Nigeria and Cuba on Monday took a bold step to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties, with a renewed focus on healthcare, education and trade. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, described Cuba as “a sacred land where every progressive will identify with,” when he received Mr Bruno Parrilla, the Cuban Foreign Minister, and Miriam Palmero, Cuban Ambassador to…
26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday began proceedings to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, for alleged gross misconduct. The lawmakers, who are loyal to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, in a notice of impeachment, dated March 14, 2025 and addressed to…
The Rivers State Police Command has debunked reports on social media that some suspected arsonists attacked the private residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. Some reports on social media had alleged that a riot broke out in the Rivers State capital, leading to the burning down…
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), on Monday, felicitated Gov. Peter Mbah on his 53rd birthday. The Chairman of ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, in a congratulatory message issued in Enugu, also commended the governor for encouraging the return of a functional Local Government system in the state. Ngwu lauded him for “implementing audacious and…
U.S. President, Donald Trump on Monday challenged the legality of Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons for members of the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 unrest. Trump claimed the ex-president knew nothing about it and never signed the papers. “The ‘pardons’ that Biden gave to the committee , and many others, are hereby declared void, vacant…
Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the EFCC to retrieve from persons, either natural or corporate, to whom it had sold off her seized assets or property. Diezani, in an amended suit filed by her lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, before Justice Inyang Ekwo, also…
The newly deployed Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) at the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Lagos, Margaret Agebe, officially assumed duty on Monday. The FCID’s spokesperson, ASP Aminat Mayegun, announced this in a statement in Lagos. According to Mayegun, Agebe, who becomes the 54th AIG of the FCID, has called on…
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has assured the National Pension Commission (PenCom) that its members will comply with the recent directive to settle all pension benefits within three working days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Pension Commission has mandated Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) and Fund Custodians to…
Nollywood Actors Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Toyin Abraham and popular Nigerian record producer, Michael Ajereh, known as Don jazzy, were among those who received the 2025 Silverbird Awards for their contributions to the entertainment industry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the they were honoured alongside other Nigerians at the annual award held on…
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, has inaugurated 97 participants as members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47. Vice President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the participants on Monday in Jos. The vice President, represented by the Mrs Josephine Piyo, the Deputy Governor of Plateau, congratulated the participants for their nominated as…
