A civil society organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to purge the judiciary of those undermining it through conflicting judgments. Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of...
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Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Illela Border Command in Sokoto State, has confirmed the repatriation of 62 Republic of Mali nationals through the Illela Control Post. The Controller of the command, Mr Tony Akuneme, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, added that they comprised of...
Police Command in Lagos State has said Peter Obi’s poster boy was remanded for committing various offences in the Amukoko area of the state. The boy, 18, became popular during the 2023 presidential election, for standing in front of the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi’s convoy. The command’s spokesman,...
A former governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, has urged Christians to use the Easter period to pray for compassionate and caring leaders. The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate made the appeal in his Easter message released on Saturday by his media aide, Mr Ibrahim Umar. Obi noted that...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is advocating for mandatory drug testing for all prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), said the agency is tackling drug abuse by promoting drug testing in universities, communities, and among families. He...
Police Command in Lagos State has debunked claims circulating on social media regarding an alleged explosion incident in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Olohundare Jimoh, dismissed the report in a statement on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin. Jimoh clarified that no explosion occurred...
, By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A former National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chief Jola Ogunlusi, has died, his family announced on Saturday in Lagos. In a statement signed by Mr Gbenga Aruleba, a family representative, Ogunlusi passed away in the early hours of Saturday at...
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, declared on Saturday that there is no opposition party in Ebonyi aside from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Umahi stated this made during a grand civic reception held in his honour by the Okposi-Okwu in Ohaozara Local Government Area. The event...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Contrary to the number of casualties announced by the Benue State Police Command the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has confirmed the death of 55 persons in Logo and Ukum local government areas in Sankera part of the state as a result of...
Rivers State Government has pledged to revive the Songhai Integrated Farms to boost food production and create lasting job opportunities for the youth. Rivers Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (Rtd), stated this during an inspection visit on Saturday to the farm in Bunu Tai, Tai Local Government Area....
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, has inaugurated new accommodation blocks and a rehabilitation centre in Kano State. During Saturday’s inauguration in Kano, Marwa praised President Bola Tinubu for his continued support and commitment to security personnel’s...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau Youth Council (PYC), Northern Zone, has raised alarm over what it described as a coordinated pattern of violent attacks on rural communities in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas, coinciding with the start of the wet farming season. Addressing journalists on Saturday...
By AUSTIN TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – A controversy has erupted in Bauchi State after Bauchi Deputy Governor, Mohammed Auwal Jatau, was accused of slapping Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, last Friday. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred in the presence of high-profile individuals, including Vice President Kashim Shettima...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed one dead in a building collapse in the Ojodu-Berger area, Lagos State. It also confirmed that 12 persons had been rescued so far from the rubble of the three-storey building. NEMA Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed said this...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Sankera Peace and Development Forum (SAPEDEF) has attributed the escalating insecurity in Benue State to the alleged inaction of the governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, who is serving his first term in office on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According...
Renowned Nigerian gospel singer and ordained pastor Bolaji Olanrewaju, popularly known as Big Bolaji or simply Big B, has passed away. Big Bolaji, 50, passed away on Easter Saturday, 19th April 2025, following a brief illness. His family confirmed the news in an official statement issued on Saturday, describing...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting this evening and lasting till midnight on Sunday. The short-term ceasefire proposal from Russia comes as President Donald Trump has been pressing both Moscow and Kyiv to agree a truce, but has failed...
Police Command in Borno State has arrested eight suspects for allegedly killing and secretly burying a new born baby at a private hospital in Kwatam on Baga road, Maiduguri. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nahun Daso, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, on Saturday visited communities that were recently attacked by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that on April 2, gunmen attacked Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities in Manguna District of the locality....
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has condemned a statement by the former vice presidential candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, who said President Bola Tinubu’s government is ‘questionably constitutional’. The rebuttal, signed by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Dr Arabambi Abayomi, was issued...