General Christopher Musa warns against COUP D’ETAT
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has issued a stern warning on anyone advocating for a COUP D’ÉTAT, insisting that anyone planning or calling for a COUP is an enemy of Nigeria. The Chief who made the remark during the inauguration of a military facility in Port Harcourt, declared DEMOCRACY the only acceptable […]
Nigeria’s male basketball team withdraws from Afrobasket qualifiers over lack of funds
We begin with Basketball, where Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers have withdrawn from the 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers. The qualifiers is billed to commence on Friday and the D’Tigers had been drawn in Group B, where they would have contested against Cape Verde, Uganda and Libya for a place at next year’s Afrobasket tournament. D’Tigers made the […]
Labour Party National Chairman got arrested by Policemen in Benin
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has been arrested by policemen in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In updated reports, the Police Force said Abure, was arrested for attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, and related offences. Police spokesman Tijani Momoh told newsmen that Abure and four others were arrested […]
FG installs E-verification gates at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja
The Federal Government has installed E-verification gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja as part of a comprehensive strategy to bolster internal security and streamline the arrival experience for Nigerians entering the country. Four out of the planned 10 gates have already been installed at the Abuja airport. It is expected that the […]
State Police Bill Passes Second Reading at House of Reps
A bill seeking to establish state police has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. Our correspondent Nathan Williams reports that the bill sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house, and 14 others, proposes to transfer the term “police” in the 1999 constitution from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative […]
NARTO suspends its plan on nationwide strike
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. NARTO members had threatened to shut down all over the country beginning Monday over the high cost of automotive gas oil, also known as diesel, which is used to fuel their trucks for the movement of petroleum products across Nigeria. However, […]
Ohanaeze Indigbo warns South Eastern Nigerians not to join national protest
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the socio-political group of Nigerians of southeast extraction on Monday in Enugu directed that Nigerians from the geopolitical zone should not partake in a planned national protest. Its President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who gave the directive said he had received entreaties requesting him to call Nigerians from the geopolitical zone to join […]
AfDB warns rising Cost Of Living may lead to Social Unrest, as Nigeria’s Inflation Climbs to 29.9%
The African Development Bank has raised an alarm that RISING PRICES of fuel and other commodities could lead to SOCIAL UNREST in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya. The bank sounded the warning in its macroeconomic performance and outlook for 2024, in which it projected Africa’s economy to grow higher than the 3.2 per cent recorded in 2023, but projected that growth will […]
Nigerian First Lady advocates for more serious fight against FGM
The first lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has advocated for more serious fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, Nigeria’s first lady urged parents and guardians across the nation to […]
President Bola Tinubu returns to Nigeria after a two-week visit to France
The President, who left Abuja on Jan. 24 for his first break, arrived Abuja aboard the presidential flight at about 9:00pm on Tuesday, and was received by top government officials led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume.