STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a letter to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dr Doro’s nomination follows Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Read more…
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has accused the Presidency of twisting facts and misrepresenting its position on the on-going killings of Christians across the country. It also insisted that what was happening in several parts of northern Nigeria and the Read more…
Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday abducted staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, along Aloma Road in Kogi State. The victims, all female staff, were reportedly travelling from Abuja to Anambra State on an official assignment ahead of the forthcoming Read more…
The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged the international community against designating Nigeria as a “Country of Concern”, saying that while the nation faces a severe crisis of religious freedom and security, such a move Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, following the tragic deaths of his son, Victor Moro, and grandson, Abba Moro Jr. In a Tuesday statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information Read more…
AT the prestigious ‘Touchlines of Fortitude II’ group exhibition, held at Teddington, London, visual artist Hillary Emetuche emerged as the winner of the Best Drawing Award, earning recognition for his remarkable charcoal portrait titled “Drawing of Ezinne.” The ‘Touchlines of Read more…
A magistrate court in Kuje, Abuja, has remanded Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brother of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, and his lawyer, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor. Kanunta Kanu, another sibling of the IPOB leader, made this known in Read more…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has described the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “family affair”, which does not require the involvement of external forces he accused of fanning the flames of discord in the party. Read more…
Legal luminary and Proprietor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has said Nigeria’s rising debt profile has been making the country look unattractive to foreign investors. While lamenting the development, the Senior Advocate called for urgent reforms Read more…
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has issued a threat following the arrest of Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Daily Sun reported that Ejimakor was arrested on Monday amid the #FreeNnamdiKanu demonstration Read more…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPC) have arrested Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja on Monday. Read more…
A Magistrate Court in Kano State has ordered the State’s Hisbah Board to facilitate the marriage of popular TikTokers in the State, Ashiru Idris, widely known as Mai Wushirya, and Basira Yar Guda Daya, within 60 days. Delivering the ruling, Read more…