A broad coalition of local government chairmen and ward councillors in Rivers State has formally declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid to seek re-election in the 2027 presidential race, marking one of the strongest grassroots endorsements the president has so far received from the South-South region. The declaration reportedly followed a series […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the release of 100 children abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. He has also ordered intensified operations to secure the freedom of the remaining students and staff still held by the kidnappers. The abduction […]
The 2025 TikTok Awards Sub‑Saharan Africa, held on December 6 in Johannesburg under the banner “New Era, New Icons,” turned into a triumphant night for Nigerian creators, with the country claiming the lion’s share of top honours. Nigerian interest soared at the event, as creators from across the country took home six out of […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Osun State has formally urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to ensure the reopening of courts across the state, warning that the prolonged closure might force the state into a de facto state of emergency if not addressed within the next seven days. In a strongly worded letter dated December […]
The House of Representatives has raised serious concerns over what it described as the systematic breach of decommissioning and abandonment requirements enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The alarm was sounded by the Ad‑hoc Committee on Decommissioning and Abandonment in the oil and gas sector, after hearing submissions from regulatory agencies tasked with […]
The Senate has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to collaborate on a fresh overhaul of Nigeria’s drug-control legislation, stressing that lawmakers remain open to revisiting the rejected amendment once all constitutional issues are adequately addressed. This renewed push was conveyed by Senate Leader […]
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has restored 450 megawatts of generation capacity to Nigeria’s national grid following the completion of a comprehensive maintenance programme at the Geregu National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) in Kogi State. The rehabilitation, conducted in partnership with Siemens Energy engineers, marks a significant step in efforts to stabilise […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has stirred conversation across the country after stating that kidnapping in Nigeria began in the southern region long before it spread to the North. He made the remark during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he argued that the widespread belief that the North introduced kidnapping into […]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed strong confidence that the ruling party will secure a decisive victory in the 2027 presidential election. He made the declaration in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a coalition of women’s political groups who pledged support for the party ahead of […]
