NATIONAL NEWS

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced during plenary on Wednesday that Senator Lola Ashiru is now the new Deputy Leader of the Senate. Ashiru, who represents Kwara North at the red chamber, replaces Senator Dave Umahi, who has been appointed as the Minister of Works by President Bola Tinubu. Senator Ashiru was previously the Deputy […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed in its forecast that South Africa may topple Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy. According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, South Africa, the most industrialised country on the African continent is reaching towards achieving $401 gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. The global financial institution, however, envisioned that […]

Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Wuse Zone 2, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. Delivering ruling, Justice Nwosu-Iheme held that the prosecution has established a case against the defendant. The Federal Government had filed a 23-count charge […]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households. The event, which coincided with the World Poverty Eradication Day, was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the President at the event. In […]

Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, directed the demolition of illegal brothels and criminal dens notorious for prostitution and gangsterism. Zulum gave the directive during a visit to the scene at ‘Bayan Quarters’, a settlement around railway staff quarters, in Maiduguri. The area harbours gangsters, criminal activities and minors for commercial sex […]

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a musician named Aniji Shedrack Chidubem, popularly known as Sanij-D, for allegedly defrauding a Briton, Susan Mclean, the sum of £9,300.00. Sanij-D, who was arrested in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was also alleged to have defrauded an American, Diana […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday gave reasons it withheld alleged stashed loot that its operatives recovered from the home of a former Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu. Yakubu served as the GMD of the NNPC between 2012 and 2014. The EFCC, through its […]

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, yesterday, asked the United Nations to publish monies collected from donors for the benefits of Nigerians in 30 days or risk a legal action by the ministry. Kennedy-Ohanenye claimed that the United Nations had not been transparent in the manner in which they utilised funds they got from […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday proposed N26.01 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year for submission to the National Assembly. This is according to the Minister of Budget and Planning Atiku Bagudu who spoke after the Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to him, FEC pegged the price of crude oil […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta road needs urgent repairs to relieve its users of further harrowing experience. He promised Federal Government’s assistance to put the road in a better shape, as well as other Federal roads across the state. The Senate President relived his experience on the deplorable state of Federal roads […]