Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has suggested that the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, may have been somewhat misled when he asserted that his party would secure victories in Osun and Oyo states. The governor emphasized that Ganduje’s remarks, which followed the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, were…
Bandits have again placed a new set of explosives along the Mai Lamba axis of the Dansadau-Gusau road in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, resulting in the deaths of several travellers. Channels Television shared disturbing images of the incident on Wednesday (today), depicting the victims of the explosion lying motionless by the…
A controversial Nigerian-born Pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, embroiled in a £1.87 million fraud investigation, has been unsuccessful in his attempt to evade deportation from the United Kingdom. Pastor Adegboyega lost his argument that such action would infringe upon his human rights. An immigration tribunal has determined that Tobi Adegboyega, 44, who is related to Star Wars…
The Nigerian Police Force has provided details regarding a case in which a group of police officers illicitly acquired ₦43,160,000 from a cargo worker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja last year. In a statement released on Wednesday by the NPF Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Ogunjobi, it was revealed that the incident,…
A 25-year-old wife of a police constable, Fiddausi Muhammad, has delivered triplets, a boy and two girls, at Dutse General Hospital in Jigawa state. Fiddausi Muhammad, who delivered through cesarean section, said it was her first pregnancy after years of waiting to conceive in her marriage. Her husband, Dayyabi Muhammad, while thanking God for a…
The House of Representatives has called upon President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to ensure the unfreezing of all accounts associated with the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) within a 72-hour timeframe. The lawmakers contended that lifting the freeze on these accounts…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has articulated reasons why individuals from the northern region should refrain from condemning President Bola Tinubu regarding the proposed tax reform bills. These bills have faced significant backlash from northern leaders since their introduction in the National Assembly, with the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF),…
Days after reporting seven of its personnel as missing in action due to an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the deaths of four of the seven individuals. According to the security agency, one person remains unaccounted for, while two have returned to their base. In…
The executive Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has expressed significant apprehension regarding the proposed tax reform bill, cautioning that it may lead to severe repercussions for the Northern region and other areas of the nation. In a recent interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, Zulum criticized the rapid advancement of the bill through the…
The General Council of the World Trade Organization has confirmed the reappointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for a second term as Director-General. Her new four-year term is scheduled to begin on September 1, 2025. In a statement released on Friday, Okonjo-Iweala expressed her gratitude to the 166 member nations of the WTO for their ongoing trust…
