Nigeria elections: Tinubu’s running mate, Shettima explains Abacha reference
Kashim Shettima, Bola Tinubu's running mate, has clarified his reference to Nigeria's former President, Sani Abacha.
Tinubu and Shettima are running on the All Progressives...
Universities Strike: Nigerian President promises to make consultations on lecturers’ demands
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to hold additional consultations with relevant stakeholders in order to end the long-running strike by university lecturers organised...
NASS renovation may hamper Buhari’s presentation of 2023 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari's physical presentation of the 2023 Appropriation to the joint session of lawmakers may be hampered by the ongoing renovation of the...
Police uncover marijuana plantation in Abuja, arrest owner
Thaddeus Joseph, a suspected peddler of prohibited substances suspected to be marijuana, has been arrested, according to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.
According...
Adamawa APC Chairman resigns
Following the resignation of the party's former Chairman, Ibrahim Bilal, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamawa Chapter has appointed Samaila Tadawus as acting State...
2023: Sack APC from power to restore progress – PDP tells Imo citizens
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has called on the state's citizens to oust the APC-led administration of Senator Hope Uzodinma for...
Group seeks prosecution of those indicted in N400bn budget padding
The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch, a civil society organisation, has called for the immediate prosecution of MDAs and public officers involved...
IMF urges caution on economic reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
The IMF has urged governments in Sub-Saharan Africa to exercise caution when it comes to macroeconomic reforms, as famine spreads in a region still...
Kogi Oil Mogul, Mohammed Jamiu Released after two months in captivity
Alhaji Mohammed Jamiu, a businessman who had been held captive for over two months, has finally been released.
Jamiu was kidnapped from his home in...
Adi, Kaduna-based journalist, offers to donate kidney to Ekweremadu’s daughter
Comrade John Femi Adi, the immediate-past Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, has announced his willingness to donate one...
NAVY AFFAIRS DIRECTOR VISITS WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND, PROMISES STRONGER MOD SUPPORT
The Director of the Navy Affairs Department at the Ministry of Defence, Mr. Joel Adeoye has paid a familiarization visit to the Headquarters of the Western Naval Command (WNC) in Apapa, Lagos.
The visit, which...
Two drug kingpins Emami, Akpomuai convicted, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment
. Their conviction an indication NDLEA strategies are working, says Marwa
Two notorious drug kingpins: 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai have been convicted and sentenced to a combined...
How Primate Ayodele Warned, Foretold Crisis Between Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo (VIDEO)
Many people couldn’t believe their eyes yesterday when the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, publicly blasted the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, over the Okanlomo of Yorubaland title conferred on a businessman,...
NIGERIAN YOUTH BATTLE MALARIA AS HEALTH AMBASSADORS
Malaria has long plagued Nigeria, but a new frontline is emerging with its' youth. Armed not with bed nets or drugs alone, but with ideas, advocacy and determination.
The Geneith Health Competition (GHC), launched by...
NIGERIAN ARMY RESTRUCTURES HIGH COMMAND FOR ENHANCED OPERATIONAL READINESS
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, instructional and staff positions in a major reshuffle aimed at strengthening leadership...
