By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Elombi, a Cameroonian national, succeeds Prof. Benedict Oramah, who will step down in September 2025. In his acceptance speech, Elombi...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Oilserv Limited, the contractor handling the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project, has successfully crossed the River Niger using the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) special technique. This milestone marks a significant achievement in the 614km natural gas pipeline project designed to transport gas for power generation,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, (CON), as the National Chairman of the ruling party. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, said Ganduje’s resignation, which is effective immediately, was...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, June 28, 2025, on a two-nation visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Friday via his X handle. According to him, His (the president) first...
A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has ruled that the detention and transfer of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 was unlawful and illegal. The court has awarded Kanu compensatory damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings for...
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, is reportedly set to resign from his position due to intense zoning agitations within the party. According to sources, Ganduje’s exit is part of a strategic move to calm rising tensions among APC stakeholders from the North-Central zone, who have been...
By EZEKIEL OBIe, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, June 27, 2025, opposed an application filed by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking leave of court to travel abroad for medical treatment. The application was presented before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared Nigerian rapper Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, wanted in connection with alleged offenses including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. In a statement posted on its official Instagram account, NAPTIP announced the declaration, saying: “WANTED BY...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, narrated before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, how a staggering ₦1,096,830,000 (One Billion, Ninety-Six Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty...
House of Representatives Committee on University Education has invited Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Alausa, to address allegations of indiscriminate sacking of university vice chancellors and dissolution of governing councils. Committee Chairman Rep. Abubakar Fulata announced the invitation, citing petitions against the minister, which highlighted concerns over the stability...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has uncovered a coordinated sabotage campaign orchestrated by a group of known and faceless actors. These individuals according to the NNPCL are spreading false information and lies to discredit the company’s leadership and undermine its ongoing transformation...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to peace in Rivers State has once again borne fruit. On Thursday night, key stakeholders, including FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and House Speaker Martins Chike Amaewhule, gathered at the Presidential Villa for peace talks. The presidential spokesman, Bayo...
Details have emerged on how members of the Zamfara Civilian Protection Guards on Monday night launched a surprise offensive against hundreds of suspected bandits believed to be loyal to wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. At the end of the attack which happened near Cida, a remote village in Shinkafi...
President Bola Tinubu has signed four landmark tax reform bills into law, marking a significant milestone in the country’s economic governance. The ceremony, held on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, was attended by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, among other dignitaries. The four...
A mild drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja during the trial of former Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, described the case as “a political case” while arguing on whether the defence lawyer, Joseph Daudu, SAN,...
A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder and dismemberment of Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps member. Justice Simon Aboki handed down the judgment, finding Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has declined to assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025, which was recently passed by the National Assembly. The bill aimed to grant the NDLEA the power to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug-related crimes....
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja- The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a change in the opening date of its recruitment portal. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the portal, initially set to open on June 26, 2025, will now go live on Monday, July 14, 2025....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum’s attempt to cancel the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for June 30, 2025. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Damagum had announced the cancellation and...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A group known as the Kaduna Patriotic Movement (KPM) has declared the newly formed All Democratic Alliance (ADA) coalition a non-starter, describing it as “dead on arrival” ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a fiery statement issued by its Chairman, Ibrahim Dan-Gaskiya, the...