The factional National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday inaugurated Local Government Area (LGA) Caretaker Committees across all 20 council areas in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration underscores the deepening…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched early mobilisation efforts in the North-West ahead of the 2027 general elections, urging political appointees and youths to rally behind President Bola Tinubu. The mobilisation drive was announced at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Minister of State for Works, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, under the banner Renewed Hope:…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has named Mr Sani Daura as his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister’s spokesman, Mr Lere Olayinka, said Daura brings more than three decades of experience in protocol and ceremonial duties within the FCT Administration….
The Nigerian Army says it has successfully secured the Adibawa oil well area after driving out oil thieves and is finalising plans for a permanent troop deployment to safeguard the facility against illegal refining and crude oil theft. Major Hassan Mohammed, Acting Garrison Commander of the 16 Brigade, disclosed this during a guided media tour…
Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, has brushed aside speculation that US President Donald Trump intends to undermine the United Nations by creating a rival international body. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Baerbock said the United Nations existed to safeguard global peace and security, and that its inclusive structure was…
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sanan Real Homes Limited, Alhaji Sanusi Abdul Sanusi, has challenged the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zoe New Dawn Nigeria Limited and Rehoboth City Estate, Dr Engr Stephen Achema Akpa, to submit alleged evidence against his company to the Federal Capital Development Authority for investigation. Sanusi was…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three other senior civil servants to bail in connection with alleged terrorism financing amounting to 9.7 million dollars. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar granted the defendants bail in the sum of ₦100 million each, stating…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has heard that Chioma Okoli did not directly call on the public to stop purchasing or using Erisco Foods’ tomato paste, despite claims that her social media post damaged the company’s reputation. The admission was made on Wednesday by Mr Nnamdi Nwokolo, a representative of Erisco Foods, during cross-examination…
The Nigerian military has uncovered a mass grave containing around 20 bodies of suspected terrorists in the Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State, in what it described as evidence of heavy losses inflicted during recent operations. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, said the grave contained terrorists…
President Donald Trump has indicated that negotiations with NATO allies could ease tensions over Greenland, saying the United States and its partners would reach an agreement acceptable to all sides. Speaking ahead of his departure for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said he believed a deal could be reached that would satisfy both…
