The Rivers State Police Command has officially unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state, following the successful election and swearing-in of new chairmen. This development was confirmed in a statement released...
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is set to introduce a new pricing regime for petrol following its recent lift of approximately 103 million litres from Dangote Refinery between September 15 and 30,...
The Ndi Igbo Worldwide Cultural Carnival aims to celebrate the rich culture and traditions of the Igbo people in Nigeria. The Igbo tribe is one of the largest tribes in Nigeria and the richest...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has pledged 272,500 barrels per day of crude oil through a series of crude-for-loan deals totalling $8.86bn. By pledging 272,500 barrels daily, it means that about 8.17 million...
President Bola Tinubu is poised to implement significant changes in the revenue collection framework of the Federal Government, potentially barring revenue-generating agencies from collecting funds on behalf of the government. The proposed reform includes the...
The Nigeria Police Force has instructed its commanders to enforce a Federal High Court’s ruling against the upcoming local government elections scheduled for tomorrow in Rivers State. Recall that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers...
Members of the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party have staged a protest march to the Department of State Security office and the Government House both in Port Harcourt the Rivers state...
President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation. The vacation is “part of his yearly leave,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo...
The House of Representatives has rejected the National Honour conferred on Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. The lawmakers accused President Bola Tinubu of discriminating against the lower chamber of the National Assembly after conferring a higher...
The African Reformation Party unveils a new political party (ARP) and seeks to probe past leaders from 1960 to date to recover stolen funds for the good of Nigerians said the leader of the...
The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday confirmed that a 35-year-old zoo worker at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Babaji Daule, was on Saturday killed by a lion. The spokesman for the state police...
Several ministries and agencies under the administration of President Bola Tinubu have reportedly expended no less than ₦1.8 billion on air tickets, estacodes, and duty tour allowances between July and September 2024. This data,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. This was disclosed in a statement on...
The Lagos and Ogun state governments have issued warnings to residents living in flood-prone areas, particularly along riverbanks, to temporarily relocate or brace for potential flooding ahead of the planned release of water from...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained a former Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, for alleged involvement in a N27 billion fraud. Reports indicate that Ishaku, who concluded his tenure...
A group of Ijaw leaders has apologized to Nyesom Wike the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over what they described as the bad behaviour of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The group, identified as...
The Good Wife, By Fred Amata For over 20 years I kept silent, and desisted from any comments on my failed marriage, allowing the ‘good wife’, hoping the wounds will heal and a reconciliation...
In contemporary Nigerian society, a disconcerting paradox emerges the simultaneous indulgence in and condemnation of behaviors deemed immoral by traditional standards, Our pretentious reality and self-acclaimed religious posture are killing, yet we forcefully take...
The Enugu State Government has launched a full-scale investigation into the activities of Oriokpa Masquerade groups, vowing to hold perpetrators accountable. Two persons were reported to have died earlier in the week following the...
The Senate, on Thursday, passed the South-West Development Commission Establishment Bill 2024 for the third reading. But the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, said while the commission was welcomed, what the country needed was restructuring...
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, offers The Nigerian government another $600,000 relief fund. The Foundation pledged $600,000 for flood relief in Borno state and other health sector initiatives, with an additional $5 million grant...
The Akwa Ibom State Government announced the development in a release at dawn on Friday. The State Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, stated that the First Lady died following a yet undisclosed illness. Ememobong’s...
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill amending the 1999 Constitution for first reading. The proposed law is titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of...
The Federal Government, on Thursday, suspended the officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State. The decision was taken after an audio leak indicating that crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly...
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is set to suspend the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, along with others. The party is accusing them of anti-party activities. While...
Popular Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, known as Falz, has confirmed his communication with controversial social media personality Idris Okuneye, commonly referred to as Bobrisky, regarding the legal challenges Bobrisky faced earlier this year....
The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu will not intervene in the ongoing fuel price dispute between Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The Special Adviser to the President...
In an uncommon interview with two personalities; Hon Gboyega Oloniyo, Special Adviser on Housing and Mortgage to Governor Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State and Chairman Omnium Holding, Lagos, Asiwaju (Dr) Babatunde Olugola; our correspondent...
The legal chambers of renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, have issued a formal letter demanding a retraction of defamatory statements made against his son, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz. The demand was...
Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu has voiced out the hardship and pains Nigerians have had to endure as a result of the policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu. Kalu, during a press briefing at...
Our Health columnist Dr Suleiman Tajudeen talks about ,Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s death. It is also the deliberate act of killing oneself. Globally, suicide cases were said to be at an increased...
The founder of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has said it’s time for the federal government to end the fuel subsidy regime.In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Dangote said fuel subsidies would lead...
Residents of Iyana-Ipaja in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have expressed concerns over the recurring attacks by suspected hoodlums posing as indigenes. same with the Oju-Irin area around the Agege Railway...