Buhari Blessed My Move Out Of APC – El-Rufai
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari blessed his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that El-Rufai said he met former President Buhari on Friday, March 7, to notify him of his planned defection. In an interview on Thursday with BBC Hausa Service, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) […]
Lagos-Calabar Highway project wasteful – Obasanjo slams Tinubu govt
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has condemned the Lagos-Calabar Highway project by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government. According to the ex-president, the project, which would cost N15.6 trillion when completed, is wasteful and corrupt. He also described the building of the Vice President’s official residence at N21 billion as wasteful. The Nigerian ex-leader disclosed this […]
Ondo attack: Survivors recount ordeals
Survivors of the bandit attack on ‘Aba Sunday,’ a farming settlement in one of Ondo State’s agrarian belts, are still reeling from the devastating attack that left several people dead on the midnight of Saturday. While recounting the harrowing details of the attack in the community, which borders Edo State in Akure North Local Council […]
American dog shoots owner in bed
An American dog owner was shot by his pet after it jumped on his bed and set off a loaded gun. Police said on Wednesday that the man, from Memphis, Tennessee, was asleep beside his female partner when he was shot early on Monday morning, escaping with a graze to his left thigh that was […]
Nigerian woman falsely declared dead stops fraudster from seizing her £350k UK home
A Nigerian woman, June Ashimola, who was falsely declared dead, has appeared via videolink from Nigeria before a UK High Court to prevent a convicted fraudster from seizing her £350,000 home in Woolwich, southeast London. Ashimola was reportedly declared deceased in February 2019, leading to a lengthy legal battle over her estate. However, she presented […]
Edo Governor recalls suspended Attorney General
Exactly 37 days after he was suspended, the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, recalled the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie. A letter to Osagie by the Secretary to State Government, Umar Ikhilor, marked SGA. 15/NOL.XV111/215 and dated March 12, 2025, released around 8:15pm, read that he was recalled after he […]
Funding issues delaying corps members’ N77,000 pay – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cited funding challenges as the reason for the delay in implementing the increased monthly allowance for corps members. Despite the Federal Government’s approval of the allowance hike from ₦33,000 to ₦77,000 in July 2024 and assurances that payments would begin in February 2025, corps members continue to receive […]
Lagos becomes Africa’s 2nd-largest city economy as GDP hits $259 billion
Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, has made another economic leap, as its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose to US$259.75 billion based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), cementing the state’s position as one of Africa’s economic forces. The new economic milestone was announced during the official launch of the Lagos Economic Development Update (LEDU) 2025 on Wednesday, […]
Poly Ibadan SUG president begs Makinde to intervene in ongoing strike
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) President of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Comrade Oladipupo Olamide Daniel, has made an urgent appeal to Governor Seyi Makinde, expressing deep concern over the indefinite strike declared by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Oyo State-Owned Tertiary Institutions. In a letter written on behalf of the student body, the SUG President lamented […]
N5.78b Fraud: Witness says ex-Gov AbdulFatah, commissioner not signatories to KWSUBEB account
Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEBDr. Musa Dasuki, the principal witness at the ongoing hearing on the alleged diversion of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) funds by former Kwara State governor, AbdulFatah Ahmed, and his finance commissioner, Demola Banu, on Wednesday told the state High Court in Ilorin that the duo were […]