Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has openly pledged to step down from office if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the 2027 presidential election. The governor made the declaration on Friday while speaking during an interview on African Independent…
Three prominent civil society groups; the Ohanivo Youth Forum, Concerned Ohanivo Women, and the Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO) have issued separate but strongly worded press statements defending the Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency Senator Engr. David Nweze Umahi, CON,…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mike Ozekhome has been reportedly arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged involvement in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom, now dubbed Shani affair”. According to report,…
Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Radda, has mourned the passing of the Managing Director of the Katsina State Water Board, Tukur Tingilin, describing his death as a painful blow to the state. Tingilin reportedly died on Thursday following injuries sustained…
Top opposition leaders in Nigeria met on Thursday to take a united position on the new Electoral Act. The closed-door meeting held at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton Abuja. Those in attendance included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for his decoration by President Bola Tinubu. Disu, until his appointment on Tuesday, served as an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of the…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday confronted Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, inside the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Abuja, over unlawful arrest and detention of a woman allegedly…
Kassim Afegbua, the Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation has linked the recent attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other political figures in Benin City to internal crises within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Afegbua…
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, has explained how N100 million was mistakenly paid into the bank account of Victor, the son of outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. He said the transaction was promptly reversed after the…
Nasir El-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Enforcement Commission (ICPC) over alleged unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. El-Rufai, through his team of…
