NATIONAL NEWS

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has met with All Progressives Congress (APC) governors under the aegis of Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), days after his return to Nigeria following a nearly five-week European trip. Tinubu, in a tweet on Thursday night, added that he also had an engagement with the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero at […]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has congratulated the Nigeria Police Force multi-dexterous Combat Athlete PC Juliet Ukah, following a successful Professional Training Tour, fought and won against South Africa’s Crystal Van Wyk who until the bout was undefeated, in Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) 102. IGP Alkali Baba’s congratulatory message was contained in […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and others are billed to speak at the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity Laolu Akande said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the Vice President leaves Abuja today for the event in Nairobi, Kenya this weekend and is […]

The Federal Government has declared Monday 1st of May as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulates workers across the country on this year’s celebration. Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the plans of the federal government to remove the contentious fuel subsidy would be an open invitation to social and economic crisis in Nigeria. The outgoing government under President Muhammadu Buhari had fixed June as the date for the removal of the fuel subsidy and announced the approval […]

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has asserted that Nigerians should not hold the President Muhammadu Buhari administration responsible for not rescuing all the kidnapped Chibok Girls. It is like a self-accounting when you are exiting a position of public office to be humble enough to know that you have […]

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says more Nigerian students are to be evacuated from Sudan today. She said this during an interview on Thursday.  According to her, the students will arrive in Cairo, Egypt later. According to her,  the government is vigilant to monitor the safe arrival of the students […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an appeal, challenging Wednesday’s ruling of the Federal High Court, Lagos which struck out its suit seeking the forfeiture of 14 properties and N400m linked to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, citing his immunity from prosecution under the 1999 Constitution. In the ruling, Justice Nicholas […]

A soldier and 24 other residents of Ussa and Takum local government areas of Taraba States are said to have been killed so far in the unending feud between Kuteb farmers and herders in the state. This is according to the Police Public Relations Officer in Taraba State, Abdullahi Usman. He said the military officer […]

The Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, on Thursday, appeared before the House of Reps ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged loss of over $2.4 billion in unremitted oil revenue. The revenue is from the illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export from 2014 till date. Last Thursday, the chairman of […]