Politics
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A former presidential aide, Mr Laolu Akande, has expressed disappointment with the current trajectory of the Labour Party (LP) leadership, emphasizing their failure to grasp the party’s pivotal role in Nigeria’s democratic landscape. Akande, a [...]
News
Bridging Energy Access Gap Vital For Nigeria’s Economic Growth, Says NNPC Chief
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has emphasized the critical importance of bridging the energy access gap to the creation of economic prosperity of the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC [...]
Court Quashes Debe’s Suit, Awards Ojukwu’s Will To Bianca
The Enugu State High Court presided over by Justice A.O Onovo struck out, for lack of merit, a suit initiated by the late Debe Odumegwu Ojukwu (who claimed to be the first son of the [...]
Education
NGOs Lead Campaign On Promotion Of Secondary Education In FCT
As part of efforts to promote a high standard of secondary school education in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ), a group of Non Governmental Organisations ( NGO ) under auspices of School Outreach [...]
Celebs
Eniola Ajao Apologises For Picking ‘Bobrisky’ As Best Dressed Female, Picks New Winners
After days of controversy over the choice of controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky. as the ‘best dressed female’ at the premier of her new movie, ‘Ajanaku’ , producer of the film Eniola [...]
News
FG To Arraign Binance, 2 Others For Alleged Tax Evasion April 4
The Federal Government will, on April 4, arraigned Binance Holdings Limited and its two top officials; Tigran Gambaryan and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla, on allegations bordering on tax evasion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably [...]
News
Ex-Presidential Aide, Akande, Slams Labour Party’s Leadership, Urges Alignment With National Interest
A former presidential aide, Mr Laolu Akande, has expressed disappointment with the current trajectory of the Labour Party (LP) leadership, emphasizing their failure to grasp the party’s pivotal role in Nigeria’s democratic landscape. Akande, a [...]
Crime
Okuama Killings: Army Declares Eight Persons Wanted [FULL LIST]
The Nigerian Army has declared Eight persons wanted in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta state. The Nigerian Army shared the names and pictures of those declared wanted on its [...]
Media
FirstNews Editor Segun Olatunji Regains Freedom
Segun Olatunji, the Editor of FirstNews, who was arrested by military men, has regained his freedom. Olatunji was reportedly abducted from his home in Lagos by 10 armed men. Multiple checks by his families, Nigeria [...]
Celebs
Women Are Top Priority For FCT Administration- Women Affairs Secretariat Mandate Secretary, Dayo Benjamins-Laniyi
By Kemi Yesufu Despite being a familiar face in high society, billboards announcing ace compere, Dayo Benjamins-Laniyi, as an aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) FCT senatorial ticket in 2023 came as a pleasant [...]
News
‘Rescued Kuriga Children Finally Reunited With Parents’
The rescued schoolchildren from Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have finally been reunited with their parents in Kaduna on Wednesday evening. Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, Dr. Abdulkadir Meyere said on the occasion [...]
News
Easter: FG Declares Friday March 29, Monday April 1 Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, 29th March and Monday, 1st April 2024 as public holidays to mark the 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the [...]
News
President Tinubu Offers Scholarships, Housing To Families Of Slain Soldiers
President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday that the federal government will provide scholarships up to the university level for all the children, including the unborn, of the Nigerian Army personnel killed in action at Okuama [...]
Business
PRESS STATEMENT: Tinubu Inaugurates Economic Coordination Council, Names Dangote, Elumelu As Members
RESIDENT TINUBU ESTABLISHES COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COORDINATION AND PLANNING SYSTEM FOR NIGERIA In a strategic move to bolster the nation’s economic governance frameworks and ensure robust and coordinated economic planning and implementation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu [...]
News
President Tinubu Should Direct Nigerian Military Authorities To Produce Abducted FirstNews Editor Segun Olatunji-IPI Nigeria
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to activate the powers of his office as Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces to direct the [...]
News
No Reduction In PMS Price-NNPCL
NNPCL has said there has not been a reduction in the pump price of fuel. NNPCL made the clarification in a statement issued by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye on Wednesday. The social [...]
News
Palliatives: Dangote Donates 80,000 Bags Of Rice To Lagos Residents
… Sanwo-Olu says Dangote prioritize Nigerians’ welfare above profit The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vulnerable in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group [...]
Business
Nigeria’s Public Debt Stock Increases To N97.34trn In Q4 2023 – NBS
Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars ) in the third quarter of 2023 to N97.34 trillion (108.23 billion dollars) in the fourth quarter of 2023. This is according to a [...]
Celebs
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ L.A., Miami Homes Raided In Sex-Trafficking Inquiry, Sources Say
March is ending on a bas note for Bad Boy Music founder, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as following allegations of sex-trafficking and other crimes, Homeland Security agents conducted searches of the rap mogul’s Holmby Hills and [...]
News
Ondo Guber Aspirant Dies After Raising Alarm On Threat To Life
Paul Akintelure, one of the prominent governorship aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state is dead. Akintelure died in the early hours of Tuesday, according to sources. Although details of his [...]
News
Alleged N2.2bn Oil Subsidy Fraud: EFCC Presents Additional Witness Against Mamman Ali, One Other
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 25, 2024, presented another prosecution witness, Popoola Olayiwola, a staff of the Debt Management Office, DMO, against Mamman Nasir Ali and Christian Taylor, who are [...]
News
United Nations Assures NDLEA Of Support As Amina Mohammed Visits Marwa
The United Nations has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, of support to succeed in its onerous task of curbing the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The assurance [...]
News
President Tinubu Appoints New Coordinator For National Centre For The Control Of Small Arms And Light Weapons
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo (rtd) as the new Coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons under the Office of the [...]
News
President Tinubu: We Must Treat Kidnappers As Terrorists
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Tuesday at [...]
News
Mom, Others Hail Death Sentence For Chinese Who Killed Lover
Hajiya Fatima Zubairu, the mother of Ummulkhulsum Buhari who was killed by her Chinese boyfriend, Frank Geng Quarong, has commended the death sentence slammed on Quarong by the Kano State High Court on Tuesday for [...]
International
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Six Presumed Dead After Ship Collides With Bridge
Six people are missing and presumed dead after a container ship hit the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore, causing it to collapse. The Coast Guard said it had suspended [...]