Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, have appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that the economic and political reforms currently causing hardship will ultimately yield prosperity. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Assistant to…
The Supreme Court has overridden the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based house wife, Maryam Sanda, who was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. President Tinubu had reduced Sanda’s sentence to 12 years imprisonment on compassionate ground. But in a judgment…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has dismissed speculations that he plans to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the reports as baseless and politically motivated. Mr Zulum, in a statement on Sunday by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, said the rumour making the rounds in some sections of…
Two Nigerian men identified as Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 26, and Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 24, have been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face charges of sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Aina is charged with cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, and receiving proceeds of…
More than 20 farmers have been killed and over 50 villagers kidnapped following a deadly bandit attack on Mani community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, was revealed in a post on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine on X. According to his post, a military aircraft…
Prominent business executive and socialite, Aisha Achimugu, has reportedly declared a hunger strike while in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following her arrest by operatives of the anti-graft agency. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, her legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Chikaosolu Ojukwu, confirmed…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has dissolved the branch executive councils of the Nigeria Gas Infrastructure Company Ltd (NGIC) and the NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML). The dissolution followed the “inability” of the executives to completely shut down gas supply to Dangote refinery during the association’s strike. The development,…
The founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and Senior Pastor of the Faith Tabernacle, Bishop David Oyedepo, has called for a seven-day nationwide prayer initiative to address growing insecurity in Nigeria. The initiative was announced on Sunday by the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Pastor Paul Enenche, during his sermon at the…
The New York State Catholic Conference, an organisation that represents the bishops of the state in working with government to shape laws and policies that promote social justice and respect for life, has criticised United States President Donald Trump for sharing seemingly AI-generated images of himself dressed as the Pope. In a post on X.com…
A fire outbreak occurred at a filling station in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital, on Thursday evening. The incident happened at about 8pm at Shakkotu along Kiyawa Road, Dutse. According to eyewitnesses, the fire erupted when a fuel tanker exploded while offloading fuel at the station. They described the scene as chaotic, with people running…
