The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications — office of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, has debunked news that vice president Shettima was denied entry into the presidential villa. In his state on Saturday, Nkwocha said the…
… as communities express readiness to end boundary dispute and return of IDPs The people of Iphuigwe in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Ukele in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, who hitherto engaged in…
Nigeria’s largest airline – Air peace has suspended all flight to and from the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, over safety concerns of the airport’s runway. The air peace’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, who disclosed this development…
Former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Uriel Oputa, has revealed how fasting has impacted her life — made her smarter and increased her libido. During an interview, the housemate said she eats healthy but due to digestive issues, she decided to…
A man identified as Chukwuka Nwosu has allegedly killed himself on Thursday, in Umudike Umuahia, Abia state. The young man who hails from Itaja Obuohia in Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA, Abia State was said to have drove to a place,…
Ex Rivers Chief Magistrate, Ejike George, has revealed his reason for resigning from the state judiciary. Disclosing this in an interview on Thursday, George noted that the military style of adjudication in the state would be difficult for him to…
President Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to panic due to the insecurities in the country remarking that as Jesus overcame death, the country shall overcome all challenges, too. The president further stressed that “forces of evil shall not prevail.” Contained…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the chances of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2027 general election, labelling him a “social media candidate.” Wike made the remark during a media interactive session…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers, saying he wanted the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state. In a move which…
No fewer than 390 repentant Boko Haram members graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme in Gombe State. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during the graduation in Malam Sidi in the Kwami…
China on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totalling to more than $421 million. The death sentence of…
Different establishments have been shut down in Lagos state, Nigeria by the Government and charged for noise and environmental pollution. The establishments affected by this action by the Lagos state Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) include; Wimpy hotel, celestial church, the…
In a crackdown on narcotics supply chains, the Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested a Nigerian national involved in supplying cocaine from Goa to Mangaluru. The accused, identified as 44-year-old Michael Okafar Odikpo, was caught with 30 grams of…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos from Abuja ahead of the Christmas celebrations, Newsmax Nigeria reports. The President was received at the airport by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with other state officials. He is…
A woman, Malama Abdulkadir-Yanmama on Tuesday, December 17, received N500,000 as reward for returning money meant for the Federal Government’s Home Grown School Feeding programme in Katsina State. The reward was handed to the woman by the Katsina State government…
The suspension of all 18 local government chairmen and their vice-chairmen in Edo State has been tied to an alleged bid by the state governor to control an N800 million monthly Special Security and Environmental Fund. A leaked letter dated…
In a wireless letter with the date 13th December 2024, the Nigerian Inspector-General of police has ordered for the stop of unauthorized arrest and searche of the phones of citizens. The IGP, Kayode Egbetokun also stated that any police officer…
The Edo State House of Assembly, Tuesday, suspended all the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Councils over allegation of ‘misappropriation of funds’, Newsmax Nigeria has learnt. The decision to suspend the local council administrators was taken…
The president-elect of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Mahama who is on a courtesy visit to Nigeria met President Tinubu in his residence at the Presidential Villa on Monday,…
A new bill aimed at banning the use of foreign currencies, including the US Dollar and British Pound Sterling, for domestic transactions in Nigeria has passed its first reading in the Senate. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act…
