Barring any last minute change of plans, the National Working Committee, (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is expected to meet today at the party headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. The meeting even though the regular gathering of the National Working Committee, is expected to take some far reaching decisions in view of the prevailing…
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates participated in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at the Kano centre. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, JAMB Coordinator for the Kano centre, made the announcement while monitoring the exercise on Monday. The examination took place at the School of…
A federal high court in Abuja has authorized the federal government’s request to keep the identities of witnesses in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu confidential. Kanu, who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been held by the Department of State Services (DSS) since 2021 on charges of terrorism and treasonable felony. On…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former special adviser on political matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, says he did not feel wanted by the Bola Tinubu administration. Baba-Ahmed resigned his appointment in the presidency in March. Speaking on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise TV on Monday, Baba-Ahmed said he would have stayed longer if the job was…
The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said that the video of the alleged invasion of the state by suspected Boko Haram currently circulating on social media was recycled. The command’s spokesman, CSP Adewale Osifeso, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The News Agency of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Aisha Achimugu. The managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Felak Concept Group was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Achimugu was taken in around 5am on Tuesday after arriving in Nigeria from London. More to follow…
The Vatican has announced that cardinals will convene in a closed conclave next month to select the next pope. The meeting will take place in the Sistine Chapel on 7 May and involve around 135 cardinals from across the globe. This follows Pope Francis’s passing at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, with his…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hit the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his criticism of the poverty index under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement yesterday titled, “Factually Addressing Mr. Peter Obi’s Criticism of Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University,” Sanwo-Olu said Obi is not morally well placed…
At least, 37 cattle were reportedly shot dead at Tashek community of Riyom local government area of Plateau state. The chairman, Plateau state chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo said the incident occurred around 1: pm when a herder was grazing the cattle around the area. According to…
An improvised explosive devices ( IEDs) planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists has killed no fewer than eight persons and injured three others in Gamboru Ngala local government area of Borno State. Credible sources said the explosion occured around 11:00am on Monday when vehicles traveling from Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge local government area to Gamboru…
