The political tension over control of local government councils in Osun State escalated on Thursday, as both the state government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) traded positions over who should occupy council secretariats. The Osun State Government has called…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has set up a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease preparedness as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s response system and prevent any potential outbreak. The task force was inaugurated on Thursday in…
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the suspension of the Office of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as well as the position of Director of Radio Biafra. The decision followed a full meeting of the group’s Directorate held…
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has said that the 226 beggars arrested during a statewide enforcement operation on Thursday will be sent back to their states of origin. The individuals were picked up by the…
Nigeria may still be months away from the 2027 election, but the political temperature is already on the rise. As the elections draws closer, President Bola Tinubu has seized the opportunity to defend his reforms and give Nigerians a reason…
A security expert, Dr. Jackson Lekan-Ojo, has criticised plans by Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to establish a 50,000-man regional security outfit, arguing that he lacks the professional competence to manage such a structure. Igboho,…
Former INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, has arrived in Doha, Qatar, to officially assume his new role as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar. Mahmood Yakubu was warmly received on arrival by Qatari government officials alongside members of the African…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed condolences to the Ekubo family following the death of Nollywood actor Alex Ikenna Ekubo Okwaraeke. Otti made the remarks on Thursday in Arochukwu, Abia State, during a funeral service held for the late…
The Headquarters of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke has refuted social media claims suggesting that the late Commanding Officer of the 20 Model Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Gabriel Okoye, was killed in a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that Nigeria saved N61.58 billion through strategic fertiliser procurement efforts, while securing over 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs despite disruptions in global supply chains. The disclosure was made in a statement shared on…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that it will not participate in the forthcoming local government election in the state. The party made the announcement in a statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Olawale…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Zamfara State has raised concern over the renewed wave of banditry in parts of the state, while also criticising the Federal Government over what it described as insufficient protection of lives and property. In…
A fresh legal dispute has emerged over the African Democratic Congress (African Democratic Congress) governorship primary in Benue State, as aspirant Chief Joseph Waya has taken the party’s candidate, Herman Hembe, to the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging the…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has attributed the fines, licence suspensions, and other sanctions imposed on broadcast stations in Nigeria to violations committed by the stations themselves. The South-East Zonal Director of NBC, Ijeoma Theo-Obodo, made this known on Wednesday…
A Bauchi State High Court has cautioned the Department of State Services (DSS) against taking any action that could breach an existing order restraining it from accessing a disputed parcel of land in Firo village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of…
