The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday before a Federal High Court in Abuja, arraigned five persons suspected to have carried out the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francs Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo, State, which led to the killing of over 40 worshippers. Over 100...
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Federal Government has inaugurated a major road project to link Bonny island, the home of Nigeria’s Liquified Natural (LNG) project in Rivers state. The Bodo–Bonny Road and Bridges across the Opobo Channel in Rivers is a historic milestone for the riverine Bonny and Ogoni Kingdoms, bringing relief to communities...
Office of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has pushed back strongly against what it describes as a wave of “false, misleading and baseless” allegations linking him to terrorism financing and claims that he maintains 46 bank accounts. In a statement issued on...
Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to investigate claims that President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police escorts from VIPs is being enforced selectively. The decision came after Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) took the floor during plenary, raising a point of order under...
Former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, was on Wednesday brought before an Abuja Federal Capital Territory High Court by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to answer to N2.5 billion fraud charges linked to her time in office. Oduah, who served from July 2011 until February...
With just months to the 2026 FCT Area Council Election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Malam Aminu Kasimu Idris, has reaffirmed INEC’s commitment to ensuring the participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, as guaranteed by law. The REC, represented by Mrs. Bimbo Oladunjoye, Administrative Secretary...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has made it clear that he has no intention of giving up his trademark dance steps, insisting that his passion for dancing in no way affects his performance in office. Adeleke, fondly called “the dancing governor” by admirers and critics alike, has long been...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared its readiness to sweep the 2026 Ekiti State Gubernatorial Election, with the National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, stating that the party is poised to rescue the state from what it described as current failed administration of All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made...
Manchester City produced a gutsy comeback at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday night, defeating Real Madrid 2–1 in a Champions League clash that has left Xabi Alonso’s future hanging by a thread. With Kylian Mbappé sidelined by knee discomfort, Alonso had to gamble by starting 21-year-old Gonzalo Garcia. Madrid...
House of Representatives has directed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before its Committee on Public Accounts following revelations of more than ₦5 trillion in unremitted operating surplus and ₦11 trillion in revenues linked to the Remita collection system. The decision came...
When the Benin Republic political crisis began, Nigerians woke up to a Nigerian army deployment that appeared out of nowhere – jets, troops, machinery, rapid response, zero bureaucracy. Less than 24 hours. Compare that with years of massacres, kidnappings, mass abductions, villages burnt, clergy murdered, schools emptied, highways captured,...
For a regime’s ruler that shamelessly and scandously awarded the contract for a 700km road to his family at a gluttonous cost of 15 trillion Naira without appropriation by the National Assembly, and without any competitive bidding by any other contractors, and without any known due process taking place...
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has renewed its push for clearer policy direction in Nigeria’s polytechnic education system, calling on the Federal Government to establish a National Commission for Polytechnics that would strengthen regulation and boost the sector’s competitiveness. ASUP President, Comrade Shammah S. Kpanja, made the appeal...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund ), has pledged support for Defence Research and Development Bureau (RDB) for its research and development plans. Speaking while receiving the Director General of RDB, Rear Admiral K J Odubanjo and his team in his office on Wednesday in Abuja , the Executive Secretary...
An international education consultancy, UNIPASS, has formally commenced operations in Nigeria, unveiling plans to expand access to quality higher education for young Nigerians seeking to study abroad and to attract foreign students into the country. The Chief Executive Officer, UNIPASS, Alvin Atsegwasi, who disclosed this during a press briefing...
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a suspected ammunition supplier believed to be working for bandit groups terrorising parts of Zamfara State. The suspect, 32-year-old Ahmed Abubakar, originally from Gusau but residing in Anguwan Dodo, Gwagwalada, was picked up by the Command’s Tactical Team...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has inaugurated the new Board of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF), reaffirming the Bank’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s agricultural sector. He highlighted the Scheme’s vital role in de-risking agricultural lending since 1977 and called for a more innovative,...
Nigerian Army has decorated 28 senior officers with new ranks, with the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), urging them to justify their elevation through renewed dedication, loyalty and service to the nation. The decoration ceremony took place at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja,...
President Bola Tinubu has met with All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and governorship aspirants in Osun state and appealed for unity and consensus-building ahead of the party’s primary on December 13. The President met with the aspirants at the State House, Abuja, on Monday night. The Osun State governorship...
State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have unanimously expressed their support for the National Working Committee (NWC), led by its National Chairman, Dr Tanimu Turaki, SAN. During an interactive meeting held on Wednesday, December 10, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Center, Abuja, the chairmen stated their collective resolve...