President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted the Legal Practitioners Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025 to the National Assembly, seeking a sweeping overhaul of the laws guiding the legal profession in Nigeria. The bill, read during Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, aims to repeal the existing framework and replace it with a […]
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has presented a budget of N757 billion for 2026 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly on Tuesday for approval. The governor tagged the proposed budget “Charging Gears 3.0: Solution Continues” to reflect his plan to execute intensified transformative projects across the state. Soludo explained that capital expenditure would […]
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his decision to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC), asserting that Atiku lacks the capacity to address Nigeria’s challenges. Speaking on Monday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the ex-Edo State Governor mocked Atiku’s latest political move, arguing that the former […]
Nigeria is on track to become a safer nation and a regional centre of excellence in counterterrorism within the next five years, according to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Ribadu, represented by Major-General Adamu Laka, made the statement in Abuja during the launch of the National Counter Terrorism Centre’s Strategic Plan […]
A startling new report by UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that in 2023, approximately 51,100 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or a family member, translating to one woman being murdered every 10 minutes. The report, based on data from 107 countries, […]
The FAME Foundation has officially launched its annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign, urging individuals, communities, and government agencies to take stronger action against all forms of violence, including the growing threat of digital abuse. The campaign runs from November 25 to December 10, coinciding with the global initiative to […]
Ahead of the national launch of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as the Renewed Hope Ambassador. The appointment takes immediate effect. In his new role, Governor Uzodimma will also serve as Director-General for Party Outreach, Engagement, and Mobilisation. He is expected […]
A night of fear and confusion gripped Government Girls College (GGC), Maiduguri, on Monday evening, 24 November 2025, after students reported seeing masked individuals inside the school compound. The sighting triggered panic among the students, with many rushing out of hostels in a stampede. Authorities, however, later confirmed that the incident was a false […]
The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, a man who had been in the agency’s custody since 2022 over allegations of involvement with the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). His release follows a fresh review of his case, during which […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has reaffirmed that controversial rapper Speed Darlington, whose real name is Darlington Okoye, remains on its security watchlist as investigations continue into allegations that he engaged in sexual activity with a minor. The agency said it is not backing down from the case […]
