The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has threatened to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy of the plots of land owned by prominent individuals and corporate organisations in Abuja. In a notice on Friday, the FCTA stated that the notice affects landowners in the Maitama district of Abuja, who have two weeks to settle outstanding payments…
In a dramatic turn of events during a town hall meeting in Ikot Abasi, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State announced his intention to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)—but was met with resounding opposition from the crowd. Speaking at the Town Square Meeting with the Ikot…
A Nigerian medical doctor, Okeho-born Festus Babarinde, has attributed his selection for the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr Community Service Award in the United States to his long-standing commitment to training medical doctors, strengthening healthcare systems, and supporting underserved communities. Babarinde, who spoke in an interview with Diaspora Tales, said the honour reflects years of…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has declared that he was safe as fleeing gunmen attacked his advance convoy in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday morning. Three people attached to the governor’s convoy were attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen around the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri, the Imo State capital. Chief Press Secretary…
Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned for further hearing a divorce suit brought before it by a woman, Aduke, against her husband, Aremu, whom she accused of being lazy, refused to work and was being fed by his parents. Aduke added that she worked round the clock to make up for…
Comrade Oyedele Sunday Aduragbemi, the Social Director-Elect of Federation of Oyo State students Union (FOSSU) National Council has hailed National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun state axis leadership over intellectual student’s summit. Our correspondent reports that NANS Ogun JCC held a summit titled “The effect of student leadership on academic stability and campus harmony…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the National Assembly for its decisive and “patriotic ratification of the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State”. The President in a statement through Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said the move was a critical step towards “restoring stability after a protracted political crisis that…
The country’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year (Q1 2024) compared to 5 per cent in Q4 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. According the Nigeria Labour Force Statistics Report, Q1 2024, the employment-to-population ratio was 73.2 per cent, a decrease of 2.4 per…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate suspension of the tax laws signed by President Bola Tinubu, alleging that the final versions contain forged provisions not passed by the National Assembly. In a statement issued today, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the ADC, said the tax laws scheduled to take…
A former Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Bisi Ilaka has officially resigned his membership of the party. In his resignation letter dated Tuesday, February 10, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, on Thursday, in Ibadan, the state capital, Ilaka thanked…
