Borno Governor Vows to Resist Terrorists Takeover of LGAs
Following heightening attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno state, Governor, Babagana Zulum has assured that no local government in the state would be allowed to fall under insurgents’ control. Speaking to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in […]
Speaker Abbas Withdraws Compulsory Voting Bill
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has decided to withdraw the Bill to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians, which he co-sponsored with Hon. Daniel Asama Ago, following extensive consultations with a broad spectrum of stakeholders. In a statement made available to our correspondent […]
JAMB Releases Results of Rescheduled UTME
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 1.3 million candidates (representing 70.7 per cent) scored less than 200 points in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement released yesterday by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the examination body noted that only a handful scored up to 217 […]
NCC Orders Operators to Alert Users About Major Service Disruptions
Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has directed mobile operators to notify consumers of significant service disruptions via media platforms. According to a statement by its Acting Head of Public Affairs, Nnenna Ukoha, operators are expected to disclose the cause of the outage, the affected areas, and the estimated time for service restoration, […]
APC Governors Endorse Tinubu as Consensus Candidate for 2027
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was led by the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, during the APC National Summit held today in […]
Senator Natasha Slammed With Three-Count Lawsuit Over Defamation
The Federal Government has formally filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for allegedly making damaging allegations against the Senate President, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello. Filed under Charge No. CR/1277/25 at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, before Honourable Justice C. N. Oji, […]
President Tinubu Set To Inaugurate Key Projects Across Abuja
As part of President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary celebrations, the Federal Capital Territory Administration will inaugurate 15 key projects across Abuja, starting June 10. President Tinubu yesterday returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Rome, Italy. However, the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike revealed the plan for the […]
Gov Eno Absolves Tinubu of Decades of National Economic Decays
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu inherited the challenges currently confronting the nation from previous administrations. The Governor who stated this while speaking to newsmen at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja, assessing the President’s two years in office, affirmed that President Tinubu didn’t create the problem bedeviling the nation […]
PDP Senate Caucus Affirms Unity Despite Rising Defections
Amid rising concerns over recent defections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate caucus has affirmed that the party remains united and steadfast. At a press conference, after Tuesday’s plenary, Senate Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro, together with other PDP lawmakers, emphasized that the party continues to be the strongest opposition force in Nigeria. Senator Moro, the […]
House of Reps C’ttee Calls For Probe and Reforms Of JAMB
The House of Representatives Committee on Examination Bodies has called for a thorough investigation of the glitches that occured during the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for prospective undergraduates, which has caused serious uproar from Nigerians including carrying out a comprehensive reforms for the examination body (JAMB and others) in order to address a reoccurrence […]