Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has threatened to sue four national newspapers over alleged defamatory publications. In separate letters issued through his legal counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, Dogara accused The Guardian, Nigerian Pilot, Daily Post, and New Telegraph of publishing false and damaging content against his person. The certified true copies…
Traders at Onitsha Main Market on Monday reopened for business in compliance with Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s directive, ending the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order. The governor had previously criticised market leaders for defying government instructions and ordered the market reopened, describing the “fear-enforced Monday sit-at-home” as a non-state mandate that restricts commerce and normalises weekly shutdowns….
The Federal Government says it is converting Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) to full-fledged Federal Technical Colleges (FTC) to overhaul technical education in the country. The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Bugaje said the…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of Mr. Humphrey Wagbara. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrests on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, saying Wagbara was rescued during a coordinated operation on Sept. 19. “Upon receipt of a distress call, officers launched an operation that led…
The Comrade Julius Abure-led National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) is currently holding a crucial meeting in the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. Abure, who is chairing the meeting, is being assisted by the National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk, and chairmen and secretaries of the party for the 36 states of the…
The people of Benue State, the Igede Nation, and Nigerians nationwide are grieving the loss of Honourable (Mrs.) Comfort Agbo Agogo (née Ochuokpa), who passed away on July 6, 2025. Her departure marks the end of a remarkable era in public service, characterised by unwavering integrity, duty, and grace that influenced both governance and daily…
Dr Jibrin Abubakar, a media and public relations expert, has urged the Federal Government to implement stronger measures to tackle the menace of school kidnappings across the country. Abubakar made the call after defending his 174-page PhD thesis on school kidnappings at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja. He said the situation demands…
No fewer than 21 persons lost their lives while three others sustained various degrees of injury in an auto crash at Kasuwar Dogo in Dakatsalle, along the Zaria-Kano Highway. The Kano State FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Muhammed Bature, disclosed this in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Labaran on Sunday in Kano. Bature said…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has launched a new examination centre in London, United Kingdom, increasing its number of overseas centres to eight. The centre, inaugurated by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, was established in partnership with Barnfield Education Ltd (BEP Education) in London. Wushishi said the initiative is part of…
The Controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Oyo State Command, Mr. Ayoola Opadeji, says no fewer than 1,440 inmates in the state’s custodial centres are awaiting trial. Opadeji made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. He explained that the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Agodi,…
