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Presidency Breaks Silence on Conferring Nat’l Honours on Aisha Yesufu, Others
The Nigerian Presidency has debunked reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu conferred national honours on activist Aisha Yesufu and others…
Judge transfers Nnamdi Kanu’s trial to DSS HQ, gives reason
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has transferred the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra to the headquarters of the Department of State Services. Kanu’s trial…
Tinubu awards Lower ‘OON’ Honour to Labaran Maku, Years after Jonathan awarded him ‘CON’
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred a national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Labaran Maku, former Minister of Information and Supervising Minister of Defence, raising questions about the…
Afriq Arbitrage CEO, Jesam Michael, Arraigned for Multi-Billion Naira Investment Fraud — Remanded in…
Jesam Michael, Chief Executive Officer of Afriq Arbitrage System Limited, was on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
‘We have taste’ — Wike defends N39bn renovation of Abuja International Conference Centre
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says those criticising the N39 billion spent renovating the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) “do not have good taste”. The minister spoke on…
SunTrust Bank CEO, Halima Buba, director arraigned over ‘$12m money laundering’
Halima Buba, the chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over…
FG orders probe into AirPeace, Oshiomhole dispute
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed aviation agencies to investigate the incident at Murtala Muhammed Airport Zulu terminal, Lagos. A row broke out on Wednesday at the…
I, not Obasanjo, won 1999 presidential election – Olu Falae
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and 1999 presidential candidate, Olu Falae, has claimed that he, not Olusegun Obasanjo, won the election that ushered Nigeria back to civilian rule. Speaking on Arise…
Confusion, tears, anger as insurgents attack many Adamawa communities
Boko Haram insurgents recently launched fresh ferocious attacks on some communities in Adamawa state, the third in the last two months. The attacks came from an area that borders the dreaded Sambisa forest, base of…
I was naive to criticise Jonathan… he wasn’t bad at governance – Bello El-rufai
Bello el-Rufai, a member of the house of representatives, says he was naive for criticising Goodluck Jonathan during the latter’s stint…
Wike suspends top FCDA executive
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory has suspended Shehu Ahmad, the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Development Agency. Ahmad’s suspension was announced by Lere…
It’s my pleasure to witness you in such disarray – Tinubu chides opposition party members
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his pleasure over the litany of the crisis rocking the major opposition parties in the country. The president made his stance on the opposition to these political crisis known…
‘You can’t celebrate democracy while suppressing it in Rivers’ – Ex-Gov Dickson slams Tinubu
Seriake Dickson, the former governor of Bayelsa State has slammed President Bola Tinubu over the state of emergency and suspension of Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Speaking while commemorating the 26th Democracy…
Democracy Day: Saraki blasts NASS members over lack of effectiveness
A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Thursday, June 12, said that the National Assembly is gradually becoming a shadow of itself. Saraki stated that the National Assembly seems to have lost the vibrancy and the…
We’re making agriculture more sexy’ – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration is doing everything possible to make the agricultural sector attractive for Nigerians and investors. Speaking while delivering the 26th Democracy Day Speech at…
IBB apologised to us for annulling June 12 — Abiola’s son
LEKAN Abiola, one of the children of the late Moshood Kashimawo, MKO, Abiola, winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, elections, yesterday, disclosed that former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida…
Last Surviving Twin Rescued By Mary Slessor Dies At 115
The last surviving female twin to be rescued by Mary Slessor, a Scottish Missionary in Arochukwu Ancient Kingdom of Abia, over a century ago, Madam Malinda Mgbafor Okereke, otherwise called Mama Nsu Bekee, is…
In 2 Years, Tinubu Borrowed More Money Than 3 Presidents Combined – Obi
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been driving democracy backward as the system has been in recession since he took over two…
Democracy Day fireworks: Tinubu, opposition trade blows
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, along with the Peoples Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, criticised President Bola Tinubu over his remarks expressing satisfaction at the prospect of a…
Oil production shrinks again, threatens 2mbpd target
Efforts by the Federal Government to ramp up oil production to over two million barrels per day suffered another setback last month, The PUNCHreports. This was as Nigeria’s daily oil production declined again in…
BREAKING: Tinubu honours Abiola, Kudirat, Soyinka, others in State of the Nation address
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on more than 80 Nigerians—both living and deceased—during his inaugural State of the Nation address in honour of this year’s Democracy Day. The President, who…
BREAKING: Tinubu grants posthumous pardon to Ken Saro Wiwa, other eight Ogoni leaders
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday granted posthumous pardon to the Ogoni nine, who were convicted and killed during General Sani Abacha’s regime. The president also conferred a National Honour on Ken Saro Wiwa and…
Nigerian Govt Disowns Textbooks Alleging Igbo Founding Of Ile-Ife, Vows Probe Into ‘Yoruba History…
The Nigerian Government has responded to a petition alleging the distortion of Yoruba history in Nigerian school textbooks, particularly over…
Multichoice Nigeria loses 1.4 million subscribers in two years amid DStv price increments
African Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Group, on Wednesday released its audited results for the year-ended March 31, 2025, revealing that its Nigerian operation lost 1.4 million in the last two years. While…