A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has granted the request by the prosecution to shift further hearing in the alleged criminal defamation charge brought against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). At the mention of the case, Akpoti-Uduaghan’s lawyer, Ehiogie West Idahosa … [Read more…]
The Presidency has called on Nigerians to play an active role in monitoring and reporting violations of President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police escorts attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs). Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, stated this during an interview on TVC on Sunday, where he stressed the … [Read more…]
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State on Monday presented a N985.9 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, outlining a spending plan. The proposed budget heavily focused on capital development, transparency, and community-driven projects. He said that the proposed budget was designed to “renew, rebuild and reposition,” the … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud Nigeria has finally plunged into the depths of morass. Deep and troubling depths, difficult to climb out. The new list of ambassadorial nominees tells a familiar story. It is the story of a country that refuses to rise. A country that recycles its worst. A country that decorates failure and calls it … [Read more…]
Barely a week after 38 abducted members of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun, Eruku, were freed and taken to Ilorin for medical care, bandits have launched another attack on the Kwara community, abducting a farmer identified as Annas Aasanru. The latest incident occurred on Sunday, sparking renewed fear in a community still reeling from the … [Read more…]
The Ebonyi State Government says it will establish a state-owned cement factory as part of its drive to accelerate industrial growth. Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru made the announcement on Friday during the public presentation of the state’s 2026 budget for citizens’ inputs. Nwifuru commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as bold economic and … [Read more…]
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State on Friday visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, assuring him that efforts to secure his release have entered a more decisive phase. Otti told Kanu that engagements he initiated over two years ago — which the … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the list of ambassadorial nominees submitted to the National Assembly for approval, saying it contained names of many people widely perceived negatively by Nigerians and the global community. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the party, Ini Ememobong, in Abuja on Saturday. In addition … [Read more…]
By Oseloka H. Obaze To insiders, the proverbial glass is neither hardly ever half full nor half empty. Insiders, who also know where the proverbial corpses are buried, can always tell if a glass was half-filled, or full, and drank down to half. In our present national circumstances, only outsiders who are not within the … [Read more…]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun enforcement actions on 1,095 property titles revoked over non-payment of statutory land charges, the Minister’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, said on Friday. According to Olayinka, the affected properties cut across Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse districts of the Federal Capital City (FCC). He said the minister approved … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has nullified the underage marriage between a teenage girl, Precious Oyiga, aged 15, and an adult man in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, Sopuluchukwu Odoh, who is 33 years old, after disturbing images and reports of the incident went viral on social media. The Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs … [Read more…]
The simmering leadership crisis in the Enugu chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) assumed a new dimension on Friday after Barr. Steve Oruruo declared that both a subsisting court judgment and the PDP Constitution have conclusively settled the question of who leads the party in the state. Addressing journalists at a press briefing, Oruruo … [Read more…]