Former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has joined former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in paying a condolence visit to the family of late Pan Niger Delta Forum leader, Chief Edwin Clark. It can be recalled that Chief Edwin Clark, died on February 17, 2025, at the age of 97. Atiku Abubakar shared details of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. This was stated in a press release issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy. The statement…
The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the Niger Delta Development Commission, Boma Iyaye, apologised to Wike on Saturday at the…
Sule Lamido, an ex-governor of Jigawa, says former President Muhammadu never wanted Bola Tinubu to be his successor. Lamido said Buhari wanted Ahmad Lawan, a former senate president, to succeed him. In an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Lamido said Buhari was “naive and absurd” in his political calculation, adding that the former president wanted…
Fire has been reported on Akaso 4 Wellhead operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company 18 Operating Limited in Rivers State.you The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission confirmed the incident in a statement by its spokesperson, Olaide Shonola, on Saturday. The incident, which has extended along the adjacent riverbank is reported to have occurred on…
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory against the Vice President Kamala Harris in the election. President Biden also extended an invitation for Trump to visit the White House. The 81-year-old president, who watched the unexpected election results unfold from the White House on Tuesday…
Jude Idimogu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has advised Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, against yielding to calls to contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Idimogu, a former lawmaker and deputy leader of Ndigbo in Lagos APC, gave the advice during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Bandits on Wednesday planted a fresh set of explosives around Mai Lamba axis along Dansadau-Gusau road under the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killing travellers. Gory pictures seen by Channels Television showed victims of the blast lying lifeless by the roadside as passersby looked on in shock and despair. Residents of Dansadau told…
The first batch of Lagos State pilgrims that participated in the just-concluded 2025 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have returned. The 423 pilgrims, comprising 179 males and 244 females, touched down in Lagos on Tuesday via a Flynas Airbus XY9014. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Working…
PRESS RELEASE Friday, November 7th, 2025 Justice for Afolayan Darasimi Roseline. NANS JCC OYO Pays Visit to LAUTECH Iseyin Campus and Demands Justice The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Joint Campus Council (JCC), Oyo State Axis, on Friday, November 7th, 2025, paid a condolence visit to the Ladoke Akintola University of…
