The petrol crisis that had plagued Niger Republic for weeks has begun to ease, thanks to a bailout from neighbouring Nigeria. The West African country had been struggling with severe fuel shortages, leading to long queues at petrol stations and disrupting economic activities. Niger Republic had made a request to Nigeria for assistance in […]
Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, a human rights body has dragged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to court challenging the suspension of democratic structures in Rivers State. They are praying the court to invalidate the action. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeks to quash the declaration of a state of emergency by […]
The Federal Government has commenced the rehabilitation of the 125-kilometre Benin-Asaba Expressway which it said has a 30 months completion period. The work being done through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, will upgrade the road from 10 lanes at Ring Road, Benin, to Benin Bypass and then taper down to six lanes to Asaba, Delta State […]
In a surprise move, former Abia State Governor and current Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has rejected calls to run for the presidency in 2027. Instead, he has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Kalu, who has been rumored to be considering a presidential bid, made the […]
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, a PDP chieftain, has alleged that the leaders of the PDP are fighting him because of his close association with former Rivers State Governor and now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In an interview, Anyanwu alleged that the leadership of the PDP was behind a campaign of calumny and […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Water and Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, has countered the l notion that Lagos, the country’s commercial capital, is a “smelling” city. According to Wahab, the narrative that Lagos is plagued by a foul odor is outdated and no longer accurate. Speaking at a press conference held at the State […]
In a daring operation, troops of the Nigerian military have recovered 900 cattle and sheep from bandits in an intense gunfight in Zamfara State. The operation, which took place in the early hours of yesterday, resulted in the successful rescue of the livestock and a significant blow to the bandits’ operations in the region. […]
In a disturbing incident of unbridled violence at a government school in Owerri, a 13-year-old boy named Paul who was shot by a landlord for climbing his fence to pick football has died. He died after a surgery was carried out on him to determine stoppage of functions of his alimentary canal. The […]
Senator Samuel Anyanwu has officially resumed his seat as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that justified his legitimate occupancy of the seat. The ruling put an end to a prolonged legal battle and reignited intra-party conflicts, particularly among the party’s leadership. Anyanwu, who lost his seat due […]
