March 21, 2025
Armed herdsmen murder two soliders, farmers in Benue
Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly killed two soldiers in Jato-Aka town, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The armed herders also killed a police officer and two farmers identified as Yenge Kwaghkuga and Bem Adughigbudu in the community. An eyewitness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the soldiers were ambushed while responding […]
Fuel price: Nigerian govt schedules meeting over Naira-for-crude deal with Dangote Refinery
There are indications that the Federal Government’s Naira-for-crude panel will be reconvening a meeting on Monday to consider continuation of the crude sales deal with Dangote Refinery amid petroleum products price uncertainty. Reliable sources in the Ministries of Petroleum Resources and Finance, who preferred anonymity, made this known on Thursday. This comes after Dangote Refinery […]
No amount of gang up can stop Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 –Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has warned that no amount of attacks, gang up and political gathering of the opposition parties against President Bola Tinubu will stop his re-election in the 2027 presidential election. Ganduje in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment, Oliver Okpala, […]
State of emergency: Your children, grandchildren will ask questions – Audu Ogbeh to NASS members
Nigeria’s former Agriculture Minister, Audu Ogbeh, has faulted the method through which the National Assembly approved President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State. He categorically told the lawmakers that someday in the future, their children and grandchildren would ask questions about how serious issues such as a declaration of emergency rule […]
Nigerian stock market: Investors lose N35bn at NGX amid pressure
Investors at Nigerian Exchange Limited shed N35 billion on Thursday as persistent sell pressure resulted in a downturn trend in the country’s stock market. NGX market capitalisation was down by N35 billion or 0.05 percent to N65.754 trillion from N65.789 trillion recorded on Wednesday. Also, the All-Share Index dropped by 0.05 percent, or 56.36 points, […]
Rivers: Emergency rule will save lives, secure critical infrastructure – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday again justified his decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, saying the crisis was at a perilous tipping point, threatening the security of vital oil and gas installations. He also said the Rivers crisis was undermining the national economy and the progress his administration has made in […]
Rivers: Fubara hits back over allegations in Tinubu’s broadcast, lists Wike’s ‘faults’
The suspended governor of Rivers State, Similanayi Fubara, has responded to some of the allegations made by President Bola Tinubu in his nationwide broadcast on Tuesday night. During the broadcast, Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in the state. The President also suspended Fubara and members of the Rivers House of Assembly for six months. […]
Kwara govt charges teachers on punctuality
The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, has urged teachers and staff in state-owned public schools to uphold punctuality and dedication to duty. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Peter Amogbonjaye on Thursday. According to […]
Katsina chief judge frees 95 inmates in jail delivery initiative
The Chief Judge of Katsina State, Justice Musa Danladi, has granted bail to 91 inmates. He also completely discharged four others during the first-quarter jail delivery exercise for 2025 at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Katsina. Speaking at the event on March 20, 2025, Justice Danladi explained that the Sub-Committee on Decongestion of Correctional […]
We will not tolerate defamatory speech in the media – Kano gov’t
The Kano State Government has pledged to take decisive action against political defamatory speeches in the state, particularly on radio stations. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting organized by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in Kano, the State Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, confirmed the government’s commitment to curbing offensive speech in the media. […]