By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has assented to the 2025 appropriation bill of N615,857,950 billion into law. Zulum presented the budget estimate of N584.76 billion on the 9th of December, 2024, passed by the State Assembly on 24th December with a marginal increase of...
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A Port Harcourt division of the Rivers state high court has ruled that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara is legally empowered to transact business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state house of assembly. This was contained in a court decision given on...
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that by 2027, the party will produce more state governors from the current 12 and take over governance at the centre. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) stated this on Sunday during a visit to the Bayelsa State...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, admitted Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, with death threat on social media, to a N10 million with one surety in like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Thomas’ bail...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has expressed sorrow on the passing of notable businesswoman and socialite, Mrs Adebisi Edionseri, describing her death as a significant loss to the state and Nigeria. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Lekan Adeniran stated this in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised a notorious terrorist, Sani Russu in Zamfara. The troops also succeeded in various operations against terrorists in the state and recovered arms. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination...
River State Police Command has said that 18 persons were severely injured in a gas explosion which occurred in Oroazi community in Port Harcourt. The incident occurred in Sunday evening at a gas refilling shop, causing significant damage to nearby buildings. The latest explosion follows a series of gas...
There is an emerging reality that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to lose three of its founding members – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic, in one fell swoop. Founded almost 50 years ago on May 28, 1975 to promote the economic growth and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has bagged another prestigious award on good governance at the 4th Annual General Meeting and Reunion of Alma Mater of Government Secondary School Monguno (MOSSOSA) on Sunday. The State Deputy Governor, Hon Umar Kadafur, also bagged same award from...
Many persons were feared killed when a tanker ladened with petrol lost control and burst into flames on Sunday afternoon in Delta State. The accident occurred in the Agbor Ika South Local Government Area of the state. Residents of the area were seen in viral videos scampering for safety...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has debunked the rumour that he has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and has decamped to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A close aide to the former governor told Channels Television that the rumour is the handiwork of mischief makers,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday, January 6, for Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect, John Dramani Mahama on January 7. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – he operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested an ex-convict, Eniola Sodade, for passport racketeering at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspect had earlier...
A former presidential spokesman,Dr Doyin Okupe, has described President Bola Tinubu’s official visit to Enugu on Saturday as a game changer. Okupe, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said: “The visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Enugu on Saturday is a major game changer.” “Any objective observer...
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has expressed concern over the recent vandalisation of electricity installations within its operational area in Abakaliki. In a statement issued by Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, on Sunday, the loss of power supply in areas of Abakaliki was due to...
By DAVID IORJA, Lagos – President Bola Tinubu recently hosted the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, at his Lagos residence, emphasizing the crucial role of traditional institutions in fostering national cohesion, governance, and economic development. During their meeting, President Tinubu and Oba Adetona discussed constructive solutions to...
Gunmen have killed the Katsina State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Surajo Leader and two others in Kusada Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the gunmen invaded Mai Rana community in Kusada LGA. Sources revealed that...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year old Alhaja Aishat Elediye over illicit drug shipment. The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja....
National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu and Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God have been recognised among the 100 Most Reputable Africans for 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the list which was released on Sunday by Reputation...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – No fewer than 7 persons have been injured following the collapsed of three-story building that occurred in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Evans Bipi, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement by...