As Nigeria celebrates the 2025 edition of Children’s Day, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), has urged leaders at all levels to intensify their efforts in securing a brighter future for children by addressing illiteracy, promoting peace, and creating safe environments conducive to children’s growth. In…
Discover why Panama City Beach in Florida has become the deadliest beach in the United States this year. Panama City Beach in Florida has claimed the unfortunate title of the deadliest beach in the United States this year, following a tragic series of events. Over the past weekend, three more lives were…
The Federal Government, on Monday, prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a bail application filed by four suspects linked to notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji. Mr David Kaswe, lawyer who appeared for the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), told Justice Emeka Nwite not to grant the bail request. Kaswe argued that the…
The economy is the number one issue at the top of most voters’ minds. But not much further down on the priority list is abortion rights, particularly among women. The issue is a central part of a growing gender divide among voters in this election. The 2024 presidential election is the first since the Supreme…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated a ₦16 billion flyover and underpass project in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, as part of his first official visit to the state since taking office in 2023. The flyover-underpass interchange, covering one kilometre, is the first of several infrastructure projects commissioned during the President’s one-day working visit….
The Department of State Services has asked the Federal High Court to reject a no-case submission filed by Omoyele Sowore in his ongoing trial. Mr Sowore is facing charges over an alleged false claim involving President Bola Tinubu. Prosecuting counsel Akinlolu Kehinde told Justice Mohammed Umar that the prosecution had established a prima facie case…
The new Commissioner of Police for the Police Command in Borno, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, has assumed office. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Tuesday. According to the statement, Abdulmajid takes…
Gov Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has appointed 168 political aides to reinvigorate the machinery of governance and deepen participatory leadership. This is contained in a statement by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Gidado said the move was part of the governor’s ongoing…
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has described as false and misleading a viral infographic claiming that a new vehicle tax has been imposed by the government effective July 1. The NRS made this known in a statement by Mr Dare Adekambi, Special Adviser to the NRS chairman, Dr Zach Adedeji, and spokesperson for the service….
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 52-year-old businessman at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for trafficking cocaine. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, the suspect, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha,…
