A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) and former National Assembly candidate, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has urged President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step aside from the 2027 presidential race to allow younger leaders to emerge. Dr Ezeh made the appeal while addressing journalists in Abuja on Sunday, stressing the…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to head an Inter-Ministerial Committee for the state funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Akume is tasked with the responsibility of planning and coordinating a befitting state burial for the late elder statesman. The Director of Information and…
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel and Apartments, Kaduna. The hotel was sealed for non-compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)…
The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has been laid to rest at his private residence in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The monarch, who died at the age of 91, was buried on Monday in accordance with traditional rites. The solemn ceremony was attended by prominent dignitaries, members of the royal family,…
Some residents of Jos, the Plateau state capital, have performed Ga’ib – funeral prayer in absentia for the soul of late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari died on Sunday evening at a clinic in London and would be buried on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina state. The funeral prayer was performed on Monday evening in Yandoya…
No fewer than 1,111 Nigerians were killed and 276 others abducted by non-state actors in June, according to a report by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited. The report, released on Monday, showed a significant drop in overall security breaches compared to the previous month. According to the findings, there was a 48.04 percent decline in…
Mamman Daura, nephew to late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has reportedly been admitted to a hospital in London. Daura, who is sick, is currently recuperating at the undisclosed hospital. The office of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima confirmed Daura’s ill health in a statement while providing information on the vice president’s trip to London. Shettima…
A shocking incident unfolded this morning along New Airport Road near Poultry Farm in Calabar, where a man was found dead after being electrocuted by high-tension power lines. The bizarre nature of the incident has left the community divided, with some claiming supernatural involvement while authorities suspect criminal activity. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the victim’s body…
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, as a Public Holiday in honour of the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, following the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. Dr. Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior,…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has fired back at the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, over his vow to unseat him in the 2026 governorship election scheduled for August 8. Aregbesola, during a homecoming event on Sunday, had criticised Adeleke’s leadership style and declared…