President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term. Marwa was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, after serving as the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja-
National Judicial Institute (NJI) has clarified that conflicting judgments or orders issued by courts of equal standing should not be interpreted as a collapse of the judicial system. NJI Administrator, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, made the remark on Thursday in Abuja during a media briefing ahead of the 2025 All...
The recent altercation between Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and an Naval officer has once again exposed the fragile balance between civil authority and military discipline in Nigeria’s democratic setting. What began as a brief scene of confrontation — widely circulated on social media...
House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministry of Education and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to put the brakes on the proposed shift to computer-based examinations slated to begin in 2026. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP–Rivers), who raised concerns during...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to make genuine, sustained investment in the education sector, insisting it remains the most reliable path to securing Nigeria’s future. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday at the ASUU Secretariat of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, the...
Kaduna State Police Command has busted an alleged child-trafficking operation, rescuing 17 minors and arresting three people believed to be behind the scheme. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, revealed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. According to him, officers acted swiftly on Nov. 12...
The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, during the week preached self-reliance and seemed to have lit the fire of entrepreneurship in Akwa Ibom State where he supported the Mbo Local Government Area to set up an entrepreneurship and craft centre. Already, the centre has flagged off training of first...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended his recent confrontation with a naval officer during a dispute over a plot of land said to be linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff. Speaking to journalists on Thursday just before the FCT Executive Council meeting, Wike...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has drawn a firm line in the sand, declaring that its 2025 Elective National Convention will hold exactly as scheduled—November 15 and 16, 2025 in Ibadan—regardless of what it describes as “persistent judicial distractions.” This resolution emerged from an emergency stakeholders’ meeting that ran late...
Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the death of two inmates awaiting trial at the Uyo Custodial Centre following a power surge triggered by a faulty transformer near the facility. According to officials, the transformer exploded about two weeks ago, causing a high-tension...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday November 13, 2025 dismissed a “no- case submission” filed by a former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku and held that he has a case to answer and should enter his defence...
Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the sum of ₦104,091,162.46 (One hundred and four million, ninety-one thousand, one hundred and sixty-two naira, forty-six kobo) to the Niger State Government. The official handover took place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at the...
National Council on Privatisation (NCP) on Thursday approved the request by the Bureau of Public Enterprise to follow through on the engagement with Transcorp Power Consortium to secure execution of the Performance Agreements (PAs) on the sale of Afam Power Plc and Afam III Fast Power Limited. The target...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued on Wednesday, November 13, 2025, with the defence counsel cross-examining the sixth prosecution witness, Mashelia Arhyel Bata, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank. Bello is...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday restated his administration’s resolve to ensure that Nigeria maximises its human, material, and intellectual potential for enhanced industrialisation, peace, and prosperity. He spoke at the Council Chambers in Abuja as he received in audience members of Course 33 of the National Defence College....
In a move to ensure a clean Federal Capital City and create order in the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) sanitation system, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it would commence a new waste management regime from Monday, November 17, 2025. This was revealed in a media...
Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Ayinla Akintayo has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), for its impressive conviction and asset recovery figures, stating that they testify to the success of the Commission’s fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes in...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Super Eagles on their emphatic 4-1 victory over Gabon in today’s FIFA World Cup qualifying Africa Playoff match, describing the performance as a clear expression of the Nigerian character that rises, adapts, and prevails. President Tinubu in a statement on Thursday by...
Nigerian Senate has opened an investigation into how stamp duty revenues are being generated, managed, and spent across the country — a move lawmakers say is crucial to tightening financial accountability and closing revenue leakages. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu...
Nigeria took a major step toward qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday night as Victor Osimhen delivered a superb brace to help the Super Eagles outclass Gabon 4–1 after extra time, sealing a place in the play-off final. The game, played at a packed neutral venue,...