Prominent Nigerian senator and South East leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has decried what he described as the unconstitutional restriction placed on former presidential candidate and ex-governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, by the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebolo. Speaking via a strongly worded statement released in Abuja, Abaribe warned that barring any Nigerian citizen from…
The Nigerian Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu to honour the memory of former President Muhammadu Buhari by naming a national monument after him, describing the late statesman as a pillar of integrity, discipline, and democratic commitment. The appeal was made during Wednesday’s plenary, following a motion tabled by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central),…
A Nigerian Federal High Court has ruled that former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and his former finance commissioner, Omadachi Oklobia, must stand trial for their alleged involvement in the misappropriation of ₦3.1 billion (approx. $2 million USD), marking a significant development in one of the country’s long-running political corruption cases. Delivering his ruling in…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has epresented the country at the 17th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2025) in Istanbul, Turkey. The high-profile event opened on Tuesday, 22nd July, and will run until 27th July. In a statement signed by its personal assistant on Media,Ahmad Dan-Wudil,on Wednesday , said “It…
A resident of Dan Magori in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has condemned Governor Dauda Lawal over his failure to tackle worsening insecurity in the region. Ismail Hussaini, speaking on behalf of affected residents, accused the governor of abandoning his campaign promises to address the state’s security challenges. He recalled that Governor Lawal…
The Association of the Parents of the Missing Chibok Girls has issued a heartfelt statement mourning the recent passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, while acknowledging his administration’s role in securing the release of 103 of the 276 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, in…
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at tackling environmental challenges and strengthening Nigeria’s agricultural sector. This development follows a high-level meeting between NOSDRA’s Director General, Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, and NAIC’s Managing Director, Hon. Yazid Umar Danfulani, at NAIC’s headquarters….
A legal practitioner, Ken Harries, says Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan cannot enforce a judgment of the lower court in which she has filed an appeal. The senior lawyer stated this in Abuja in reaction to the Kogi Central senator’s alleged invasion of the National Assembly (NASS) on Tuesday to resume her legislative duties. The News Agency…
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, says she will approach the appellate court for interpretation of the legal impasse between her and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday after being refused entrance into the National Assembly Complex by security…
Former President of the Senate, David Mark, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of renowned academic, Prof. Jonah Elaigwu. This is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Paul Mumeh in Kano on Tuesday. Elaigwu, an esteemed emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Jos, died on Tuesday morning….
