Dr. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, a former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Matters and Social Events to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and formal defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Dudafa, who previously served in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, disclosed his decision in a statement […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on leaders at all levels to provide the youth with truthful, transparent, transformational, and selfless leadership that will secure their future and strengthen society. Obasanjo made the call in Abeokuta during the grand reunion and maiden lecture series of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), United Kingdom Alumni […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has projected a mix of sunshine, haziness, and isolated thunderstorms across various parts of the country between Sunday and Tuesday. In its weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, NiMet predicted sunny and hazy conditions over parts of Katsina, Yobe, Kano, and Jigawa States on Sunday morning. Other northern states […]
In what has been described as the largest political defection in the state’s history, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State officially received over 50,000 decampees from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other political groups into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The event, held at Murtala Square, featured an electric atmosphere as party leaders […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has warned its personnel to remain professional, loyal, and strictly neutral in all political matters. The caution was delivered by Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Usman Abdullahi, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Special Operations Command, Bauchi, during the command’s 2025 annual 10-kilometer walk and jog exercise. AVM Abdullahi […]
A youth group in Plateau State, the Voice of Plateau Youths (VoPY), has publicly disagreed with a key finding of the Special Fact-Finding Committee established by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to investigate the persistent violence and killings in the state. The committee’s report, presented by its Chairman, Gen. Rogers Ibe Nicholas (Rtd), at a security […]
Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has assured President Bola Tinubu that he does not need to campaign in Kogi State for his 2027 re-election bid, claiming there is no opposition left in the state. Speaking at an endorsement rally in support of President Tinubu and the current Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, for […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged to abide by a court order that temporarily restrains it from arresting the Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Dr Alex Ibezim. The pledge was made during proceedings at an Anambra High Court sitting in Awka on Friday. The threat of arrest stemmed […]
Security forces successfully restored order in Gubio, Borno State, on Thursday afternoon following a violent clash between local vigilante groups and cattle herders at the town’s cattle market. The confrontation, which erupted around 2:30 p.m. due to a disagreement, involved members of the Vigilante Group (VG), the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and nomadic […]
The Kano State Government has ordered the closure of a shisha lounge named Arfat, located along Abdullahi Bayero Road, as part of its ongoing campaign against drug abuse. The enforcement was a joint operation involving the Kano State Tourism Board, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and the Kano State Police Command. […]
