President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the name of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Enugu State, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu-Udeh, to the Senate for confirmation as a minister. The President’s request was contained in a letter read during Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. According to Tinubu, the nomination was made in line with…
A heated argument broke out on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday over which committee has the mandate to investigate the alleged irregular allocation and management of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex — the Committee on Public Assets or the Committee on Commerce. The dispute followed a motion of urgent public…
President Bola Tinubu has requested the approval of the National Assembly for a fresh ₦1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to help finance the deficit in the 2025 budget. The President’s request was conveyed in a letter read on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Tuesday. According to the letter, the…
Rita Daniels, the mother of actress Regina Daniels, has blasted her estranged son-in-law, Senator Ned Nwoko, as the feud between the couple took a dramatic turn. In a video making the rounds, Rita Daniels lashed out at Nwoko, accusing him of tarnishing their family’s name despite their past support for him. She alleged that Regina…
China says it firmly supports the Nigerian government as it “leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions”. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mao Ning, spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said “as Nigeria’s comprehensive strategic partner, China firmly opposes any country using religion and human rights as an excuse to…
Edo State Police Command has arrested one Chioma Success Adaniken for allegedly kidnapping herself and receiving about N5 million from her husband. ASP Eno Ikoedem, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, DPPRO explained in a statement on Monday night that the arrest followed a report at the New Etete Division, Benin City by one Paul Adaniken,…
A combined team of security operatives has apprehended the suspected killers of three local farmers murdered at Ala in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, The Nation can report. The suspects, who were reportedly dressed in army camouflage, were arrested in an “overnight operation” that extended into the early hours of Tuesday. The…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has dismissed claims of Christian persecution in the country, insisting that the country’s main security challenge remains terrorism. Speaking to reporters on Monday in Abuja, Oluyede dismissed the claim by US President Donald Trump that Islamic terrorists were targeting and killing Christians. He said, “There are no…
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly set to finalise and announce the appointment of Nigeria’s new ambassadors to foreign missions worldwide. This development follows months of diplomatic gaps and mounting pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, which has persisted for two years since the worldwide recall of the previous ambassadors. According to Arise News,…
In a dramatic scene at the airport on Tuesday morning, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of ordering the seizure of her international passport in an alleged bid to stop her from travelling out of the country. In a Facebook Live video streamed directly from the airport terminal, Akpoti-Uduaghan…