The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed the Abuja residence of Timipre Sylva, the imemdiate past minister of state for petroleum. Julius Bokuro, special assistant on media to Sylva, revealed this in a statement on Monday, while criticised…
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has confirmed that a Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was forced to land in Burkina Faso after entering the country’s airspace without authorisation. In a joint…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday revealed that 32 per cent of children under five years in the state are stunted as of 2024, according to the National Demographic and Health Survey, raising alarms over the rate of…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday met separately with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, at the presidential Villa, Abuja. The meetings held behind closed-doors, came amid mounting political tension in Rivers State and renewed speculation…
By Farooq Kperogi Sometime in 2022, when it became clear to me that Tinubu would win the APC presidential nomination and go on to win the presidency, I shared my thoughts with an acquaintance from Southwest Nigeria who lived in…
Lilu community in Ihiala LGA, Anambra State, woke up on Sunday to a scene of fear and heartbreak after unknown gunmen attacked St. Andrews Anglican Church, killing two people—among them the priest’s wife—and setting several buildings and vehicles on fire….
Lecturers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, under the aegis of the Concerned Lecturers of UNIZIK, led by Prof. Anthony Chukwudi Okoye, have petitioned the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, urging full enforcement and implementation of a binding judgment of…
A popular folk musician in Ebonyi State, Elobe Egbara popularly known as New Elebe has diēd. Our Correspondent learnt of his demise via his co- entertainer, Saint Olubu. Elobe until his demise did quite number of songs in his Izzi…
Human rights activist Harrison Gwamnishu is currently trending online after being accused of withholding ₦5.4 million from the ransom money raised for the release of a kidnapped couple in Edo State. According to reports, the family and community members contributed…
Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, says the national assembly must tighten oversight of financial institutions operating outside the traditional banking system. Oshiomhole spoke on Thursday while contributing to debate during the plenary on a bill seeking to amend the…
