President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a heartfelt appeal to Nigerians (both home and abroad) to renew their confidence in the country, urging them to “Bet on Nigeria” despite current challenges. Speaking in a recent national address posted on his verified X handle, the President emphasised that the nation’s journey, though difficult, is far from…
Co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, in this interview, said the Goodluck Jonathan administration should not be applauded for how he managed Nigeria, even though his successors have made the country worse. Yesufu, who spoke on Prime Time, an Arise TV programme also dismissed claims that the #BringBackOurGirls Movement was funded by the United States…
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested three suspects in alleged connection with the attack on members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at Ogbese in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Sunday, Feb. 23, NANS members were attacked at Ogbese, Akure North Local Government…
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate eased to 22.22 per cent in June from 22.97 per cent in May 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday. The statistics office said the June 2025 headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.76 per cent compared to the May 2025 headline inflation rate. On a year-on-year…
The deputy governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Emana Ambrose-Amawhe has announced her resignation from the party. Ambrose-Amawhe, who was the running mate to Sandy Onor in the 2023 election announced her resignation in a letter addressed to the chairman of Edem Odo Ward in Akpabuyo Local Government Area…
The Rivers State Police Command said it has neutralized a kidnap kingpin, Nkem ThankGod popularly known as 2man. According to press briefing by the state commissioner of police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, 2man was a leader of the Greenlander Cult Group, terrorizing Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs. He furthered that 2man met his waterloo…
The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmad, has been suspended indefinitely. According to a statement on Thursday, by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, he suspension of Engr Hadi Ahmad is with immediate effect. The…
A Missouri math teacher, Hailey Clifton-Carmack, 26, has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student while other students acted as lookouts. Clifton-Carmack, who taught at Laquey High School, faces up to four years in prison for sexual contact with a student, according to the Daily Mail. The case surfaced in December…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says he will not again support Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers. Wike spoke on Friday during an interview on Channels Television. “I will never support Fubara again in my political life. I won’t do that. Everyone knows me,” he said. Wike said he laboured and sacrificed…
Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo, Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, a selfless and dedicated officer who gave his all to Nigeria. My thoughts…