Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the wedding fatiha of Halima Junaid, granddaughter of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, and Walid Muazu, son of Iyan Katagum, held at Yahaya Road Juma’at Mosque in Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Shettima, representing the...
Tom Chiahemen
In what has become a familiar ritual of Nigerian campus trade unionism, ASUU has served notice of an imminent work stoppage. It is all about long standing service agreements over benefits and allowances that have been lingering for the better part of the last few decade or more. In...
By TANIMU YAKUBU When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration dismantled Nigeria’s rigid foreign exchange regime in 2024, critics were quick to call it a currency collapse. The naira plunged to ₦1,800 per dollar in March 2024, and headlines screamed of economic freefall. But beneath the noise, a deliberate, high-risk...
Communique Issued at the end of the 12th Meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) Held in Jalingo, Taraba State. Saturday, 30th-August, 2025. North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF), comprising the Governors of Borno, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, held its 12th Meeting in Jalingo, Taraba State. It...
Cross River Government has expressed sadness over the death of 21-year-old Moses Mba, as the family of the deceased continues to cry for justice. Mother of the deceased, Mrs Victoria Mba has called for justice over the alleged killing of her son by security operatives attached to the residence...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed his approval of the ongoing local government elections in Rivers State after voting at Polling Unit 007, Ward 9, in Rumuepirikom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, on Saturday. He credited President Bola Tinubu for ensuring the elections adhered to...
In a series of swift operations across Kebbi, Katsina, Edo, Niger, Plateau, and Abia States, Nigerian Army troops have disrupted terrorist activities, rescued kidnapped victims, and seized weapons within the past 24 hours. A senior official at Army Headquarters disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
In a startling case of deception, the Anambra State Police Command has apprehended a 23-year-old man and his 24-year-old girlfriend for orchestrating a fake kidnapping in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area. The arrests were announced in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Saturday...
Local government elections in Woji Ward 6, Obio/Akpor, Rivers State, faced significant delays on Saturday due to the late arrival of election materials and low voter participation. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent monitoring the polls reported that by 10:12 a.m., several polling units, including Units 1, 2,...
An All Progressive Congress (APC) agent in Oyigbo Ward 5, Unit 10, Mrs. Comfort Ndu, has expressed concern over the low voter turnout in the Rivers State local government elections, pointing to insufficient voter education as the primary cause. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday,...
Niger State Police Command has apprehended two suspected assassins found with a locally fabricated pistol and a live cartridge in the Beji, Maikunkele area of Bosso Local Government. The arrests were announced in a statement released on Saturday in Minna by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun....
Colombia’s Vice-President, Francia Márquez, in Saturday landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, kicking off a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening diplomatic and strategic ties between Nigeria and Colombia. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the visit is poised to foster collaboration in critical sectors...
Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Crude Oil Theft and Management Committee, Hope Uzodimma, revealed that the committee is partnering with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to significantly enhance Nigeria’s crude oil output. The ambitious goal is to achieve a production rate of three million barrels...
Senator Lawal Adamu-Usman, representing Kaduna Central under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has lodged a petition with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, aiming to uphold Nigeria’s democratic integrity. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone from Saudi Arabia, where he...
Residents of Oyigbo Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State expressed confidence that Saturday’s local government elections could mark a turning point, potentially ending the state’s emergency rule and revitalizing grassroots democracy. Speaking at polling stations across Oyigbo, voters eagerly awaited the arrival of voting materials as early as...
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has demonstrated remarkable leadership by personally leading the rescue of victims from a severe multi-vehicle accident on the Benin-Auchi Road near the bypass. While traveling to Irrua in Esan Central Local Government Area in Saturday, Governor Okpebholo encountered a significant traffic jam. Upon investigating,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on his 55th birthday, describing him as a committed democrat dedicated to serving his people. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, extoled Gov. Okpebholo’s devotion to good governance and the welfare of...
By MBAFAN ADE – After almost 10 years of stultification as a result of administrative and political bottlenecks, Nigeria took a major step forward early this month in the quest to keep the nation’s promise to itself and to the world. That promise was the unveiling in 2014 of...
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), has announced that its 2025 Annual Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The conference, which is the 9th edition, is themed: Reconciling Campaign Promises with Governance Realities: Challenges and Prospects. A...
Nigerian military has rebranded its Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) as “Operation Ensuring Peace” to strengthen its fight against insecurity in Plateau and surrounding areas, according to the Defence Headquarters. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, announced the change during a rebranding ceremony in Jos on Friday, as reported...