The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has lost his mother, Hajiya Umma, who passed away on Friday. Bashir, El-Rufai’s son, posted on his verified X handle on Friday night to confirm his father’s release. “Inna lillahi wa…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially restricted banking services for “chronic defaulters” and large-ticket obligors with non-performing loans. Following comments made by CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso at the 4th Annual IMF/AFRITAC West 2 High-Level Executive Forum in Abuja,…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), welcomed representatives of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) to his home in Abuja on Thursday. Victor Giadom, the recently returned APC National Vice Chairman (South-South), senators, members of…
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) 2023 presidential candidate, met with Rauf Aregbesola, National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Thursday. Sources indicated that the meeting forms part of consultations between Kwankwaso and the ADC leadership…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has threatened to shut down public universities across the country if the Federal Government of Nigeria does not immediately apply the recently approved compensation structure for university professors. The union’s president, Christopher Piwuna, issued…
32 state governors, 8,453 delegates from all over the nation, President Bola Tinubu, and members of his cabinet are anticipated to attend the APC Convention 2026, which is to hold today Friday, March 27 and Saturday in Abuja. Top party…
The war in the Middle East continues to cause more casualties. President Donald Trump’s claim of an ongoing negotiation for a ceasefire agreement has been repeatedly dismissed by Iran, which has promised to continue fighting. In Iran, Lebanon, Israel, and…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court has ordered the arrest of Kabiru Turaki, a factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for failing to appear before the court in a case filed by the inspector-general of police…
Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations are protesting at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The National Assembly’s proposed health sector regulating measure is the target of the demonstration. The protesting medical…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has reaffirmed legislative and political backing for the creation of Anioma state. At the All Progressives conference (APC) south-south zonal conference in Asaba, Delta state, on Wednesday, Akpabio addressed party members. The president of the Senate…
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has firmly dismissed reports of a division within the Peoples Democratic Party, insisting the party remains united as it prepares for its national convention scheduled on March 29 and 30, 2026. In advance of the party’s…
According to reports, nine soldiers and a police officer may have been killed in a devastating ambush by armed militants in Kebbi State’s Shanga Local Government Area. The incident which happened on Tuesday night was verified by the Kebbi State…
The leading All Progressives Congress(APC) has confirmed that it plans to adopt a consensus approach for selecting its national leadership during the party’s convention scheduled for March 27–28, 2026, in Abuja. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on…
The United States has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war, according to two regional sources and a U.S. official, even as President Trump approves the deployment of more U.S. troops to the region. The US-Israeli bombing assault…
The PDP National Working Committee, led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN) and supported by the governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, have confirmed that a new reconciliation effort to bring the party’s disgruntled factions together started today. Speaking to reporters in…