The immediate past Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Council (NANS JCC) in Anambra State, Comrade Okoye Matthew Okpara, has endorsed the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027 and Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo in the November 8, 2025 governorship poll. Okpara made the declaration on Friday during his handover ceremony […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Saturday lamented the passing of former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh. In separate statements shared on X, the opposition leaders eulogized Ogbeh as a steadfast ally and a leader transcending tribal boundaries, […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a notorious “one chance” robbery syndicate, neutralized one suspect, rescued a victim, and recovered the gang’s operational vehicle in a major security operation. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said in a statement on Saturday that the arrests were made on August […]
A meeting between residents from six local government areas impacted by the ongoing construction of the Ibadan Circular Road project and state government representatives concluded in a stalemate on Friday. Held at the Idi-ope, Kobe section of the project in Akinyele local government, the meeting failed to reach a resolution due to the intervention […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the state’s newly elected 57 local council chairmen and their deputies to ensure they are not the “weakest link” in the chain of governance. The governor, represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the charge during a three-day retreat at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, organised […]
Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, has expressed that the late Audu Ogbeh was among the most proficient National Chairmen the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ever known. He conveyed this sentiment in a statement shared on X, mourning Ogbeh, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 78. The former governor […]
Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed confidence that he can defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election if granted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket. Speaking on Saturday during an X Spaces conversation, the former Rivers State governor said his knowledge of the president’s political style […]
The South-East region of Nigeria is gripped by fear as gangs, linked to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who recruit young people online and flaunt their crimes with impunity. The region, comprising Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi, Abia, and Enugu states, has seen an escalation in violence, with Imo and Anambra states bearing the […]
The Ogun State Government has announced an ambitious plan to plant one million trees across all 20 local government areas before the end of this year’s planting season, in a bid to combat climate change, deforestation, and flooding. Governor Dapo Abiodun, represented by the Commissioner for Forestry, Oludotun Taiwo, made the disclosure on Saturday during […]
The administration of Lagos State University, LASU, has instructed employees, who have been on strike for over a week, to return to work on Monday. This directive comes as the Lagos State government, proprietors of the university, has addressed the staff’s demands. In an official statement, Mrs. Thomas-Onashile Oluwayemisi, Coordinator of the Centre […]
