Umar Damagum, acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has blamed party leaders for exacerbating the ongoing crisis within the party. Speaking on Wednesday at a meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Damagum cautioned PDP leaders against prioritising their ambitions over the party’s unity. He said…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, was captured in a video struggling to pronounce the figure for the state’s 2025 budget. Okpebholo was sworn-in as governor in November after winning the off-cycle election in October. The governor presented an estimated N605 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year at the Edo State House of Assembly….
The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, has been shot dead by gunmen. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around past 10:00 pm on Saturday when his attackers accosted and shot him dead in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin. “His attackers left…
The aspirant for the post of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone (Zone D), Comrade Ojetola Yussuf “Toyyem” has appreciated the Senior Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Students Affairs, Hon. Victor Olojede after successful Zonal pre-convention. Comr. Ojetola also thanked all the stakeholders, leaders, and students who participated in the just…
A renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that if the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, had shown remorse, he would have been at the forefront calling for his release. Gumi made the statement on Tuesday while appearing as a guest on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels…
The detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday failed to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu attributed his inability to present his defence to the failure of his former legal team, led by former Attorney General…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its strike following an agreement with the management of Dangote Refinery to recognise workers’ rights to unionise. The deal was reached at a closed-door meeting convened by the Department of State Services (DSS) and attended by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a major shake-up at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), replacing the current management team with new leadership. Veteran media executive Rotimi Richard Pedro has been appointed as the new Director-General of the state broadcaster. Other key appointments include Katsina State’s Karimah Bello as Executive Director of Marketing, Stella Din…
There was chaos at the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, after a yet-to-be-identified female student attacked and bit a lecturer during a heated altercation. The incident, which occurred on campus, stemmed from an argument after the lecturer, identified as Dr. Chukwudi Michael, interrupted the student while she was recording a dance video in…
A student who sold her virginity for ÂŁ1.6 million (€1.9m) says she has “no regrets” – even after learning the man in question had previously visited Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious Little Saint James, referred to widely as ‘Paedophile Island’. 22-year-old Laura decided to sell her virginity in December 2023, at which point she submitted an application…
