Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, has thrown his support behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his administration enters its third year in office, citing the government’s economic and infrastructure reforms as important measures toward long-term national development. In a statement issued on Thursday to mark Tinubu’s third anniversary in office, Akpabio lauded the President’s … Read more
Dr. Mrs Ibukun Odusote, former Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Peers International, DPI, has called for collective efforts to promote environmental sustainability, responsible plastic use, cleaner communities, and youth-driven solutions to plastic pollution in the Federal Capital Territory and beyond. Odusote advocated for behavioural change, encouraging … Read more
The Kano State government has constituted an 11-member special taskforce team to tackle the increasing menace of illegal buildings and building infractions in the state. The committee was set up to identify, review and take action against structures built without approval or which are in violation of existing planning standards, especially in Kano metropolitan. Speaking … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has taken the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Kuje, Abuja, after an order from Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that he should begin serving his 75-year jail term. The ruling was made by Justice James Omotosho on … Read more
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has stated that not less than 43 ships laden with petroleum products, food supplies and other commodities would be arriving the Apapa Port, Lekki Deep Sea Port and Tincan Island Port in Lagos. The vessels are scheduled to berth at the ports from May 26 to June 6, according to … Read more
Former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Umar Ardo has said he had the idea to start the party for late President Muhammadu Buhari to contest in 2015. In an appearance on Arise Television on Tuesday, Ardo rejected the allegations of the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that he made Buhari the … Read more
Five suspected members of a robbery and abduction syndicate, who are accused of conducting “one-chance” attacks along main highways in Kebbi State, have been apprehended by the Nigeria Police Force. SP Bashir Usman, the Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed the development in a statement released on Thursday. The suspects, Abubakar Muhammad of Bancho village in … Read more
Wendy Achumba, a female nursing student, was murdered in her flat in the Umudara Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. The Imo State Police Command has deployed its personnel to locate the suspected murderers. The Command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, stated that the special squad was dispatched to the area to pursue the perpetrators after … Read more
Franca Wilson, a 41-year-old Nigerian woman, has been sentenced to six months of imprisonment in Ghana for her attempt to obtain a Ghanaian passport by using falsified nationality documents. The Ghana Immigration Service verified the conviction in a report that was published by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday. Wilson, a welder, entered a plea … Read more
The coordinated abduction of more than 45 students, teachers, and pupils from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, on Friday, May 15, 2026, has been condemned by the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE). Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yaworan, Community Grammar School, Esiele, and L. A. Primary School are the institutions that … Read more