The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the court dismissing an objection by the defence counsel and allowing the prosecution to proceed with its case. Bello is being...
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By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that the much-talked-about Apo-Karshi road will be completed by August this year. The minister made the announcement on Friday during a routine inspection of major infrastructure projects in the FCT’s satellite towns. Addressing...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Mr. Onyanta Arinze Gideon, has formally resigned his membership of the party, bringing an end to his involvement in APC. In a letter dated April 20, 2026, and addressed to the APC Chairman of Amokwe Ward in Udi...
A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Ajaokuta, Kogi Statae, High Chief (Prof.) Philip Nwabueze Chinedu Atanmo, has passed on, to the great beyond, at the age of 86 years. Prof. Atanmo, who was appointed in 1993 by the defunct General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida administration,...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appointed Alhaji Onsachi Musa ldris, as the Senior Special Assistant on Procurement. Idris, who became the Director, Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Procurement in July 2021, retired from the civil service today, April 24, 2026. A statement on Friday, by...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully commissioned the turn-in-turn-out connections for the Ihovbor/Benin and Ihovbor/Ajaokuta 330kV Transmission Lines at 19:05 hours yesterday, Wednesday, 23rd April, 2026. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Mrs. Mbah said...
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinibu on Thursday in Kano, launched the North-west zone “Energise Commercialisation Now” (ECoN) initiative spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology to boost economic growth, innovation, and industrial production. In her address at the event, Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warmly congratulated Distinguished Senator Tony Nwoye on his emergence as the Minority Whip of the Senate. A statement issued on Friday by tge National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, said this well-deserved recognition is a testament to Senator Nwoye’s consistency, courage, and commitment...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s education system through reforms in skills development, digital learning, research, and the creative economy under the Renewed Hope Agenda of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was highlighted at the Renewed Hope Conversations, University of Abuja Edition, where the Honourable Minister of...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the duo of Samuel Inalegwu Okpala and Ezelibe Emmanuel Nzube before Justice Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman of the Federal High court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on a four-count charge bordering on fraudulent personation, conspiracy and obtaining...
A youth forum of ethnic nationalities has rejected the endorsement of Senator Aliyu Wadada, by Governor Abdullahi Sule, as his preferred governorship candidate, saying Wadada himself had said in several fora that he is from Sokoto State. The forum comprising of 19 different tribes, made the declaration on Thursday...
Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd.) has commended Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno over purposeful and impactful leadership in the state. Speaking during a courtesy visit on the governor on Friday at Government House, Uyo, Musa said driving across the state, he experienced a unique ambience of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated 14-year-old Adeolu Oluwadamilola Oreofe for emerging as the 2026 African Spelling Bee Champion in the Junior Category of the competition held recently in Harare, Zimbabwe. Oreofe, a student of St. Lawrence Metropolitan College in Ado Ekiti, defeated contestants from over 20 African countries to...
President Bola Tinubu has commended Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The president gave the commendation in a statement issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday in Abuja. The ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Legislators’ Forum has strongly condemned the latest move by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to secure Senate approval for an additional external loan of $516,333,070, ostensibly for the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway project. Chairman, ADC National Legislators’ Forum, Hon. Uko Nkole, stated this in a statement issued...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar has appointed Dr. Benjamin Chika Ugwu as Special Assistant and Coordinator of Southeast Support Groups. Ugwu’s appointment was announced in a statement by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja on Thursday. According to the statement,...
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to global peace and expressed strong solidarity with countries in the Gulf region following recent attacks linked to the escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. In a statement on Thursday, Tinubu stressed Nigeria’s longstanding position as a supporter of...
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged them to take responsibility for ensuring peaceful conduct of party primaries across their states. The governors, who met with the president at the State House in Abuja on Thursday...
Trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, continued on Thursday, April 23, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness narrating how huge cash lodgments were converted to dollars and handed over to a key associate. The Economic and Financial...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to unlocking the full value of national assets and attracting global capital. This is just as the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM , has called for an aggressive expansion of public-private partnerships to drive Nigeria’s economic ambitions. Speaking on Thursday during...