Police operatives in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a village head of Ibagwa in Abak Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the State Police Command, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the suspect was nabbed for allegedly shooting his sister in the head, as she sustained various…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The presidential plane touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, where he was received by top government officials led by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. At the summit, President Tinubu joined…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed a Chinese national, Mr. Li Zhensheng, as Economic Adviser to the state government. Mohammed made the announcement on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the China Global Promotion Cooperation Research Centre in Bauchi. According to him, the move is aimed at positioning Bauchi as…
Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has claimed that school fees abroad are more expensive than what is obtainable in Nigeria. The Minister said this during a panel session on Channels Television on Thursday while highlighting the impact of some of the policies of the Tinubu administration. Fielding questions from young Nigerians, the minister urged…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N1 billion to support victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The donation was made through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), her flagship humanitarian programme, during a condolence visit to the state on Tuesday. According to a statement by the…
The Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability (COCTA) says President Bola Tinubu should sack Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over his confrontation with a naval officer in Abuja. COCTA’s call comes after the video of the FCT minister confronting a naval officer at a disputed plot of land in…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa has told federal Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) title owners to pay their ground rent or have their titles revoked. The minsiter stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at 29th Conference of Directors of Lands in the Federal and State Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Dangiwa said,…
Prominent Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, has raised concerns over the alleged presence of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, in Nigeria. In a statement on his social media page, Gumi claimed that the development could lead to the “clandestine murder of Muslim leaders in Nigeria”. The cleric referenced the death of former military Head…
Experts, in a new study, had said that daily marijuana use is linked to a 44 per cent higher risk of acquiring asthma. Additionally, the study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine declared that it can also increase the likelihood of getting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by 27 per cent. The researchers at…
The National Association of University Students (NAUS) has pledged full support for ongoing protests against heavy-duty truck movements in student-heavy areas following a fatal Dangote Cement truck accident that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, near Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA). The crash, which involved a cement-laden vehicle losing control and smashing into a…