The Federal Government, states, and local governments shared a total of N2.094tn as October 2025 revenue, slightly lower than the N2.103tn distributed for September. The latest figure shows a marginal shortfall of N9bn, representing a 0.43 per cent decrease month-on-month. The allocation figures were released after the Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting in Abuja on … [Read more…]
The Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has described the death of Senator Okey Ezea as a huge loss to Enugu State and Nigeria. In a personally signed statement, Governor Mbah, on Wednesday, said Sen Ezea’s death had left a vacuum that would be hard to fill. “I received with a deep sense of … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State, President Tinubu has ordered the deployment … [Read more…]
There was heightened tension in Abuja on Wednesday as armed police operatives sealed off the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Wadata Plaza, Garki. The security personnel, deployed in multiple patrol vans, took positions around the complex in the early hours of the day, restricting movement in and out of the premises. … [Read more…]
The family of Distinguished Senator Okey Ezea, who represented Enugu North Senatorial District in the 10th Senate, has formally announced his passing, marking the end of a long and impactful public service career. This is also as the Nigerian Senate has expressed grief over the death of Senator Okechukwu Ezea (LP – Enugu North). According … [Read more…]
Nigeria on Tuesday expressed concerns over the decision of the U.S. to exclude it from participating in the U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj event on alleged killings of Nigerians of a specific faith group. The Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, Mr Syndoph Endoni, said the decision to exclude Nigeria from the discussion, which … [Read more…]
Eruku, a community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, became a theatre of war as bandits, numbering about 20, attacked a local church in the town on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The dare-devil and heavily armed bandits besieged the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in the outskirts of the town around 6pm during a … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security agencies to act swiftly and ensure the immediate rescue of the schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school in Maga, Kebbi State, promising that the children will be brought back home safely. The President gave the assurance in a statement on Tuesday while announcing that Vice President Kashim Shettima will … [Read more…]
Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State have been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the factional National Executive Committee loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to reports, the expulsion was ratified on Tuesday after the heated … [Read more…]
Founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy, Professor Udenta O. Udenta, has urged Nigerian youths to question long-entrenched national norms and symbols in order to challenge the old order and reclaim their voice in the country’s democratic evolution. He made the remark while delivering the keynote address at the 5th Frontier Discourse Annual Public … [Read more…]
Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected national chairman of thePeoples Democratic Party (PDP), has postponed the party’s inaugural National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to Wednesday. Mr Turaki, a former minister of special duties, announced the postponement while addressing governors, members of the Board of Trustees (BoT), and other stakeholders who had already gathered at the party’s … [Read more…]
Following an in-flight confrontation with comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, known as Mr. Jollof, social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has issued a public apology on the incident. In an Instagram video posted on Tuesday, Otse said he takes “full responsibility” for the disruption and acknowledged that the incident which caused delays on a … [Read more…]