The senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has distanced himself from different controversial remarks made by the Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Okey Ezeala He warned the publicity secretary...
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed, on Friday, that over 22, 500 Nigerians are parading fake certificates obtained from Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023. He said that over 21, 600...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the police’s request to remand 124 protesters in custody for 60 days, pending the completion of investigations. The court’s interim order...
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. Durov, who was travelling on...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly detained Adejuwon Soyinka, a journalist and West African regional editor of The Conversation Africa. Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC pidgin service, was reportedly...
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufia Abubakar on Saturday tendered his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu. Abubakar tendered his resignation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday at...
LIST TERRIBLE CONDITION OF THE STATE, BETRAYAL, BOGUS CONTRACTS AS PDP KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Edo youths on Sunday reaffirmed their unflinching support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. ‘’Senator Monday...
About 100 sacked staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have sued the apex bank at the National Industrial Court seeking payment for damages. About 200 bank staff of the CBN were sacked,...
The Huma Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the widespread insecurity in the country. The Association urged President Bola Tinubu to tackle the situation or step down from office Speaking via a...
This situation highlights the ongoing tensions between the government and those advocating for reform in Nigeria. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has raised concerns about the welfare of detained #EndBadGovernance protesters...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, swore in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). She was sworn in at about 11:38 am at the State House in Abuja, making her...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, discharged and acquitted six men charged with breach of public peace during the 2020 #Endsars protest. They are Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola,32, Salaudeen...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The LGA Chairman, Akilu Isyaku,...
A Chinese firm, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd., has finalised the repossession of a luxury jet owned by Nigeria in Canada. Peoples Gazette reports that Zhongshang recently received a change of custodian paperwork for...
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the development of a new oil refinery with a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day, aiming to establish Ghana as a significant petroleum centre in West Africa. However,...
The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has emphasized the need for reforms to reduce the overwhelming caseload at the Supreme Court. Speaking at his valedictory session at the Supreme Court...
The federal government has offered a $500 million FGN bond for subscription at $1,000 per unit to interested investors. In a statement on Monday, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said the offer is a five-year domestic...
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has stated that it was pressured to get the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to either halt collation of results or cancel the 2023 Presidential Election which brought President...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has once again criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the continued payment of subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This follows Tinubu’s approval of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has accused the National Assembly of contempt and illegality over the revelation that Nigerian Senators are receiving a monthly “running cost” of ₦21...
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been summoned by the Nigeria Police Force for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter,...
Some of the protest leaders still in detention are Michael Adaramoye, also known as Micheal Lenin; Mosiu Sodiq, Angel, and Opaoluwa, who were arrested for participating in the protests and demanding good governance...
A former relationship manager at First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) says loans worth billions of naira were transferred to companies related to Oba Otudeko, then chairman of the bank, even though they were granted in the...
The Supreme Court has rejected an application by Yakubu Muritala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the last governorship election in Kogi State, asking the court to await the outcome of his...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says an executive bill which seeks to restructure revenue administration in Nigeria, including regulation of the cryptocurrency industry, is being drafted for transmission to the national assembly. Zacch...
The Nigerian Army, 6 Battalion Ibagwa, has urged residents of Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State not to panic as it has commenced the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and explosives at 6Bn...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation. The NERC said it issued nine new off-grid generation...
Imo State Government has dismissed as fake, malicious, and unfounded posters of the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma with that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje where it was allegedly...
Two and half years after his swearing-in as governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has finally made up his mind to conduct local government elections in the state. The elections have been scheduled...
Principal officers of Nigeria’s senate have allocated billions of naira in constituency projects to themselves in the 2024 budget, according to Premium Times. The projects, known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), are intended for...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) request to use 2023 dividends to pay the petrol subsidy. The 2023 dividends were supposed to be paid into the federation account,...
The arrest of Alhaji Bashir Hadejia, a former aide to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawale has sparked widespread outrage. Hadejia, who served as a special adviser to Matawalle during his tenure...
Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, the Chinese firm involved in a high-profile contract dispute with the Ogun State Government, has accused Nigerian authorities of unlawfully detaining and brutalising its top officials. The firm...