Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has said that without President Bola Tinubu’s crucial backing, former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have been able to win the presidential ticket of the All Progressives…
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, has expressed scepticism about the likelihood of the state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna reopening. He added that the refineries, which are run by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL),…
American musician Justin Bieber has revealed that he is set to drop his upcoming seventh album. Several sources have confirmed that the release date is set for Friday, July 11. This feat serves as a musical comeback for the singer…
The Federal Government has announced that it has secured a $747 million loan which it will use to finance Phase 1 Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Highway. The Ministry of Finance announced yesterday that Deutsche Bank arranged the facility adding…
Former presidential assistant and social media political analyst, Reno Omokri has claimed that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, ordered the murder of more than 50 soldiers, 24 police officers, and several civilians…
Some local government areas in Rivers State have experienced an unprecedented flood due to heavy rainfall that started on Sunday and continued till Tuesday evening. The state capital, Port Harcourt, has been hardest damaged. Many residents reportedly lost belongings when…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential contender, has clarified his ties with the late monarch by denying ever having met the late General Sani Abacha, the former head of state. Obi refuted claims that he was employed by…
On Wednesday, a group of civil society organisations peacefully protested in Lagos over the alleged unlawful relocation of landowners and inhabitants in Okun Ajah, a neighbourhood purportedly impacted by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The demonstration according to reports took…
Katsina State Command’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) operations have detained three suspected members of an interstate human trafficking syndicate that specialises in recruiting, harbouring, and transporting young girls from other regions of the nation…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has urged the National Assembly to enact a legislation that criminalizes unexplained wealth and fortune in the country. According to the panel, the nation effectively fought corruption without having the legal support to hold…
The Federal Government has said that, under President Bola Tinubu’s direction, Nigeria’s economy is beginning to recover steadily. It attributes this encouraging trend to the administration’s extensive reforms. During a courtesy call at his office on Wednesday, Mohammed Idris, Minister…
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, paid up the June 2025 salaries of lecturers and other tertiary institution-based workers. This is coming as ASUU sounded a warning if the salaries remained unpaid. A letter asking members to return to work was…
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has cautioned that growing input costs across major sectors could cause a new wave of consumer price inflation, as companies continue to absorb cost pressures which may soon become unsustainable. This was revealed in the…
A 300-level undergraduate at the University of Port Harcourt(UNIPORT) identified as Cynthia Chukwundah has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command after setting her 32-year-old lover, Sunny Amadi ablaze, eventually killing him in his apartment around the Choba axis…
A constitutional amendment to reserve 10% of seats in the National Assembly(NASS) for women and 5% for people with disabilities (PWDs) has been suggested by the House of Representatives. According to the proposed framework, 83 new seats would be reserved…