February 15, 2025
Gov Sani receives LP Chairman, PDP chieftains, others into APC in Kaduna
Governor of Kaudna State, Uba Sani received over 22 political heavyweights from the opposition parties and their supporters at the All Progressives Congress, APC, zonal rally which held at Kafanchan on Friday. The event was witnessed by thousands of APC supporters from Southern Kaduna and political stalwarts from across the state. The decampees comprised serving […]
USAID: We may be poor but won’t beg anyone – Nigerian Minister
Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has said that the country can cater for its citizens’ health. This is despite the exit of the US Agency for International Development, USAID. DAILY POST reported that Tech billionaire, Elon Musk, who leads President Donald Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, had […]
Fire incident displaces families in Jigawa
Fire outbreak in Dan Barage town, Garki Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has displaced several families. Confirming the incident, the Council Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Hudu Kore, stated that the fire, which occurred on Thursday, destroyed three houses and several food stalls, leaving many residents without shelter and means of livelihood. He stated that no […]
APC, PDP Bicker Over Ebonyi Guber Candidate
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State and the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate’s campaign organisation, AnyiGaemeya Movement, have disagreed over alleged overtures by the APC state chairman, Chief Stanley Emegha, to Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii. Reacting to a statement credited to the spokesman of the PDP governorship candidate’s […]
NASS N14.260trn Revenue Target Triggers Tariff Hike In Marítime Sector
The recent tariff hike in the nation’s marítime sector has been linked to the N14.260 trillion revenue targets slammed on the various agencies in the sector by the National Assembly. LEADERSHIP Weekend reports that the National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance increased the revenue projection of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from N6.5 trillion to […]
Impeachment: Ex-Speaker Obasa Drags Lagos Assembly, Meranda To Court
Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru ObasaFormer Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has dragged the Assembly and the new Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, challenging the legality of […]
Court acquits father of defilement of daughter
An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has discharged and acquitted one Alfred Udiong of an alleged defilement charge of a 14-year-old girl (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of defilement against the defendant by calling the survivor to give her testimony in the matter. “In […]
NDDC Contractor Edevbie Orders Police Arrest Of Delta State Comedian Otaba Who Posted Abandoned Isoko 132 KVA Substation Project On Facebook
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained a Delta State-based comedian, Ajirioghene Otaba, popularly known as MC 2 Kingdom, over a Facebook video, questioning the abandonment of the Isoko 132 KVA substation electricity project. SaharaReporters gathered that Otaba had few days ago visited the project site in Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government […]
Nigerian Government, Binance Executive Gambaryan Clash Again As Information Minister Dares Him To ‘Substantiate Claims In Court’
The Nigerian Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has described bribery claims made by recently released Binance Company executive, Tigran Gambaryan, as falsehood, asking Nigerians to disregard them. The minister stated this in a fresh reaction on X on Friday, prompting Gambaryan to again tackle the Nigerian government, saying they should “get your […]
UNIZIK expels female student who fought lecturer over video
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) has expelled a third-year student in the Department of History and International Studies, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for assaulting a lecturer. An announcement to this effect was made yesterday in a statement issued by the Acting Registrar of the university, Victor Modebelu. Modebelu said the Acting Vice-Chancellor had received […]