UNN clarifies rumours of student abduction on campus
The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has clarified recent rumours of the alleged abduction of a female student within the Nsukka campus of the university. The clarification was contained in a press statement by the Acting Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Inya Agha Egwu on Friday. According to the PRO, […]
LASTMA officials rescue man trapped in crushed vehicle
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has rescued an unidentified man who was trapped in a crushed car after a container-laden truck lost control and collided with a Toyota Sienna minivan at Idi-Iroko, entering Maryland, on Lagos’ Ikorodu Road corridor early Saturday. According to reports, the incident took place about 1:30 a.m. and included a […]
BRICS summit: Tinubu arrives Rio De Janeiro
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government for the Global South and Emerging Economic Bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). State Governors in President’s delegation to participate in the summit with the President are Hyacinth […]
Rivers: You’ve spiritual problem – Wike attacks Rotimi Amaechi
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has suggested that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has a spiritual problem. Wike made the remark while rubbishing Amaechi’s claim that he has no houses because he’s not corrupt. He pointed out that if Amaechi could be a Speaker, Governor, and Minister without owning […]
2027: PDP sinks deeper as Atiku, ex-govs, others dump party
Nigerians have continued to react over the looming decimation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This is following the exit of the party’s pillars such as former Vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and many ex-governors, as well as former Senate President, David Mark. Arising from a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the PDP members led […]
Amaechi: Wike gives condition to resign as FCT Minister
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has given a condition to resign from his position. Wike vowed to resign if the report of forensic audit on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, does not indict former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. He appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the report of […]
Tragedy as Bauchi man allegedly kills 80-year-old father
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Liman Muhammad Baba, for allegedly killing his 80-year-old biological father, Malam Baba Siti, during a heated altercation. The tragic incident was said to have occurred on Thursday at about 10:30 p.m. in Uzum village, in Giade Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the […]
Court orders Akpabio, others to recall Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, faulted the suspension of Kogi State Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and nullified it. Justice Nyako subsequently ordered the Senate to recall the suspended senator on grounds that her suspension for six months violated the Constitution and also denied her constituents of adequate representation. […]
Baba-Ahmed suggests what can make, break coalition
The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Yusuf Datti Ahmed, has suggested that the coalition against the government of President Bola Tinubu might not endure until the end. The billionaire businessman wondered what would become of the coalition if figures like Peter Obi or Chibuike Amaechi failed to secure the […]
Court finds Senator Natasha guilty of contempt, fines her N5m
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, found the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, guilty of contempt. The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, noted that the embattled lawmaker went against its order by publishing a satirical apology to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. It held that […]