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The Theatre Command North East Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, has described the poor feeding of troops in operational theatres as misleading. The report states that the theatre command was reacting to claims on some social media platforms alleging incidents of poor feeding to the troops in the Frontline within the command’s area of ...
The Senate has tightened its eligibility rules for senators-elect seeking principal and presiding offices. The sweeping changes, adopted after a closed-door session that lasted about three hours, restrict eligibility for presiding offices in the 11th National Assembly to ranking members of the current 10th Senate who win re-election in 2027, effectively shutting out first-time entrants ...
By Ismail Azeez The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said its will commence the final phase of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise on Monday, 11th May 2026. The Commission, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna said the The third phase of ...
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio turned Tuesday’s plenary into a session of political satire, mocking lawmakers for what he described as a daily ritual of defecting from one party to another. The mocking remarks came as a wave of defections swept through the National Assembly, leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a state of ...
The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has gained significant momentum as 17 members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). These defections were officially announced on the floor of the House during Tuesday's plenary session. The lawmakers joining the NDC includes Yusuf Datti, Uchenna ...
Global Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has announced a temporary hiatus from his music career to fully commit to the 2026 re-election campaign of his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke. The singer made this disclosure on Tuesday during the official inauguration of the Imole Youth Mobilization Committee in Osogbo. Addressing a massive crowd ...
Governor of Ondo State, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday formally inaugurated the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, describing the initiative as a structured grassroots mobilisation architecture designed to drive coordinated political engagement across the state for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The inauguration, held at the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade Ground, Akure, was, according to ...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening humanitarian interventions through deeper collaboration with international development partners. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), led by Ms. Doris El Doueihy, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Senator ...
Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has initiated a strategic peace-building effort within the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), offering government appointments and the refund of nomination fees to aspirants who agree to step down for consensus candidates. Speaking at a meeting in Abeokuta with House of Representatives and House of ...
Pelumi Olajengbesi, the Spokesperson for the Imole 2026 Campaign, has revealed that his recent interrogation by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Osogbo was centered on allegations of abusing the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, and a federal lawmaker, Hon. Wole Oke. In a statement released after his visit to the ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged intending pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj to pray for peace, security, and economic prosperity in Nigeria as they embark on the spiritual journey to Saudi Arabia.The Governor gave the charge during a one-day seminar organised for the pilgrims at the Lagos Television Blue Roof Hall, Ikeja, ...
By Damilare Adeleye United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the retirement of Erelu Angela Adebayo as a Non-Executive Director, ending an eight-year tenure on the board of Africa’s leading commercial bank. In a notice signed by the UBA Group company Secretary, Bili Odum, the Bank said Adebayo, who joined the board in August ...
President Bola Tinubu has informed investors that the focus of his administration currently is policy stability and diligent execution. During a meeting with investors in Paris, France, President Tinubu is quoted as saying that the focus is on ensuring the economic gains of his administration's reforms translate into concrete benefits for all Nigerians. According to ...
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has stated that the success of President Bola Tinubu’s development agenda is hinged on inclusiveness, sustainability and innovation. Speaking at the inaugural Annual Advocacy Lecture of the Nathaniel Atebije Foundation for Planning Advocacy on Tuesday in Abuja, Bagudu emphasised that the administration’s commitment to innovation is ...
A family of 3 from Agege mainland in Lagos State has reportedly gone into hiding following escalating threats and violence linked to the refusal of the head of the family being a bisexual, a practice not observed or allowed in state. Residents of the area identified the head of the family as Mr. Monsuru Tijani, ...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday confirmed the death of a woman in a head-on collision on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement in Lagos. Bakare-Oki noted that the accident occurred at Ilaje inward Iyana Oworo axis and involved ...
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed a gas explosion on Adeleye Street in the Doyin area of Orile-Iganmu, Lagos, leaving one person injured and two shops damaged. The Deputy Controller General of the Service, Mr Olajide Ogabi, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to him, the agency receives ...
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness, Nicholas Ojehomon, told an Abuja High Court that former Kogi governor. Yahaya Bello did not sign the prepaid school fees agreement. Ojehomon, is an internal auditor with the American International School, Abuja, The EFCC charged Bello, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu with criminal breach of trust. Bello and his ...
Zekari Umoru, one of the defendants in the ongoing trial of six persons allegedly involved in the plotting of a coup against President Bola Tinubu’s government, on Tuesday said he was deceived by co-suspects. Umoru, a Julius Berger Nigeria Plc employee in the Maintenance Department, Presidential Villa, Abuja, spoke in a video evidence played before ...
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has charged the newly sworn-in Deputy Governor of the state, Murtala Garo, to work diligently towards advancing the development of the state. Newsmen reports that Yusuf gave the charge shortly after Garo took the oath of office at the Government House, Kano, on Monday. Yusuf said his administration remained committed ...
Dr. Fene Osakwe, one of Africa’s most influential cybersecurity leaders and Chairman of the Lagos State Cybersecurity Advisory Council, has won the Cyber Security Leader of the Year 2026 at the Global Cyber Awards. The awards drew nominees from over 50 countries, reflecting the competition's global scale and prestige. Within the Cyber Security Leader of ...
Nigeria has renewed her partnership with Ghana in curbing the activities of regional drug trafficking cartels. This was disclosed when the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) received in audience a delegation from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) of Ghana led by its Director ...
