Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff, have visited Benue following recent attacks in the state. On June 14, over 100 people were killed in attacks by suspected herdsmen in Yelewata and Daudu communities, in Guma LGA of Benue state. The death toll from the massacre had reportedly risen to…
Christopher Maikalangu, the chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has dumped his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Maikalangu formerly announced his resignation from the PDP on Sunday, April 13, 2025. In a statement issued by Kingsley Madaki, his media aide, the AMAC chairman said residents of…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of new governing councils for several federal universities and tertiary institutions. The appointments were announced in a statement by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngalale on Wednesday. The appointed chairmen and members of the governing councils are: NIGERIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO, DELTA STATE (1) Temi Harriman — Chairman (2) Adeola…
Four lawmakers from Rivers State in the House of Representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The members are Manuchim Umezuruike, representing Port Harcourt 1 Federal Constituency; Boniface Emerengwa, representing Ikwerre/Emuoha Federal Constituency; Awake-Inombek Abiante, representing Andoni/Opobo Federal Constituency; and Boma Goodhead, representing Asari-Toru Federal Constituency. The…
Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, and Bobrisky, the crossdresser whose birth name is Idris Okuneye, will testify before the house of representatives joint committee on financial crimes and reformatory institutions today. Ola Olukoyode, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Haliru Nababa, controller-general of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), are also…
Nigeria’s unemployment rate declined to 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, signalling improved labour market conditions. According to the latest report released on Monday, by the National Bureau of Statistics, this marked a decrease from the 5.3 per cent recorded in Q1 2024 and reflected a gradual recovery from the 5.0 per…
The Nigerian Naira has been ranked as the ninth weakest currency in Africa, according to a Forbes currency calculator report for September 2025. The Naira’s value has been under pressure, with an exchange rate of approximately ₦1,490 per $1. Despite this ranking, Nigeria’s inflation rate has shown significant improvement in 2025, with a rare disinflationary…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared a lockdown on May 30, 2025, to remember Biafran heroes and heroines who paid the ultimate sacrifice for the defunct Republic of Biafra. The group stated that the lockdown is an annual memorial and remembrance day for Biafra heroes and heroines. It disclosed that it has contacted…
The lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency Honourable, Akin Alabi has set a new legislative records in the National Assembly by presenting ten bills within one week. In a historic move this week, Alabi, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Works, was said to have presented a series of impactful bills on…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that it will on Friday arraign a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Shamsideen Adio, known as Shameleon, on Friday over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider in Lagos Island. Adio, 55, was arrested after he allegedly descended on the victim during a…
