A leading aspirant for the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency seat under the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hon. David Lahandu Dama, has accused the Plateau State leadership of the party of bypassing democratic procedures in the selection of its candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists in Jos...
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Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Abuja, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has flagged off the 2026 Food Aid Project aimed at supporting populations affected by displacement, insecurity and other humanitarian challenges...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s path to lasting peace and development depends on leaders who place justice, unity and public welfare above personal power. He specifically described the 16th Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad I, as a model of the type of leadership Nigeria needs...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, declared that the era of neglect of satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is over, saying his administration remained committed to ensuring that basic infrastructure and public services reach communities long excluded from development. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima,...
President Bola Tinubu has paid a special tribute to His Royal Highness, Justice Sidi Dauda Bage Muhammad 1, Emir of Lafia and Chairman, Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, on the occasion of his 70th birthday on June 22, 2026. President Tinubu in his tribute on Monday, described Justice Bage...
First Prosecution Witness (PW1), Chinyere Okoroafor in the trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited, Osabohein Alex Ologbose and his wife Hope Onome Oghelemu before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, June 22, 2026...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, June 22, 2026, re-arraigned a former Chairman, Board of Directors, defunct Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank Limited) Tunde Ayeni before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja for an alleged N15.6 billion fraud. Ayeni...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from a document circulating on social media claiming to be an official public notice containing the names of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Federal House of Representatives elections in Lagos State ahead of the 2027 General Election. In...
Borno State Government has dismissed reports alleging that it spent ₦4 billion on rail construction projects in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Area, describing the claims as misleading and based on an administrative error. In a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and...
Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over a large consignment of seized Tramadol and Natizol tablets to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), as part of renewed efforts to intensify the fight against drug smuggling. The...
Oyo/Osun Customs Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced it has achieved a major operational success, intercepting three pump-action rifles followed by the arrest of three suspects. Speaking at a press briefing in Ibadan on Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Acting Customs Area Controller of the Command,...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on a one-day official visit to the state. He is in the state to commission the Kilema Bridge, recently constructed by the state government to boost the transportation network in Lafia and its environs. The Vice President...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore and drop all charges of criminal defamation and cybercrimes against him, as he is detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his human rights.” According to reports,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has ended more than two decades of hardship for residents of Giwa Local Government Area following the reconstruction of the Store Bridge along the Marabar Yakawada–Kaya Road, a development that has restored economic and social activities across several communities. Residents who spoke to journalists...
The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) on Monday intensified its campaign against substance abuse among young people with a sensitisation programme held at Benford International School, Abuja, where students were educated on the dangers of drug abuse and the importance of making responsible life choices. The awareness programme,...
More than 300 youths from Taraba State who participated in an Agricultural Skills Development Programme sponsored by the state government have expressed frustration over what they describe as abandonment, more than a year after completing their training. The youths were selected from the state’s 16 local government areas and...
Tinubu Mega Group (TMG) has approved a ₦1 billion campaign support fund for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, marking a major outcome of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The resolution was among several key decisions reached at the gathering on...
Rt. Hon. Barr. Iorwase Herman Hembe, a prominent figure in Benue State politics, marked his 51st birthday yesterday with an outpouring of tributes from supporters, admirers, and political associates across the state and beyond. In a heartfelt congratulatory message, Dr Aondoaseer Gbe Benjamin Orduen (AG-BEN), the African Democratic Congress...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has described the resounding victory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the Ekiti State Governorship Election and the party’s impressive performance in the recent bye-elections across the country as a clear vote of confidence in the APC, the administration...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – Executive Director of Development Specs Academy, Prof Okey Ikechukwu, has insisted that the recent media reports about a conference organized by retired military officers described as associates of late Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd.), has raised some issues requiring further interrogation. Following the retired...