An Osun State High Court Sitting in Ede and presided by Honorable Justice Kudirat Akano, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced five men to death for kidnap and murder of one Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu, a Fulani man, who traded in cow at Owode-Ede,…
Governors of the South East geopolitical zone under the umbrella of South East Governors Forum, on Tuesday, hosted former president Olusegun Obasanjo; the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka and elder statesman, Emeka Anyaoku in Enugu to…
Efforts to secure the release of the incarcerated leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) received a boost Tuesday, with the South-East governors announced that they will interface with the Federal Government to that effect.. This…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has declared a state of emergency on crude oil production, the Group Chief Executive Office, Mele Kyari, has disclosed. Kyari was delivering a keynote address on Tuesday at the…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023, has reiterated his call for South East Governors to collaborate, emphasizing that such unity is crucial for the region’s development. Obi made this statement at Jesuit College in…
Governors of the South East geopolitical zone, and other stakeholders, including the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, on Tuesday, arrived at the Government House, Enugu, for a crucial meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
Mr. Adeolu Ajayi, the media consultant to Senator Olalere Oyewumi has dismissed suggestions that his principal engaged in vote-buying during the 2023 election, noting that a viral video being circulated to that effect was blown out of…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has approved the exemption of small and medium scale enterprises, farmers and manufacturers rom paying withholding tax. This according to the government, is a way of reducing the tax burden on businesses. The…
Adolphus Wabara, former Senate President, has said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo did not remove him from office as senate president, as according to him, he resigned himself. It’s been widely believed that Obasanjo forced Wabara out of…
Admiral Alison Madueke, a former Chief of Naval Staff, has filed a petition in the Lagos State High Court, asking for a legal declaration to end his marriage to Diezani and requesting that she stop using his last name. The former Naval…
ROXETTES Motors, promoters of the second indigenous Motor Assembling plant after ANAMCO in Anambra state, has said the plant would commence operation in Obuaku city industrial layout, in Ukwa-west Local Government of Abia state by October…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained that it was a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and not a helicopter that crashed in Kaduna. Reports had emerged that NAF helicopter crashed in the early hours of Monday in Tami village, located in the…
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), says it will hold local government elections on October 5. The Commission, on Monday, released its guidelines in view of the conduct of the council elections in the state. Recall…
…Govs move to cut FIRS, NCS, NUPRC’s commissions Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the umbrella body of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have started a move to stop the current practice of rewarding some federal agencies with…
Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, a fortnight ago, approved the appointment of Katsina State born Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze.…
As the July 20, 2024 election date for the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association draws near, anxiety has heightened in the legal community over who becomes the next NBA president. The tenure of Mr. Yakubu Maikyaku (SAN), the…
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter on Monday, crashed in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The pilot managed to execute emergency procedures safely before the crash which witnesses said occurred at…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Tajudeen Lawal, to stop disparaging Deputy Senate Minority Leader, Senator Lere Oyewumi. In a statement…
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has announced that the number of people who died from the suicide bombing in the Gwoza area of the state has increased to 18. Multiple explosions detonated by female suicide bombers…
The Chief of Staff to Osun State governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, has described the speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun as an epitome of good representation, just as he rejoiced with him on the occasion of his…
Nigerians who were on Friday deported from Turkey have narrated how they were targeted by the authorities in the Middle East country. Turkey had deported 103 Nigerians over expired visas and migration-related issues. Catherine Udida,…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the federal civil service. This…
Nigeria’s Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has raised a total sum of N284.26bn in the latest Treasury Bills (T-Bills) auction. Meanwhile, T-Bills debts rose to N10.4tn between December 2023 and March 2024,…
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has filed a N1bn defamation of character lawsuit against Kafilat Ogbara, a member of the house of representatives, and Arise Television. Ogbara, chairman of the house committee on…
Two individuals have been confirmed dead, while 16 others survived a recent cholera outbreak in parts of Rivers State. Dr. Chidinma Adaeze Oreh, the State’s Commissioner for Health, who disclosed this in a press statement she personally…
A number of top Democrats have called for the replacement of Joe Biden on the ticket after his dismal showing against Donald Trump on Thursday night, where he lost his train of thought and stumbled over his words multiple times. The debate…
Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has alleged that some private jets in Nigeria are being used for money laundering, drug trafficking and the illegalities. The minister who raised the concern in a…
Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos. This…
Troops deployed for operations in Ebonyi State have repelled an attack by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Isheke Police Station. The separatist fighters were said to have invaded the station and torched the…
Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President has said President Bola Tinubu will get approval for presidential jet if he requests for it, noting that no ‘anticipated’ blackmail can stop the senate from approving the purchase of the presidential…