Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has explained why he did not join in the recent protest against the National Assembly alongside former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. El-Rufai suggested that he would have joined the protest if he had been in Nigeria. This is even as he stressed that the push…
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused the Igbo ethnic group of being easily influenced by money and political power, alleging that they have abandoned the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Sokoto custodial centre. Fayose made the remarks in a…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has addressed the grounds behind his reported disagreements with President Bola Tinubu, emphasising that the issue was never personal. El-Rufai told Trust TV that he and Tinubu have never had a close personal connection. “I was never Tinubu’s friend. We never had a personal relationship like the one I…
No fewer than 2,000 trucks earlier stranded at Nigeria’s borders with Benin and Niger Republics have begun movement following the reopening of the Kamba and Tsamiya border posts in Kebbi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the reopening is in line with the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Kebbi Area Controller…
The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced free business name registration for 3,500 small businesses across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Registrar-General of the Commission, Hussaini Magaji, disclosed this in a post on the commission’s X handle on Monday. According to Magaji, the initiative is aimed at reducing the cost of…
The Benue State police command has confirmed the abduction of nine worshippers at Saint John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, in the Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area of the state. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Sunday night while attending a vigil on the church premises, as gunmen stormed the area and whisked them away….
The Nigerian community in South Africa has again been thrown into mourning with Sunday’s killing of a member, Emeka Uzor. The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), the umbrella body of Nigerians living in that country, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Monday. The statement was jointly issued by NUSA…
Women in Nigeria spend more than five times the hours men devote to unpaid domestic and care work, according to the Nigeria Time Use Survey 2024 released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. The survey, conducted in partnership with UN Women, found that women aged 15 years and above spend an average of…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has been dragged to court to make an appearance personally or through representation in a case instituted against him by princes of the town at the State High Court sitting in Oyo Town. The claimants; Ladigbolu Adegboyega, Owoade Tesleem, Adeyemi Adesina and Adeyemi Adebayo — in suit No:…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the killing of villagers in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The military high command said this in a statement issued through the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, on Monday. The statement also conveyed the Chief of…
