In a strong rebuttal, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed recent coup rumours as unfounded and deliberately misleading. The report, which surfaced online, falsely claimed that the cancellation of events marking the nation’s 65th Independence Anniversary was tied to an alleged coup attempt. Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
A fatal accident caused by reckless overtaking has claimed six lives along the Enugu–Abakaliki highway, near the Nkalagu flyover in Ebonyi State. Confirming the incident, Anthony Ogbodo, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Forum of State Presidents has voiced strong criticism against the Federal Government for leaving out the Southeast from the country’s major gas pipeline projects. At a press conference in Awka on Saturday, the forum, through its Rivers State President, Mr. Livingstone Wechie, demanded immediate federal investment...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja envisaged sunny skies in a hazy atmosphere over parts of Katsina, Yobe, Kano and Jigawa State of northern region on Sunday. The agency anticipated the...
Senior leaders of the Shell Energy Nigeria organisation have said that Nigeria needs sustained actions to attract and retain investments in the gas sector to ensure economic growth and industrialization. They stated this during the 3rd edition of the Gas Investment Forum which held in Lagos this week. Investments...
From WOLE ADEDOYIN – The Ibadan Book Club (IBC), has announced that the October edition of its prestigious Ibadan Book Dialogue will feature four outstanding female writers — Ogbue Anwuli Temitope, Gloria James Chinemerem, Oke Inioluwa Gladys, and Esther Boluwatife Ogunleye — as headline guests. The event is scheduled to take...
When I arrived the Barber’s shop, there was excitement. Recitations of my past heroic exploits in the realm of journalism and contacts with the high and mighty in government and power filled the air. I had always gone and returned to the folks at the Barber’s shop. They are...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has signed into law the 2025 supplementary budget amounting to ₦143.42 billion, alongside a virement of ₦14.68 billion recently approved by the State House of Assembly. The Implementation of the 2025 supplementary budget will be extended to 31st May 2026. The supplementary budget is...
In a coordinated offensive, troops of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division/Sector 3 Operation FANSAN YAMA have successfully rescued 21 kidnapped victims from criminal enclaves spread across Kwara and Kogi States. The operation, which took place on Friday, was confirmed in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos has dismissed suggestions that ethnic politics could pose a threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, declaring that the era of identity-driven campaigns is over. APC’s Lagos spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, made the remarks in a statement on Saturday. He was responding...
Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, has said Nigeria is once again capturing the attention and confidence of international investors, thanks to ongoing economic reforms and a more transparent policy environment. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C.,...
Yobe State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation following the discovery of a woman’s lifeless body near the perimeter fence of the Federal University, Gashua. Police spokesperson, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the development on Saturday during a press briefing in Damaturu. The case was initially reported on Friday...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has issued a compelling call to action, urging today’s leaders to uphold transparency, truthfulness, and selflessness in their dealings with the youth — whom he described not as future leaders, but as present-day stakeholders in national progress. Speaking on Saturday during the maiden lecture and...
North-East Nigeria is witnessing a major turnaround in security, thanks to intensified military efforts and tighter collaboration among security forces, according to Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, In a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, the general emphasized that...
It was a massive show of strength for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday as Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, and APC National Chairman, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, led thousands of party faithful to a grand rally at...
In a swift legal move, the Federal High Court in Abuja has barred Omoyele Sowore — publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate — along with several organisations and unnamed individuals, from staging protests in key areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including the vicinity of Aso...
House of Representatives Committee on Health Services has advised that Primary Healthcare Centres should not be run by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) medical doctors because they are on transit during the national service. Instead such healthcare facilities should have medical doctors employed by the government posted to the...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered one Sunday Dominic to pay the Department of State Services (DSS) Five Million Nairaas punitive cost for instituting a “frivolous” suit against the secret police. Dominic had in a suit marked FCT/HC/CV/3984/2024, claimed that the secret police invited...
Nigerian aviation sector marked a milestone with the official unveiling of Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), Africa’s first private university of aeronautics In his remark at the unveiling ceremony on Friday in Abuja, the Proprietor and Chancellor of the institution , Isaac Balami, said the establishment...
A middle-aged woman, identified as Falmata, was found dead near Federal University, Gashu’a, Yobe State. According to eyewitnesses, residents discovered her lifeless body dumped by the roadside early Friday morning and promptly alerted security agencies. Details surrounding her death remain unclear, with sources lamenting that “nobody knows who killed...