Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has declared that he will not compel his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to follow him into the All Progressives Congress (APC), which he joined earlier this month. Governor Diri, who officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on October 15, cited what he described...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo
Berom leaders have raised fresh alarm over what they described as a prolonged genocide and deliberate land grabbing of their people by suspected Fulani militants, lamenting that over 10,000 persons have been killed and 151 communities displaced across Plateau State since 2001. The coalition, comprising the Berom Educational and...
No fewer than 20 servicemen on board a Turkish military aircraft were all killed when it crashed in the border region between Georgia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday. The Turkish Ministry of Defence published pictures of the 20 deceased military personnel on social media platform X on Wednesday morning. State...
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused the BBC of “defrauding the public,” claiming the broadcaster deliberately distorted his speech made prior to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump said he feels an “obligation” to take legal action following the controversy that led to the resignation...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged Nigerian editors to uphold truth, balance, and professionalism as anchors of national unity and democratic growth. Speaking on Wednesday at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) held at the State House, Abuja, President Tinubu said the media remains central...
Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified welfare reforms for serving and retired military personnel, with the payment of ₦18 billion in Group Life Insurance benefits and the establishment of a Veterans’ Databank and Call Centre. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the...
Senate, on Wednesday, acted swiftly to dispel circulating rumours suggesting plans to impeach the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, describing such claims as unfounded and deliberately misleading. Taking the floor during plenary, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, clarified that the reports had been “quoted out of context,” stressing that no...
Nnamdi Kanu has prayed the Court of Appeal in Abuja to stop Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court from continue with the proceedings in his trial. Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is currently being charged on seven-count bordering on alleged terrorism. The...
Police Command in Kano State has recovered a stolen Toyota Hilux vehicle attached to the Governor’s Advance Teams and arrested a suspect, Ya’u Inuwa, a 50-year-old driver in the Government House. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa in Kano on Wednesday....
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presenting more evidence detailing multiple suspicious cash withdrawals allegedly...
At the Udeco Medical Centre, a redefined medical facility in Nigeria based in Lagos, we offer medical services to our clients and treat our staff (personnel) with the best ethical standards and the laid down procedures, required of medical outfits. For more than a year now, Doctor Aloy- a...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Tajuden Abbass, on Wednesday unveiled a handbook developed by the Nigerian office of Nutrition International, for the legislative framework and tools for strengthening the National Legislative Network on Nutrition and Food Security. The National Legislative Network on Nutrition and Food Security...
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Over the past decade, Kano’s political landscape has been sharply polarized by the rivalry between the *Gandujiyya* and *Kwankwasiyya* movements. This division has often fueled incivility, prioritizing blind loyalty over constructive dialogue. The recent, unexpected encounter at the Kano airport between Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and former Governor Abdullahi...
Senator representing Taraba Central Senatorial District, Senator Haruna Manu has congratulated Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas on the occasion of his 55th birthday celebrations. He described the Governor as a true democrat working to take Taraba to greater heights of excellence. In a congratulatory letter on Wednesday, personally...
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has launched a new digital platform known as “Thank A Soldier”, aimed at strengthening public appreciation for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and their families. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, Badaru said the initiative forms part of the preparations...
Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow ₦1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to fund part of the deficit in the 2025 budget. The decision was reached during Wednesday’s plenary after lawmakers adopted the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, presented by...
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday presented a proposed budget of ₦914.8 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the Plateau State House of Assembly for consideration and approval, describing it as a consolidation plan to accelerate growth and sustain ongoing development projects across the state. Tagged “Budget...
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Reverend John Joseph Hayab, has described the persistent killings of Christians in Northern Nigeria as genocide, insisting that continued denial of the reality constitutes a grave injustice to the victims...
Demolition of the community centre in Lagos belonging to Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, a socio-cultural association of the Ibibios of Akwa Ibom State has sparked outrage as the affected property was properly registered by the Lagos state government. The Ibibio community in Lagos has also raised alarm over the demolition...