The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed ongoing efforts to woo former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, back to its ranks ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, made this known on Thursday during an interview on Arise News. “Peter Obi is our product, and the PDP…
A Karu Senior Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a 29-year-old businessman, Awwal Shaibu, to six months’ imprisonment for defrauding his friend of N860,000. The convict, who resides in Karu, Abuja, had pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, theft and criminal misappropriation. The Senior Magistrate, Haruna Haruna, however, gave…
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos during the 2023 elections, alleged that the only people benefitting from the reforms are the president’s friends. President Tinubu has initiated some reforms, including the removal of the petrol subsidy and the floating of the naira. The…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will launch four satellites within the timeline of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Mr Tinubu said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of the 25th anniversary of Nigeria in space in Abuja. The anniversary celebration was organised by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) in collaboration with…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has inaugurated the new board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), with former Kano State Governor and ex-APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as Chairman. The inauguration ceremony took place in Abuja and brought together officials from key ministries and stakeholders in the aviation…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday’s by-election for Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Adewale Haastrup Olatunji has lost his polling unit to his counterpart from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fola Sunday Oyekunle. Olatunji voted at Unit 27 in Ward 10 Saturday morning. According to the results announced at the…
Director of Solid Minerals in Benue, Anselm Nege, has confirmed gold and aluminium deposits in different parts of the state, describing the findings as a major boost to its solid minerals development agenda. He disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Guardian, where he noted that the state government is closely monitoring ongoing mining…
No fewer than 17 soldiers of the Nigerien National Gendarmerie have been reportedly murdered by fighters of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, EIGS. Security expert, Zagazola Makama, who broke the news in a report on his official X handle, said the sad incident happened Wednesday. He said the assailants attacked a security position…
The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has again opened up, this time, reaffirming her commitment to pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, insisting that the matter must be resolved by the court. In a letter dated April…
A civil servant in Kuwait was recently sentenced to five years imprisonment after he received salaries for 10 years without actually doing any work, the country’s media reported. In one of the strongest sentences issued in recent years against salary fraud within the Kuwaiti public sector, the Arab state’s court of cassation sentenced the civil…
