A renewed leadership crisis has engulfed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the emergence of a rival faction that has rejected the authority of the coalition aligned with David Mark and distanced itself from Nafiu Bala Gombe’s camp. The faction, led by Don Norman Obinna, claims to represent the party’s legitimate National Executive Committee (NEC)…
Malam Ali M. Ali, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to Prof. Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman, who recently lost his wife. NAN reports that Jega’s wife, Hadiza, died on Sunday in Abuja. Ali, who was accompanied by the agency’smanagement team, described Hadiza’s demise as “saddening”….
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that the incident at Mando Motor Park in the early hours of April 5 involved a minor explosion from a CNG-powered bus and not a bomb blast. In a statement on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, the government said preliminary findings indicated that the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of the owner of the two story building that collapsed on Friday in Jikwoyi, Abuja. Wike, who gave the order after he inspected the site in Abuja on Monday, also announced the revocation of the 2,500 square meters…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening national security through sustained investment in police training, intelligence gathering and modern law enforcement systems.Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said this at the National Police Day Grand Parade and Procession held on Tuesday in Abuja. The President said the initiative formed part of a…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, has called on personnel of the Nigeria Police Force to rise above actions that could diminish the honour and integrity of their uniforms. Disu made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at an event to mark the 2026 National Police Day with the theme, Community Partnership: Building…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced some suspected terrorists standing trial for terrorism-related offences to various jail terms, including 20 years imprisonment on each count and life imprisonment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while several of the defendants were convicted and handed 20-year sentences on each count to run…
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as false and misleading allegations by a dismissed soldier, Lance Cpl. Rotimi Olamilekan, describing them as deliberate attempt to misinform the public and undermine troops morale. In a statement on Tuesday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, said Olamilekan, popularly known as “Soja Boi,” was dismissed…
The Speaker of the Kebbi House of Assembly, Alhaji Mohammed Usman-Zuru, is dead. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Murtala Adamu-Diri, in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to the statement, Usman-Zuru died on Monday evening in Cairo, Egypt, where he was receiving medical treatment. “The late Speaker, who represented Zuru…
The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has called for investigations into the alleged false cancer claims used to solicit public donations, warning that such acts could erode trust in genuine cases. The society’s National Director of Publicity, Mr Bashir Mohammed, made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Mohammed said the society’s attention…
