Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has lodged a formal complaint with Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Dr. Sandra Duru of orchestrating a malicious campaign against her. The petition, dated 15 May 2025 and filed by her counsel, Senior Advocate of…
Residents of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto State have commended President Bola Tinubu, State Minister of Defence Dr Bello Matawalle, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, following the killing of Alhaji Shaudo Alku, a key ally of the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. The operation, conducted by the Air Component of…
Emergency services have discovered one deceased person at the site of a two-storey building that caved in on Sunday afternoon in the Mushin district of Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for Lagos, provided confirmation of the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to Farinloye,…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to use their diversity for the country’s stability and rapid development. He spoke on Sunday in Rome when he received members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria. The President also issued a stirring call to leaders at all levels to work for the betterment of the citizenry. President…
A group of concerned Zamfara elders has issued a scathing rebuke of Governor Dauda Lawal’s handling of armed banditry victims, accusing him of spreading false claims about free medical treatment provided to those injured in attacks. In a statement signed by spokesperson Hon Aliyu Muhammad Gummi, the group challenged the governor to provide concrete evidence…
President Bola Tinubu, the Labour Party Presidential candidate,Peter Obi and former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. According to a post on the X page of presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga,Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked Obi to follow him to…
A middle-aged man known as Ogbonna, or Mourinho, has reportedly killed his ex-girlfriend, Chisom Ayogu, at his home in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. A report from Vanguard indicates that the deceased, who hailed from the Amufie community in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, had come to Mourinho’s residence on New…
Security forces have reportedly apprehended a wanted kidnapper at the Hajj camp in Abuja. A source within the camp confirmed the arrest to our correspondent on Sunday. According to the source, the suspect was detained during the screening process for pilgrims preparing to be airlifted to Saudi Arabia. The suspect, identified as Yahaya Zango, was…
By Amos Tauna, Kaduna A civic organisation, the Eagle Brain Youth Transformative and Development Initiative (EBYTDI), has reported a disturbing injustice in Kaduna State, where hundreds of detainees, including one Emmanuel Musa, have languished in prison for years without trial because the Kaduna Correctional Centres lack the necessary logistics to transport them to court. In…
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced a total allocation of N4.28 billion from the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Savings Bonds auction for May 2025. Launched in 2017, the FGN Savings Bond programme aims to enhance the domestic bond market, foster financial inclusion, and provide retail investors with access to secure, low-risk government securities….
