By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has refuted allegations that the minister awarded N5 billion in contracts to local contractors, labeling the claims as “false and without evidence.” In a statement...
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Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a lawsuit against Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, seeking N10 billion in general damages for alleged defamation. In a suit lodged at the Abuja High Court by his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, Kanu also demands...
Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, arrived in Ibadan on Monday after being away from the city for several distinctive weeks. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Oba Ladoja was greeted with enthusiasm by family members and supporters at the Ibadan-Lagos tollgate. He then proceeded to his family residence...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Bayo Ojulari, has broken his silence on social media reports that Adegboyega Fasasi and Usman Shugaba, Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO) respectively to President Bola Tinubu...
A devastating collapse at the Ajirija lead mining site in Ihietutu Community, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, over the weekend resulted in the deaths of two miners and left three others with severe injuries. The site, reportedly leased to Henry Ahanaotu and sublet to unlicensed operators,...
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to substantiate its claims of voter intimidation by the APC and security forces during the Kaura Namoda South by-election held on Saturday. At a press conference in Gusau on Monday, APC State Publicity...
Corruption continues to be Africa’s most significant governance hurdle, according to former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo. Speaking at the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja on Monday, Akufo-Addo delivered the graduation lecture for Course 33 participants, themed: “ _Enhancing Institutions for Effective Governance in Africa.”_ He highlighted that, despite...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A suspected kidnapper has been arrested in a joint operation by the Nigerian Police and the Military after a lone crash around Angwan Mayo, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Over 300 church leaders from across Africa have condemned the rising abuse of the pulpit for political manipulation, self-promotion, and false teachings, warning that such practices distort the Gospel and weaken the Church’s witness. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Professor Ibrahim Umara of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has called on the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen the naira by allowing its free flow in domestic markets and encouraging foreign investors to purchase Nigerian goods and services...
Northern CAN hails NSA Ribadu, Uba Sani over arrest of terrorist group leaders, inclusive governance
Northern CAN hails NSA Ribadu, Uba Sani over arrest of terrorist group leaders, inclusive governance
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commended the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, for the arrest of two notorious leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group, while also praising Kaduna State Governor, Senator...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has called on Nigerian tertiary institutions to urgently embrace technology in teaching, research, and administration, warning that billions of naira already invested in ICT infrastructure risk being wasted due to underutilisation. Echono...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Gombe State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a five-day technical workshop in Jos, Plateau State, to train budget officers on the preparation of the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), and Budget Policy Statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced a donation of N100 million to the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB), to enhance research and infrastructural development at the institution. Governor Zulum made the announcement while receiving the Vice Chancellor, Professor Lawan Bala...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a special committee to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Inaugurating the 23-member Special Committee On Examination Infraction on Monday in Abuja, JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, decried...
By CHRIS NWOKOCHA – Nigeria today is facing one of its most complex security challenges since independence. Banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, and armed robbery have taken root in the forests and rural areas, threatening lives, livelihoods, and national stability. At the center of proposed solutions stands the Nigerian Forest Security...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio returned to Nigeria early Monday morning, landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 4 a.m. following a brief vacation in London. His trip abroad followed his leadership of Nigeria’s delegation to the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva from July...
Respected Ghanaian journalist and publisher, Ben Asante has died. The renowned war correspondent passed on August 12 in Accra after a prolonged illness. Asante reported and commented extensively on politics and social development across Africa for over fifty years. Asante was one of the frontline journalists during the Liberian...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo– Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on residents and indigenes to actively engage in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in preparation for the August 8, 2026, governorship election. In a statement released on Monday in Osogbo by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Benin – Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive operation to secure the release of three seminarians kidnapped during a violent attack on July 11 at Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivianokpodi-Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area. The assault tragically claimed the life of an...