The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has dismissed reports claiming it advised Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. The group also refuted allegations that it urged northern leaders not to support Obi’s presidential ambition. In a statement issued on Tuesday its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, Ohanaeze described the […]

A civil rights group, International Society for Civil Rights and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has faulted reports that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were behind the mayhem unleashed on three Imo State communities days ago. Instead, the group linked the killing of some villagers in Imo to jihadists. The police, while confirming […]

Following the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the attention of Nigerians was drawn to the humongous benefits families of former heads of state (Presidents) and vice presidents get from the Federal Government. These benefits come in the form of money, healthcare, education, vacations, cars, houses, security, communication gadgets, staff and home and office, among […]

In a renewed effort to rid the state of illegal revenue collectors posing as economic saboteurs, the Office of the Governor on Monitoring and Compliance, in collaboration with the State Internal Revenue Service (IIRS), has recorded a major breakthrough by apprehending several illegal revenue operators within key locations across the state. Acting on credible intelligence, […]

The A’Inamu community in Orokam district of Ogbadibo Local Government Area, Benue State, has disassociated itself from recent land-grabbing allegations made against some of its leaders, including retired Major General John Enenche. The community, in a statement signed by Mr. Akor Enokela, Assistant General Secretary of the A’Inamu Development Association (ADA) National, said the claims […]

At least one person has been killed and several others threatened following the invasion of displaced hippopotamuses in the Guyuk and Shelleng local government areas of Adamawa, local authorities have said. Mr Shalom Kassa, chairman of Guyuk Local Government, said on Monday in Banjiram community that a young man was reportedly killed by one of […]

Some Nigerians have taken to their social media accounts to attack President Bola Tinubu for rewarding the 24 players of the Super Falcons with $100,000 each and the technical team with $500,000. According to Tinubu’s critics on X on Monday, the cash reward would have been paid in naira if he were serious about stabilising […]

Nigerian farmers have raised concerns over the takeover of imported rice and maize in the country’s markets at the expense of locally made grains. Farmers expressed their frustration in separate statements on X, noting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy is killing local cultivation of maize and rice. The development comes as rice and maize […]

President Bola Tinubu has admitted he could not watch the final of the 2004 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations because he was scared of developing high blood pressure. Tinubu revealed this while hosting the Super Falcons at Aso Villa on Monday evening. “Honestly, I did not want to watch the match. I didn’t want high […]