items to the women at the Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja, Mrs. Tinubu highlighted the importance of supporting...
Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, on Friday, faulted the action of his colleague, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over a seating arrangement dispute in the hallowed chamber. Natasha, who represents Kogi Central under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had on Thursday, refused to use the seat allocated to her, citing Order 10 of...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun to respect the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, which restored local government officials removed in 2022. Fagbemi made the call in a statement in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. has continued to provide foreign aid after the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had its programmes frozen pending a review. “I’m not against foreign aid. I’ve supported foreign aid. We’re going to do foreign aid. No one here is saying...
Nigeria’s target of 2.06million bpd crude oil production target in 2025, is achievable, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobori has said. Lokpobori said this on Thursday night in Abuja at the Nigeria Petroleum Industry Leadership Discourse, with theme: “Nigeria’s Oil Production Growth Roadmap Acceleration Imperatives’’ organised by...
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), National Working Committee (NWC) has postponed its South-South zonal congress earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, Feb. 22. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that a new date for the exercise...