The 34 members of the Katsina State House of Assembly have endorsed Gov. Dikko Radda’s re-election bid in the 2027 general elections. The Speaker of the house, Alhaji Nasir Yahaya-Daura, made their decision known during a press briefing on Saturday in Katsina. According to the speaker, the lawmakers had...
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The Brave New Vision Support Group, a group mobilising for Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State ahead of 2027 presidential election, has called for support from the South-West members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Convener and chieftain of PDP, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, told the News Agency of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the INTERPOL NCB Abuja, has successfully extradited a Nigerian fugitive, Abubakar Aboki Muhammed, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday, 23rd May 2025. The Force spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on...
Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed June 4, to deliver judgment in the petitions filed against the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. The three-man panel headed by Justice Benson Ogbu, announced the date on Saturday in Akure after all parties adopted their final written addresses....
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A group known as the Northern Awareness Network (NAN) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his visionary leadership and prudent decision in appointing Dr. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). A statement issued by the...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has praised President Bola Tinubu for promoting religious tolerance in Nigeria, saying the move was responsibile for the economic gains recorded across the country. The Sultan made the commendation on Saturday at the commissioning the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Darul’Ilm Centre for...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- No fewer than 20 suspects are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force, in Abuja, for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The suspects are part of...
A member of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has said his party needs to explore possible means of bringing back the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, into its fold. Obi left the PDP in May 2022 for the Labour Party, reportedly complaining...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday met with former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola. Aregbesola, a former close ally of President Bola Tinubu, received the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his apartment in Osun State. Atiku posted a video of the meeting on...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises...
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 states’ governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenging the Federal Government’s application of recovered looted funds. Delivering judgment, a seven-member panel unanimously held that the suit was wrongly instituted before the apex court. In the lead judgment,...
The National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr Eze-Onyebuchi Chukwu, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve his 2027 presidential ambition. He urged Atiku to instead support a credible young candidate or allow President Bola Tinubu to complete a second term. In...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have repelled a deadly attack by ISWAP terrorists in Damboa, Borno, neutralising 21 insurgents and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, Capt. Reuben Kovangiya, confirmed this in a...
The Minister of Defence, Mr Mohammed Abubakar Badaru, says recent military gains signal Nigeria is turning the tide against insecurity. “For the first time in years, Nigerians can travel the Birnin Gwari to Kaduna road even at midnight. That’s progress. Zaria to Funtua to Gusau is now peaceful, and...
Police command in Kaduna State has arrested a co-wife in Malari Village in Soba Local Government of the state for alleged infanticide of her co-wife three-month-old baby boy. The command Spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan confirmed this, in a statement, on Friday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The tragic incident occurred...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Friday said that aviation now contributes 1.7 billion dollars to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP). The Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, said that the huge contribution was a testament to the efficacy of market-driven solutions in Nigeria’s aviation industry....
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Anambra, Mr Patrick Obianyo, has stepped down, ahead of the election slated for November 8. Obianyo, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, announced his resignation at the ADC Governorship Substitution Primary Election held on...
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged the World Bank to increase its support for Nigeria’s plans to upgrade existing dams and develop new irrigation systems. He said the enhanced support would help advance the Federal Government’s vision of achieving food security and boosting...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – A former Commissioner for Finance in Abia State, Mr Obinna Oriaku has faulted the claim by the State Governor, Dr Alex Otti that N9.8 billion was paid by the administration of former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to Hartland Construction company for the construction of Aba-Port-Harcourt...