Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has relieved the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, FCT-IRS, Mr Michael Ango, of his duties. The announcement was contained in a statement late Friday by the ministerās Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. The statement…
Four teenagers have been killed in an explosion involving an improvised explosive device in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Friday, saying the device went off behind the Banki Motor Park in Wajari Ward. According to the…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the constitution of the boards of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The development was confirmed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday. Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who was appointed…
The Presidency has offered a new explanation on why security agents still struggle to trace the digital footprints of many bandits operating across the country. President Bola Tinubuās Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed that the major challenge comes from criminals using internet services that are outside Nigeriaās regulatory reach. Speaking during an…
A group of Christian bishops on Friday converged on Abuja, where they firmly dismissed claims alleging a state-sponsored genocide against Christians in Nigeria. The clerics reacted to recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who described Nigeria as a āCountry of Particular Concern,ā citing alleged genocidal attacks on Christians. Addressing newsmen ahead of the…
The supreme court has dismissed the suit filed by the Osun attorney-general (AG) against the federal government on withheld local government allocations due to the state. In a split decision of six to one, which was delivered on Friday, the apex court held that the Osun AG does not have the legal rights to institute…
A 33āyearāold USābased Zimbabwean woman, Zvikomborero Maria Makedenge, has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a 16āyearāold boy in Glenview, Harare. Makedenge, represented by lawyer Lennon Itai Rwizi, is out on US$100 bail. She was remanded to 2 December for trial after the State confirmed that investigations had been completed. According to the State,…
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has described Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, as a potential future prime minister, crediting Nigeria for āsendingā her to Britain. Johnson spoke on Thursday in Owerri during the ongoing Imo Economic Summit, where he praised the longstanding ties between both countries and the exchange of…
A renowned Anthropologist, Prof. Peter-Jazzy Ezeh, has said contrary to claim by some writers and historians, there is no evidence to prove that Igbo people migrated from the Jews. Ezeh, a retired Professor of Anthropology, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) stated this during a Maiden Annual Lecture 2025, organised by Chess Conclave Section of Enugu…
The Federal Government has paid cash transfers to over 8.3 million vulnerable Nigerians under the National Social Safety Net Programme, as civil society organisations launched the 2025 report on the implementation of the intervention across several states. This was disclosed at the official launch of the Third Party Monitoring report on Thursday in Abuja. The…
