Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has revealed that the federal government engaged international media outlets to counter the narrative that the 2023 presidential election was rigged. Mohammed made the disclosure on Tuesday during a summit of former government spokespersons in Abuja. He recalled that after the 2023 presidential poll, there was…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims that he endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term ahead of the 2027 general election. A viral story titled “Tinubu Will Win 2027 Presidential Election – Goodluck Jonathan” claimed the former leader had declared that no opposition coalition would be able to stop President Tinubu’s re-election bid….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Tuesday assured some Nigerian investors that it was working with INTERPOL to fish out the operators of the crashed digital trading platform, CBEX.Nigerian cultural tours Adele Oyewale, the spokesperson of the commission in a statement said the EFCC has already launched a probe into the activities of…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said he has the capacity to become Nigeria’s president. “I don’t have any doubt that I have the capacity to occupy the highest office in this land and I have what it takes,” Makinde said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The Oyo governor, whose tenure will elapse…
The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over the growing threat of carbon monoxide pollution, revealing that approximately 30,000 people die annually in the state from related exposure, according to recent reports. Speaking at the 2025 Lagos Energy Summit held in Victoria Island, the state’s Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Biodun Ogunleye,…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared ₦1.578 trillion among the Federal Government, states and local governments for the month of March. This is according to a communiqué issued by FAAC and made available by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, on Saturday. According to…
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday struck out the preliminary objection in the defamation suit filed by human rights lawyer Femi Falana, (SAN), and his son, popular musician Folarin Falana, also known as Falz, against social media personality Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan. Justice Mathias Dawoodu struck out the suit following his…
As communities in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) bury their loved ones killed by marauding gunmen, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has commiserated with victims’ families. In the Zikke community of the LGA, over 50 people were gunned down in the early hours of Monday, April 14, with houses razed. Two weeks earlier, scores…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18 and Monday April 21 as public holidays for Good Friday and Easter Monday, respectively. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the holidays on behalf of the Federal Government. Tunji-Ojo extended heartfelt congratulations to Christians across the country on this joyous occasion. The Minister in a…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has assured President Bola Tinubu that the people of the state “will stand by him to complete eight years,” in office. Mr Eno gave the assurance in Uyo on Tuesday in his remarks at the flagging off of the Akwa Ibom – Cross River states section of the…