By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the ongoing reconstruction and expansion of the Abuja–Lokoja highway. Governor Ododo, who spoke during a brief stopover at a section of the project site in Koton-Karfe, described the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Labour Party has refuted claims of organizing a One-Million-Man-March aimed at violently overthrowing President Bola Tinubu led administration. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to the party’s Interim National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, addressed a...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday released three persons detained on the suspicion of belonging to the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), and it’s militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), and involvement in the killing of seven Fulani cattle herders. The Service...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all 24 players and the 11-member technical team of Nigeria’s senior women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, following their historic victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. At the presidential reception...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu on Friday met with colleague governors, the 1999-2007 set, also known as the Class of 1999. Below are pictures of their meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja:
House of Representatives Committee on University Education has directed a suspension of the appointment process for a new vice-chancellor at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) until an ongoing investigation into the institution’s leadership crisis is resolved. The committee chairman, Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa), announced this decision in a statement...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Manu Garba as the Head Coach of the national U-17 men’s team, the Golden Eaglets, and Moses Aduku as the Head Coach of the national U-20 women’s team, the Falconets. According to a statement released on Friday by Ademola...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that a suspected vandal was fatally electrocuted while attempting to tamper with Tower 34 along the Nkalagu-Abakaliki 132 Kilo Volt (kV) Line in Ebonyi State on July 19. The company’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has confirmed the passing of Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, the Emir of Gusau, who died at the age of 71 after a prolonged illness. The announcement was made through a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Friday. According...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has advised party leaders and members to exercise restraint in their remarks regarding individuals leaving the party. Speaking at the 81st BoT meeting held on Thursday at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja, BoT Chairman Sen. Adolphus Wabara, represented by BoT...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has directed an immediate investigation into a viral video circulating on social media, in which soldiers reportedly voiced concerns over inadequate food supplies. The COAS gave the directive in a statement issued by the Acting Director of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- All Progressives Congress (APC) has relocated its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, set for Thursday, July 24, 2025, from its national secretariat in Abuja to the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 2:00 p.m. According to a statement by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has signed a Development Agreement with MAG International Links Limited, an International Consortium, for the development of the Abuja City Walk project. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike reiterated the FCT Administration’s...
In its bid to strengthen regional health governance to optimize the response to emerging and re-emerging health threats within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC), has moved to the operational stage with a Technical Advisory Council (TAC), to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed concern over Africa’s reliance on importing over 120 million tonnes of refined fuel annually despite its vast crude oil production. Speaking at the inaugural West African Refined Fuel Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, hosted by the...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening, hosted billionaire industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote at the State House in Abuja for a private discussion. Though details remain under wraps, the meeting underscores the Nigerian government’s commitment to fostering private-sector-driven progress in the oil and gas industry. The talks come on the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee to ensure the platform becomes fully operational by the first quarter of 2026. The directive was delivered during Tuesday’s fifth steering committee meeting at the State House, Abuja. The President was represented by his...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Alliance of Nigerian Lawyers and Civil Society Advocates has launched a fervent campaign to stop what it describes as a “sinister plot” by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), led by Group Chief Executive Officer Bayo Ojulari, to sell the Port Harcourt, Warri, and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Elsie G. Attafuah, has commended TETFund’s strategic focus and dedication to youth-led innovation. Ms Attafuah gave the commendation when he led a high powered delegation to TETFund headquarters in Abuja on Monday. She noted...
Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has met with retired police officers who are protesting against the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting aims to address the welfare concerns of retired officers. The retired officers had protested at the National Assembly and the Force...