Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land title of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja over two decades of unpaid ground rent. A letter dated March 13, 2025, signed by Chijioke Nwankwoeze, Director of Land Administration, officially notified the opposition party of the revocation. The document,…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. The bills are “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Assessment, Collection of, and Accounting for Revenue Accruing to the Federation, Federal, States and Local Governments; Prescribe the Powers…
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday lost two of its members in the House of Representatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Husseini Jallo, representing Igabi Federal Constituency, Kaduna State and Adamu Tanko, representing Suleja/Tara/Gurara Federal Constituency, Niger State identified what they called the perennial crisis in the PDP as the reason for their defection….
The Nigeria Police Force, Rivers State Command has arrested two over fire outbreak at the Trans-Niger Delta Pipeline, located at the border of Kpor and Bodo communities of the state. In a press release by the state police spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, she confirmed the incident and disclosed that the command has launched investigation into…
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky, has revealed the number of celebrities he has dated in the country. Bobrisky made this known while speaking about betrayals that drove him into exile. The crossdresser, in a recent video shared on Snapchat, confessed to having an intimate relationship with seven Nigerian celebrities. While announcing plans to expose and name…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday, March 17th, 2025, approved the promotion of 66 senior Police Officers. The Commission approved the promotion of 20 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. It also considered and approved the promotion of 19 Deputy Commissioners to the substantive rank of Commissioners…
Timi Dakolo, the singer, has reacted to comments by Femi Lazarus, lead pastor of Light Nation Church in Abuja, regarding the commercialisation of gospel music. In a video circulating on social media, Lazarus criticised the high fees some gospel musicians charge to perform in church. “Many of the worship meetings in Nigeria have become performances….
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed Nigeria among the eight countries likely to run out of supply of HIV treatments soon. This is as the Trump administration’s decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has “substantially disrupted” supply of HIV treatments in the countries. The global health agency said that Nigeria, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho,…
An explosion has rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The affected section of the major pipeline is currently on fire, though the exact cause of the explosion remains unknown at this time. The explosion reportedly occurred on Monday night along the critical export pipeline that transports crude to…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arrested the suspended coordinator of the Edo State Public Safety Response Team, Kelly Okungbowa, popularly known as Ebo Stone, for alleged naira abuse. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Monday. He…