President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a new ₦1.15 trillion loan from the domestic debt market to help cover the deficit in the 2025 national budget. The President’s appeal was contained in a letter presented during Tuesday’s plenary session and read aloud by the Senate...
Top News
Officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at Abuja airport have reportedly seized the international passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the National Assembly. In a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning, the senator revealed that the seizure was allegedly carried out on the orders...
China has issued a stern warning to the United States, urging Washington to stay out of Nigeria’s internal matters after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly hinted at possible military intervention. Reaffirming its alliance with Abuja, Beijing described Nigeria as a “comprehensive strategic partner” and pledged full support for President...
Federal High Court in Abuja has once again urged Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to begin his defence in the ongoing terrorism-related charges against him. Justice James Omotosho, presiding over the matter, on Tuesday cautioned Kanu about the consequences of his continued refusal...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has explained that his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was motivated by what he believed was best for the state. Governor Diri, who spoke on Sunday during the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day at the Ecumenical Centre...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Residents of Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa State, were enthralled by renewed hope on Monday, as Vice President Bola Tinubu formally received Governor Douye Diri and his teeming supporters into the All Progressives Congress (APC). President Tinubu described the occasion as one of “those...
National Working Committee (NWC) of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) has expelled a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Peter Uzokwe, citing gross misconduct and anti-party activities. According to reports by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Uzokwe, who represents Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, was formally expelled...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies within the Federal Civil Service. The announcement was made by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, through a statement released by Mrs. Eno...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has said his defection, alongside majority of its cabinet members, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is to attract development to the state. Diri was officially received into the ruling party by the Vice-President, Kashim Shettima at a rally in Yenagoa on Monday. The...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), says Nigeria remains on track to grow crude oil production to two million barrels per day (bpd) by 2027 and three million bpd by 2030. Mr Udy Ntia, Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPC Ltd., made this known on Monday at the ongoing...
Lagos State Police Command has declared activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore, wanted for allegedly planning to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this to journalists on Monday at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge. He said the...
Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has reaffirmed that its members will not return to work until the Federal Government meets all 19 outstanding demands in full and without delay. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, President of NARD, said...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation MESA, have successfully repelled a bandit attack in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State, preventing what could have been a major incursion into vulnerable communities. The operation, spearheaded by officers from the 3 Brigade of the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Former Kano State Governor and leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has called on the United States government to assist Nigeria in combating insecurity rather than issuing threats of military intervention. Kwankwaso made the appeal on Saturday through a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- A meeting is being planned between Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and U.S. President Donald Trump, as both leaders prepare to discuss security cooperation and clear up recent misunderstandings surrounding Nigeria’s internal challenges. Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, made this...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Nigeria, threatening possible military intervention if what he calls the “killing of Christians” in the country is not halted. In a fiery post on his Truth Social account on Saturday, Trump said he would...
BY JOY ADARA, Abuja Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to probe the allegations that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to sponsor or present bills,...
Despite global outrage over attacks on Christians, PRNigeria reports a disturbing pattern of mosque-targeted violence against Muslims in Nigeria has received far less attention—even as hundreds have been killed in places of worship. This report highlights the scale of atrocities committed from 2009 to 2025 and demands equal global...
The internal leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, with a faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) announcing the suspension of National Chairman Umar Damagum and five other top officials for one month. On Saturday, during an emergency meeting in Abuja, the faction, led...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra State chapter, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Governor Chukwuma Soludo and security agencies, demanding the immediate release of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a consultant neurosurgeon kidnapped on October 30. In a communiqué jointly signed by Dr. Princeston Okam, Chairman,...