Political analyst and governance advocate Otunba Segun Showunmi has called for urgent political reforms to strengthen democracy in Nigeria, emphasizing the need for opposition parties to move beyond mere electioneering. Speaking at the south east town hall meeting held at Oakland Hotel, Enugu, on Thursday, Showunmi decried the lack...
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed more than 2 billion dollars in supporting 15.3 million people affected by crises in Lake Chad Basin within a decade. Lead Coordinator for West and Central Africa at AfDB, Dr Riadh Ben Messaoud, shared the bank’s accomplishments at Panel Session in the...
Nigerian actress and filmmaker, Eniola Ajao, is set to hit cinemas nationwide with her highly anticipated film titled “Owanbe Thieves” on April 18. This comes on the heels of her previous film, “Ajakaju: The Beast of Two Worlds”, which grossed N250 million at the box office. In an interview...
Ikorodu City FC delivered another dominant performance on Wednesday, thrashing visiting Kano Pillars FC 4-1 in a 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 21 fixture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match was played behind closed doors under heavy security to prevent fans from...
The Nigerian equities market closed bullish on Wednesday, leading to N364 billion gains for investors. The positive performance was driven by the release of full-year 2024 financial results from listed companies. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N64.156 trillion, added 364 billion or 0.57 per cent to close...
The Headies, Nigeria’s biggest music award, is set to return home with the hosting of two separate editions of the annual show in 2025, its organisers have said. In a video shared on Headie’s X page, the founder of The Headies, Ayo Animashuan, said the 17th edition of the...
The acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has blamed party leaders for the crisis rocking the nation’s main opposition party. Damagum stated this in his remarks at the party’s 79th Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that though the PDP...
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, as two lawyers announced appearance for Edo House of Assembly in the contempt charge filed against former Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s deputy, Godwins Omobayo. When the matter was called before Justice James Omotosho, Ayotunde Ogunleye, SAN,...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it would continue to engage with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic, in spite of their formal withdrawal from the bloc on Wednesday. The President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, made this known at a news conference in...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has sacked five commissioners serving in his administration. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Samuel Jatau, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. Jatau said the sacked commissioners include, Mr Chrysanthus Dawam, who served in...
The Kebbi State Government has rescheduled the 61st Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival from Feb. 2025 to Feb. 2026. This is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Governor, Sen. Umar Abubakar-Tafida, and issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. Abubakar-Tafida, who is also the Chairman...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said that stringent measures are in place to ensure that states and employers implement the national minimum wage and the consequential adjustment before the end of March. President, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, said this at its one day...
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, condemned the state House Assembly’s declaration of the Minority Leader’s seat vacant. This is contained in a statement by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris issued in Gusau, Zamfara. The minority leader, Alhaji Aliyu Ango-Kagara...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has advocated proactive livelihood programmes to fast track resettlement of persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad region. Buni stated this during a panel of discussion at the ongoing 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it would embark on a nationwide mass rally on Tuesday February 4, 2025, in protest of the 50 per cent telecom tariff increase recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a communique signed by the NLC president, Joe Ajaero,...
A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday struck out the criminal defamation suit against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Justice Babs Kuewunmi struck out the case following an application for the withdrawal of the charge by the prosecution. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had arraigned Farotimi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully committed to partner the Governors of the Lake Chad Basin Forum and other stakeholders to bring a lasting peace and stabilization in the region which was hitherto ravaged by over decade atrocities posed...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned ruling on a bail application filed by Omoyele Sowore in the alleged cybercrime offences until Thursday. Justice Musa Liman adjourned the matter on Wednesday after Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar, and the prosecution lawyer, Uddy Jonathan, argued their case for and against...
No fewer than 25 people died in a stampede which occurred in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh during the early hours of Wednesday. This is according to local news TV channel Aajtak. The official death toll and the number of injured people were expected to be announced soon,...
A plane with 21 people on board crashed in South Sudan on Wednesday, leaving 18 people dead, including two pilots, South Sudan Eagles Media reported. It added that three others are in critical condition. “A plane carrying 21 passengers, including the pilot, has crashed while departing from Unity Oil...