Six members of the House of Representatives from the New Nigeria Peoples Party and the Peoples Democratic Party have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Reading their resignation letters during plenary on Wednesday, the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, said four members of the NNPP, Kano caucus, resigned from…
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari on his 86th birthday. This is contained in a congratulatory message issued by Prof. Gambari, from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States and made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Wednesday. Gambari…
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz tightening its grip on the strategic waterway on Wednesday. Iran’s local media said the Revolutionary Guards had seized two vessels for maritime violations and escorted them to Iranian shores, after U.S. President Donald Trump called off attacks indefinitely with no sign of peace talks restarting. It…
Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA) has set up a 12-member committee to screen the nominee for Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule- Garo. The development follows a letter from Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf requesting the House to screen and confirm Sule-Garo. The correspondence was read during the plenary by Speaker Jibril Ismail Falgore. According to the…
Mr Domor Mienye has called for a more structured approach to infrastructure delivery following alleged delays in the take-off of the recently commissioned 60-megawatt gas turbine project in Bayelsa. Mienye, a governorship aspirant in Bayelsa on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2027 election, made this known on Wednesday in…
Pope Leo on Wednesday spoke out against wealth inequality in Africa urging believers to work to bridge the gap between rich and poor as he traversed oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. The pope, who has attracted the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump after becoming more outspoken against war and despotism, was also due to visit a…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by David Mark, the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against Nafiu Bala, a former deputy national chairman of the party. Justice Lawal Garba who led the five-member panel of Justices made the announcement shortly after lawyers representing parties in the appeal…
The Nigeria Police Force has begun disciplinary proceedings against 167 senior officers accused of professional misconduct and related offences. Force spokesperson Anthony Okon Placid confirmed that the Force Disciplinary Committee is currently sitting at its headquarters in Abuja to review the cases. The committee is responsible for handling matters involving officers from the rank of…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a single confirmed case of COVID-19 in Cross River State, assuring the public that there is currently no sign of community transmission. According to Director-General Jide Idris, the affected individual has been placed in isolation and is undergoing treatment in line with national health protocols….
The Nigerian Army troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have successfully rescued three kidnapped civilians following a swift response to a distress call in Kushere Village, Kaduna State. This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. The report revealed that the incident occurred in…
