The Senate on Tuesday gave the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, three weeks to respond to queries raised in audit reports covering the period from 2017 to 2023, regarding the alleged unaccounted Read more…
Head, Due Process and Public Procurement Bureau, Abia State, Dr. Oluebube Chukwu, has decried the rising rate of human trafficking in Nigeria, warning that the crime is damaging the country’s global reputation, draining the economy and destroying the lives of Read more…
The long-simmering debate over Nigeria’s power rotation arrangement flared up again on Tuesday as northern political leaders, technocrats, traditional rulers, and civil society actors converged on Kaduna to assess President Bola Tinubu’s performance two years into his tenure. The high-powered Read more…
The former Russian president warned the US leader against issuing threats and ultimatums when dealing with Moscow Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told US President Donald Trump that Russia is neither Israel nor Iran, and that every one of Read more…
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted a businessman, Ifesinachi Onyekere, at the Okpuno community in the Awka area of Anambra State. A security expert, Zagazola Makama, made this known via his X handle on Monday. According to him, the attackers invaded Read more…
Residents of Tsakuwa, Yarmarka, and Doma villages of Bakori local government area of Katsina State protested the reported killing of 20 villagers by suspected bandits in their communities. An impeccable source said the villages were invaded by armed attackers who Read more…
…describes media reports as baseless The Senate has dismissed media reports of a faceoff between the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate Leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, as speculative and unfounded. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Read more…
…Assures of full legislative backing The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions has urged the newly appointed leadership of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to prioritise early detection of risks in the banking sector to safeguard Read more…
In a bid to recognise and reward the outstanding achievements of the Super Falcons following their landmark victory on Saturday in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final held in Rabat, Morocco, President Bola Tinubu announced generous rewards Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The sleepy town of Ukpor in Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State literarily stood still for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu on Sunday as he took his thank you tour to his Read more…
Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesman for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, cannot “take the risk” of returning to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. According to him, Obi is part of Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Omepuruchukwu Charity Foundation an household name when it comes to charity has on Sunday offset the hospital bill of the husband of one of her members, Mr Clement Ofiaku Odii. Mr Odii has been critically ill and Read more…