Category: Politics
FG launches new programme, targets 2.5 million direct jobs
The Federal Government has said the Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP), a flagship of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, was capable of...
My suspension plot tied to 2027 — Ganduje
Two-term Kano State Governor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has again declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu...
Police arrest 23-year-old suspect with locally-made pistol in Niger
The police in Niger State have arrested a 23-year-old suspect identified as Philip Bawa of Kakulaji Village via Beji in Bosso Local Government Area of the State. He was...
Emefiele challenges jurisdiction of Lagos Court for trial
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has deferred till the end of trial, its ruling on the application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Rivers: Police nab 16 over alleged murder of woman Inspector, Erekere
Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Rivers State Command, have arrested sixteen persons in connection with the death of Inspector Christiana Erekere, who was murdered in...
Unknown gunmen kidnap father, son in Ondo
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a man, Maliki Onose, and his son, Jethro Onose while traveling from Benin, Edo state to Imeri in Ose local...
FX crisis: Court grants EFCC permission to freeze 1,146 individuals, companies’ accounts
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an interim order sought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze at least 1, 146 bank accounts...
Appeal court vacates arrest warrant against Kwara ex-finance commissioner
The Federal Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state, on Monday vacated the bench warrant issued for the arrest of the state’s former Commissioner for Finance,...
World’s tallest woman dies at 77
One of the tallest women of the 20th century, Maria Feliciana dos Santos, fondly known as the ‘Queen of Height’, has passed away at the age of 77. Santos, hailing...
Don’t Disgrace Former Governors, Surrender To EFCC – Ortom To Yahaya Bello
Former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has advised the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to surrender himself to the Economic and Financial...
NNPC Faults Oil Marketers Claim Of No Product In Stock, Urges Against Panic Buying
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has allayed the fears of citizens over the fuel scarcity ravaging some parts of the country. The corporation assured...
Govt should show commitment to security of Nigerians, Peter Obi reacts
The presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has reacted to the killings of Uzo-Uwani residents in Enugu state over the...
‘We’re in darkness’, Anambra community protest missing generators
The Amanuke community in Anambra State protested the disappearance of two generator sets donated by MTN, accusing the President General and his supporters of...
Nigeria Needed Reset, Difficulty Was Expected — Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again reiterated that the removal of the petrol subsidy was necessary to prevent Nigeria from going bankrupt. Tinubu had announced the...
More than 40 killed in Kenya dam burst
More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said. Homes were swept away and roads were cut off after the...
We”ll continue to manufacture goods with Nigeria’s raw materials — Dangote
The Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), said it will continue to utilise the nation’s abundant raw materials in manufacturing goods...
Four-month-old baby, four others killed after tornadoes strike central US states
At least five people, including a four-month-old baby, have been killed after dozens of tornadoes ripped through the central US causing serious damage. Tens of thousands...
“It’s My Money You Want, You’re Nothing Without Me” – Portable Resumes Dragging Wife, Bewaji
Habeeb Okikiola, a Nigerian artist also known as Portable, has resumed dragging his wife and mother of two of his children, Bewaji. Recall the musician recently dragged...
Gov Abiodun orders demolition of buildings affected by gas explosion
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has ordered the evacuation of buildings affected by last Saturday’s gas explosion at Ita Oshin area in Abeokuta. He gave the order when...
‘They Exposed Their Ignorance’ — Sule Lamido Slams Northern Govs Over Output At US Security Summit
Former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, at the weekend, criticised some Northern Governors who traveled to the United States (US) for a security summit. The US...
