The All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded its 8th national convention in Abuja — reaffirming Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman and Ajibola Basiru as its secretary. Through a consensus agreement supported by stakeholders, delegates to the convention, which took place…
Some Nigerians living in India have expressed serious concern about what they claim to be an increase in racial profiling and police brutality. They bemoaned the difficulties in regularising their visas and the exorbitant renewal costs, which they claimed had…
Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State, has temporarily regained freedom from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission’s (ICPC) detention on Friday. In a message on his X (previously Twitter) account on Friday, his son Bashir…
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…