The Convener of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Ideological Group, Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi, has said the organisation is already focused on Nigeria’s political future beyond 2027, with particular interest in identifying and supporting leaders who will sustain the reform agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking during an interview at the group’s office in Wuse, […]
In a landmark move aimed at reviving Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity and ending decades of dependence on imported fuel, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has commenced a comprehensive technical and commercial overhaul of the country’s three major refineries Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna. The development, announced by the Group Chief Executive […]
A prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Chinelo Eneanya, on Thursday told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, that the naira redesign policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under its former Governor, Godwin Emefiele, caused widespread hardship across the country. Eneanya, who serves […]
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced one Charles Baridolee to death by hanging for the murder of Gerald Tekena in the Bodo community, Gokana Local Government Area of the state. Baridolee was found guilty of killing Tekena in 2024 after inflicting multiple machete cuts on him during a quarrel. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has consolidated its control of all House of Representatives seats from Plateau State following the defection of the member representing Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency, from the Labour Party (LP) to the ruling party. The defection was formally announced on Thursday during plenary at the National Assembly in Abuja, in […]
Fresh details have emerged about the recently foiled coup plot in Nigeria, with investigations revealing that a Nigerian Air Force officer assigned to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was allegedly detailed to assassinate the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. According to sources familiar with the ongoing investigation, the suspect, identified […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially decorated the newly appointed Service Chiefs following their confirmation by the Senate. The investiture and decoration ceremony took place on Thursday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with top government officials, family members of the officers, and senior military personnel in attendance. The newly decorated […]
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has credited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for the remarkable reduction in international airfares between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, following the airline’s successful launch of direct flights from Abuja to London Heathrow. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Onyema said the intervention […]
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has extended an invitation to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to commission one of her newly completed constituency projects in Kogi State. The invitation, confirmed on Thursday, has drawn wide attention in political circles, sparking speculation that both lawmakers may have reconciled after months of perceived […]
The Federal Government has approved the issuance of ₦758 billion worth of bonds to settle outstanding pension liabilities, the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, has announced. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja, Dahir-Umar said the move reflects the government’s renewed commitment to addressing the backlog of accrued pension rights owed […]
