US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in an extraordinary shouting match in the Oval Office Friday, leaving efforts to end the war with Russia hanging in the balance. “You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out,” a furious Trump told Zelensky, as a...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for a thorough investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation, and mistreatment leveled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Atiku in a post on his X handle on Friday, emphasized that the allegations...
President Bola Tinubu has said the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget signed into law on Friday will empower Nigerians and build a resilient future. The President said this after signing the budget in a brief ceremony witnessed by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, and other leaders of the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers has welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgement nullifying the local government council elections held on Oct. 5 and ordering the re-presentation of the 2024 budget. In a ruling delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, the Supreme Court declared the election invalid due to gross...
By OLA MODUPE , Akure – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved N634 million for the payment of 2024/2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for students in public secondary schools in the state. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, announced this in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – As Muslims worldwide begin their Ramadan fast, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged observers to embrace the holy month’s profound lessons of piety, humility, and selflessness. In a statement he personally signed, the President said: “We are profoundly grateful to Almighty Allah for granting...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Centre for Youth Participation, Dialogue, and Advocacy Africa (CYPA Africa) has reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment, governance, and policy advocacy with the launch of its 2024 Impact Report, Driving Change, Shaping the Future. Speaking at the unveiling in Jos, Plateau State, the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Akwa Ibom State Council of Traditional Rulers has conferred President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the highest traditional title: “Otuekong, or Commander–in–Chief of Akwa Ibom State.” The conferment was held Friday at the State House, Abuja. The President General, Nteyin Solomon Etuk, Okuibom Ibibio III,...
Nigeria women have commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the recommendation of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi to appoint Ms. Folashade Adekaiyaoja, as the first ever Deputy Director General of the Service. In an unprecedented move, President Tinubu in January...
Rivers State Government has stated that it is awaiting a comprehensive briefing on the implications of the Supreme Court’s judgment regarding state allocation and local government administration. In a statement on Friday, the Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, said the government will thoroughly assess the situation upon receiving detailed...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law at the State House, Abuja. The bill, which was passed by the National Assembly on Feb. 13, after increasing it from the initial N49.7 trillion submitted by President Tinubu, was signed in a brief ceremony...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has praised the judiciary for its boldness in standing firm against what he described as “impunity” in Rivers State. Wike made the commendation in Abuja on Friday while reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment on the constitution of the...
The suit filed by the former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, challenging his removal as speaker, on Friday resumed before an Ikeja High Court. The respondents in the suit are members of the state assembly and the current speaker, Mojisola Meranda. The News Agency...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III on Friday confirmed the sighting of new moon and urged all Muslim ummah in Nigerian to commence fasting from Saturday 1st March, 2025. Speaking in his...
A High Court sitting in Abia has granted former two-term Gov. Theodore Orji, his son, and three others bail in the sum of N50 million over an alleged N47 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, arraigned the former governor, and his son, Chinedum, a...
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have insisted that Mrs Mojisola Meranda remains Speaker of the parliament and has not resigned. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Stephen Ogundipe, made this declaration in Lagos on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A Chief Magistrate Court in Lokoja, on Friday remanded a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Austin Okai, in Correctional Centre pending the investigations labeled against him by Directorate of State Security Service (DSS). Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Musa-Mopa, of the Lugard Chief Magistrate Court, gave the order after listening to...
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has described the impeached speaker, Mudashiru Obasa’s plenary with four lawmakers and the disruption of the assembly as a ‘show of shame’. Speaking to journalists after the court hearing at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Friday, Meranda said...
The Del York Creative Academy has said developing more creatives will offer Nigeria an opportunity to become a major player in the $600 billion global creative industry. Managing Director, Del York Development Company (a subsidiary of Del York Group), Mrs Stella Fubara, said this at Demo Day & Career...
Nigerian music star, Burna Boy, trended on social media on Friday after leaked voice notes from socialite Sophia Egbueje claimed he promised her a Lamborghini truck but failed to deliver. In the recordings, shared online, Sophia narrated to a friend how she linked up with Burna Boy through Ama...