A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the case against four suspected terrorists behind the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, identified one of the defendants as part of the actual attackers. The witness, who said he is a member of the Ondo Security…
Alhaji Abdul Rabiu, Chairman, BUA Group, has called on African governments and other stakeholders to urgently shift the continent’s economic model from raw materials extraction to large-scale processing/industrial transformation. Rabiu spoke on Tuesday at high-level mining forum convened by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), in Cape Town, South Africa. He commended the institution for its…
The Group Managing Director of NNPC Ltd., Mr Bayo Ojulari, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to strengthening partnerships, building indigenous capacity, and promoting gas as a key driver of Africa’s industrialisation. Ojulari gave the assurance on Tuesday in Lagos at the 10th Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC 2026). The conference, with the…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a longer-than-normal length of rainy season in Lagos, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Ogun, Oyo, Nasarawa, Anambra, Kwara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe and Taraba States in 2026. Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, disclosed this during the Public Presentation of the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) in…
The Federal Government, in partnership with Ericsson, will launch the ‘Connect NextGen’ Innovation Hackathon to upskill Nigerian youths in modern technologies. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, confirmed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Nkwocha said the four-month programme, overseen by the Office of the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the trial of an Abuja-based lawyer and four other social media influencers, who allegedly cyberbullying Sen. Shehu Buba Umar, until Feb. 16. Justice Rita Offili-Ajumogobia fixed the date following an application by Leyii Abueh, counsel for the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), seeking the court’s permission…
The Anambra State Government has suspended nine headteachers and principals for two weeks over low attendance of pupils and students in their schools on Mondays. Dr Vera Nwadinobi, Chairperson, Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), said the suspension followed findings from a state-wide monitoring exercise. Nwadinobi said the exercise assessed compliance with a government…
Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), thanked President Bola Tinubu for intervening for the second time, in Rivers political crisis. Wike made the remarks, while reacting to the outcome of the meeting, convened by the President to resolve the lingering dispute between members of Rivers Assembly and Gov. Siminalayi Fubara. Tinubu had…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Hon. Magaji Aliyu as the Managing Director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO), Abuja. SHESTCO is responsible for research and development in Technology and for operating a Nuclear research facility. The president also appointed Mr Adesayo Michael as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management…
Former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has joined protesters in Abuja as demonstrations against the Senate’s decision to reject mandatory electronic transmission of election results continued for a second day. The protests, held at the National Assembly Complex, began on Monday, with one faction led by Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in…
