Nigeria — The Borno South Senator Ali Ndume has said President Bola Tinubu’s ‘boys’ will attack him for describing his political appointments as lopsided. Ndume said, Tinubu’s political appointments failed to meet constitutional provisions. He highlighted that the president’s appointments violate Nigeria’s federal character principle. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday, Ndume stated…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Government has expressed its support for the right of citizens, particularly young people, to protest, acknowledging the importance of free expression. However, the government issued a stern warning against any form of destruction of national infrastructure during protests, emphasising the need for peaceful demonstrations. This statement was made by the…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Minister of Youth, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has requested that the management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, change its programme to allow corps members to have enough rest during their 21-day orientation camp. The minister made the call during the 2025 annual management conference, themed ‘Transforming the NYSC Scheme to…
Ogun, Nigeria — The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed on Saturday, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of 17 persons, including a rescue operative of the Corps, in a multiple road crash that occurred in the Gbara area of Ogun State. In a press statement signed by the…
United States — New Civil Liberties Alliance, NCLA, a conservative legal group, on Thursday, sued the administration of the US President Donald Trump seeking to block tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the US president overstepped his authority. According to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, Trump lacked the legal authority to impose the…
Lagos, Nigeria —Former Deputy National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief ‘Bode George, yesterday, said the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the handling of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, could lead to the collapse of the country’s Fourth Republic. George, who said similar occurrences…
Nigeria — The Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, well known as Odumodublvck, has revealed that he dissed President Bola Tinubu in one of his songs out of loyalty to Peter Obi. He said he took the step during the 2023 election period because he believed in Obi’s vision and wanted to show full support for the…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Thursday dismissed social media reports that he collapsed last week, saying with God’s help, he would sign the condolence messages of those who wished him dead. He decribed the reports as the handiwork of persons trying to score cheap political points, the minister…
Kogi, Nigeria — The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to hold Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo and his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, responsible if she and her supporters are attacked. Akpoti-Uduaghan raised the alarm in a post via her official Facebook. She said, “My dear…
United States — The US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Monday, clamping down on ticket scalping and live event pricing. Trump, with American entertainer Kid Rock at his side, said the directive seeks to prevent “unscrupulous middlemen” from profiting off reselling tickets for concerts and other events at an “enormous markup”. It…
Nigeria — The Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okunneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has alleged that he has been arrested by Nigerian immigration officials. Bobrisky made the claim in an Instagram post on Tuesday. However, in a later post, Bobrisky revealed that his claim was an April Fool’s prank. Recall that Bobrisky had announced a few months…
Ogun, Nigeria — The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Olatunbosun Tijani, has said his past criticism of political leaders, including President Bola Tinubu, was out of his desire for a better Nigeria. Tijani, who made the remark on Monday, described Tinubu as a leader with the courage to tackle the country’s multifaceted…
Nigeria — Tiktok has removed 2.4 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the fourth quarter of 2024 for violating its content policy. TikTok, owned by Bytedance, revealed that Nigeria was among the top 50 countries where videos violating its policies emanated from in Q4. The platform, which disclosed this in its latest Community Guidelines…
Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified efforts to combating kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes across the country. In a coordinated series of raids throughout the first quarter of 2025, the force has delivered crippling blows to organized crime, rescuing victims, apprehending key suspects, and seizing a cache of weapons and illicit…
Kano, Nigeria — The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has paid a condolence visit to the families of victims of the recent killings in Uromi, Edo State. The governor assured the bereaved families and the people of Kano State that justice will be served. Most of the victims are reportedly from Kano State. Speaking…
Nigeria — The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently find ways to unite Nigeria across tribal lines to avoid a revolution in the country. Primate Ayodele lamented that disunity has deeply affected the country, with almost every sector lacking unity. In a statement…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government has clarified the deployment of speed limit cameras, stating that enforcement is currently active on only two major highways, contrary to reports circulating that nine locations are affected. The clarification comes amid public outcry and controversy, with many motorists and residents alleging that the initiative is primarily a…
Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday joined Muslim faithfuls at the National Eid Prayer Ground along Airport Road in Abuja to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayers that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Tinubu, who arrived at minutes before 9am was received by top government officials, religious leaders, and other…
Nigeria — The Campaign for Democracy, a civil society organisation, on Thursday said the recall of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi Central) by her constituents would deepen democracy in Nigeria. The pro-democracy group also said that such action by her concerned constituents would help put lawmakers on their toes to serve them well. The group made…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Federal Government said N1.092 trillion raised from the last six series of Sukuk Bonds has been used to construct or rehabilitate 4,100 kilometres of roads and nine bridges, across the six Geo-political zones of the country. The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Ms. Patience Oniha, disclosed this at the…
Abia, Nigeria — The Abia State House of Assembly Joint Committee on Education, Public Petition and Judiciary on Thursday, asked all parties involved in the petition of alleged high school fees in Government College Umuahia, to maintain status quo until the Committee disclose its decision. The House Committee stated this at the Assembly complex during…
Ogun, Nigeria — The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Ogun state, Adijat Adeleye, on Thursday said that 33,530 women have received N536,480,000 in revolving grants under Oko’wo-Dapo to support their various business endeavours. Adeleye said that through the ministry’s skill acquisition programmes, no fewer than 5,000 women were equipped through training in…
Nigeria — The Naira appreciated to N1, 560 per dollar in the parallel market yesterday from N1,570 per dollar on Wednesday. However, the Naira depreciated to N1,540 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose…
Niger, Nigeria — CLEEN Foundation has revealed that six people died in Niger State’s Tara local government area during the August 2024 End Bad Governance protests, contradicting the state Police claims that no lives were lost. Recall that the then Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmaman had denied any loss of life, but confirmed…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Drivers on government-backed ride-hailing service LagRide have accused the company’s management of extortion, lack of transparency and ill-treatment. The crisis between the drivers and the management of the ride-hailing company escalated on Thursday, March 27, 2025, as drivers threatened to stage a protest if the management fails to address their demands….
Adamawa, Nigeria —The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has commissioned newly completed main office of the Adamawa State Command headquarters of the Nigeria Police on Thursday. The multistory building stands side by side other offices of the headquarters complex, including the old main building in which the state police commissioner has his office. The…
Kaduna, Nigeria — The minister of defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, on Monday initiated the first phase training for 800 special forces personnel tasked with conducting high-impact operations with precision, speed, and efficiency. Badaru, while initiating the Special Operations Forces for the Armed Forces of Nigeria at Camp Kabala in Jaji military cantonment, Kaduna State, said…
Abia, Nigeria — The Abia State government has announced plans to provide hearing aids to 1000 persons with hearing impairment in the state. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on this week’s state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti on Monday. He said…
Niger, Nigeria — The Police Command in Niger State has arrested a man, Mubarak, suspected to be mentally unstable for stabbing a 25-year-old man, Shamseen Danshehu, to death. The incident took place on Sunday evening in the Kwangila area of Minna, the state capital when Mubarak was said to have engaged Danshehu in a fisticuffs…
Ekiti, Nigeria — The Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Babatola Ayodele, revealed on Monday that only 9,000 out of over 29,000 candidates who selected the institution in the last Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board exercise secured admission. Ayodele attributed the university’s growing appeal to its positive developments, stating, “Our school is…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned that it will not take it kindly with any local government, or state governor that fails to properly implement the Supreme Court judgement on the local government autonomy. The President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero has warned the federal government and state governors not…
