The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, has announced plans to conduct Nigeria’s population and housing census in 2025, nearly two decades after the last census in 2006. He made this known during the 2024 anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development held in Abuja on Thursday….
Some Nigerians have demanded an investigation into the allegations by a United States Congressman, Scott Perry, that the United States Agency for International Development funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, claimed during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled, ‘The War…
The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has called for the expulsion of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, accusing him of undermining the party. In a statement on Sunday, the group criticised Wike for endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and attacking the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC). “Wike has crossed…
A wandering elephant from one of the government-reserved forests was said to have attacked and killed a farmer, Musa Kalamu, at Itasin-Imobi in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the tragic incident occurred on Monday, when the wild elephant attacked and killed Mr. Kalamu. According to local sources, the…
The Police in Otu-Jeremi Division, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a forty eight, 48 year old father living with HIV AIDS for defiling his 10-year old daughter. According to DAILY POST, the suspect, identified as David, was arrested Friday morning. Medical examination conducted by the Police indicated constant penetration of…
After an 11-year delay, the Abuja Centenary City project is set to take off with a multi-billion-naira infrastructure deal. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Ike Odenigwe, managing director (MD) of the Centenary City Plc, announced that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has been engaged to execute the phase 1 primary infrastructure of…
A video capturing a moment of apparent tension between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade I, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, is making rounds on social media. The footage, recorded at an event hosted by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Ibadan on Tuesday, shows the…
Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, says critics who question her rise to the top are relying on racist tropes. Speaking during an interview with The Times, Badenoch said some persons within and outside the party believe she only became leader due to a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy. DEI refers to…
Referee Adebayo Qudus has been suspended indefinitely by the Nigeria Football Federation following a string of controversial decisions during a Nigeria National League fixture between Gateway United and Sporting Lagos on Saturday, The PUNCH reports. The NFF Refereeing Development Committee, in a letter obtained by The PUNCH, cited Qudus’ conduct in the matchday 19 encounter…
The Turkish government has warned that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world. Mehmet Poroy, Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, disclosed this on Tuesday night in Abuja at a dinner organised by the Turkish Embassy to mark the country’s…