No fewer than 14 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have thrown their weight behind the Speaker, Chief Olamide Oladiji, issuing a formal vote of confidence in his leadership barely 24 hours after a rival group of lawmakers demanded his impeachment. The development comes after 12 lawmakers...
Tom Chiahemen
A century-old land crisis between the Aku and Ikolo communities in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State is finally drawing to a close as the council chairman, Dr. Eric Odo, has flagged off the long-awaited boundary demarcation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned that the disagreement over...
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi have lauded Nigeria’s Super Eagles over their 4-1 win over Gabon at the 2026 CAF World Cup playoffs. The game played at the Moulay Hassan Stadium on Thursday saw Nigeria qualify to the final World Cup playoffs...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has called on the Muslim community in the state to sustain their prayers and support for President Bola Tinubu led administration. Okpebholo also urged them to “stand firmly behind the president’s reform-driven leadership, ahead of the 2027 general elections”. He spoke during a special...
The ancient city of Ibadan, long regarded as the political heartbeat of Southwestern Nigeria, has thrown its gates wide open as it prepares to host what many are already describing as one of the most consequential gatherings in the party’s recent history—the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Elective Convention,...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has commended the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, and the Nigerian Army for their unwavering commitment to peace and security across the country. The governor gave the commendation on Thursday, 13 November 2025, when he received the COAS and some...
A fresh political storm is brewing in Benue State, as a group of politicians has allegedly pooled resources to destabilise the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia. The revelation came from former Ambassador to Namibia and one-time governorship candidate, Prince Terhemen Tarzoor, who addressed journalists at the NUJ Secretariat in...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intensified their onslaught against insurgents in the North East, delivering a major setback to ISWAP fighters and rescuing 74 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in two separate operations across Borno State. The renewed push follows the directive of the Chief of Army...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term. Marwa was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, after serving as the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory...
National Judicial Institute (NJI) has clarified that conflicting judgments or orders issued by courts of equal standing should not be interpreted as a collapse of the judicial system. NJI Administrator, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, made the remark on Thursday in Abuja during a media briefing ahead of the 2025 All...
The recent altercation between Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and an Naval officer has once again exposed the fragile balance between civil authority and military discipline in Nigeria’s democratic setting. What began as a brief scene of confrontation — widely circulated on social media...
House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministry of Education and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to put the brakes on the proposed shift to computer-based examinations slated to begin in 2026. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP–Rivers), who raised concerns during...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to make genuine, sustained investment in the education sector, insisting it remains the most reliable path to securing Nigeria’s future. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday at the ASUU Secretariat of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, the...
Kaduna State Police Command has busted an alleged child-trafficking operation, rescuing 17 minors and arresting three people believed to be behind the scheme. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, revealed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. According to him, officers acted swiftly on Nov. 12...
The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, during the week preached self-reliance and seemed to have lit the fire of entrepreneurship in Akwa Ibom State where he supported the Mbo Local Government Area to set up an entrepreneurship and craft centre. Already, the centre has flagged off training of first...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended his recent confrontation with a naval officer during a dispute over a plot of land said to be linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff. Speaking to journalists on Thursday just before the FCT Executive Council meeting, Wike...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has drawn a firm line in the sand, declaring that its 2025 Elective National Convention will hold exactly as scheduled—November 15 and 16, 2025 in Ibadan—regardless of what it describes as “persistent judicial distractions.” This resolution emerged from an emergency stakeholders’ meeting that ran late...
Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the death of two inmates awaiting trial at the Uyo Custodial Centre following a power surge triggered by a faulty transformer near the facility. According to officials, the transformer exploded about two weeks ago, causing a high-tension...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday November 13, 2025 dismissed a “no- case submission” filed by a former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku and held that he has a case to answer and should enter his defence...
Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the sum of ₦104,091,162.46 (One hundred and four million, ninety-one thousand, one hundred and sixty-two naira, forty-six kobo) to the Niger State Government. The official handover took place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at the...