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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, promised to address the shortfalls in funding and equipment hindering the operational efficiency of the Armed Forces in Nigeria. He made this promise during the grand finale of the celebration of the 160th establishment of the Nigerian Army held at the Maj. Gen. J.M. Inienger Sports Complex, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, […]

A pastor has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command on the suspicion of defiling and impregnating a minor in the state. The incident which took place in Ndele community of Emohua Local Government Area of the oil rich state involves a 45 year old pastor of a new generation church called Gracious Covenant […]

A recommendation seeking the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), encountered a setback in the Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday. The motion, which aimed to address the ongoing violence in the south-east, was sponsored by Eze Nwachukwu from Ebonyi, with Ginger Onwusibe proposing an amendment to […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. This latest move the presidency says is in consonance with Tinubu’s promise to remove all barriers impeding business growth in Nigeria, According to a statement on Friday by the president’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Dele Alake, the […]

The Supreme Court has upturned the conviction of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi and his sentencing to seven years imprisonment for offences of fraud and money laundering. The apex court ordered the immediate release of Nwaoboshi, who represented Delta North in the ninth Senate, from Ikoyi prisons in Lagos, where he is currently being held. Delivering Judgement, […]

The Nigeria Customs Service seized a total of N3.02bn worth of smuggled rice between May 2022 and May 2023. Data obtained from the service through its National Public Relations Officer, who is a Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, indicated that a total of 206,835 bags of rice were seized within the period under review. […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, met with a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; and a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, at the Aso Villa in Abuja. Anyim, a former President of the Senate, was one of PDP’s presidential aspirants for the 2023 […]

The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the consistent failure of governments to complete the East-West road since 2006. The Upper Chamber set up this committee on Tuesday after considering a motion sponsored by Senator Barinada Mpigi on the urgent need for construction of the Onne, Eleme axis of the East-West […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on his colleagues to rise above personal interest to deliver good governance to Nigerians, saying the expectations of Nigerians are high. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the resumption of plenary after over two weeks’ break, asking the lawmakers to work for […]

The Federal Government has initiated the deployment of mini-grid solar power installations in communities with potential for agricultural production activities across the country. This is to boost agricultural production as well as cushion the effects of the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) as a result of fuel subsidy removal, the government said. There […]