Politics
BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Fubara as Rivers Governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Rivers Governor.In unanimous judgment on Thursday, a five-member panel…
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Presidency sends warning to Wike, Keyamo, others over non-performance
The presidency has said that ministers who are not delivering on the task assigned to them by President Bola Tinubu will be sacked. Leading reporters reports…
Security
Ibadan explosion: ‘Nine Persons still missing’ – Bodija residents cries out
Bodija Estate Residents Association has raised an alarm that no more than nine (9) residents of the area have been missing since last week. The association…
Anambra Ex-Speaker Anayo Nnebe, Dies At 61
Former Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Anayo Nnebe has been reported dead. The lawmaker, who was a member of the House…
Security
JUST IN: Police React to Explosion in Abuja, Reveal Cause
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has reacted following reports of an explosion in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory. The Police Public…
Security
BREAKING: Two injured as “explosion” rocks Maitama, Abuja
Residents of Maitama, a highbrow area in Abuja, have raised alarm over what they described as an explosion in the area. In a series of tweets…
Politics
BREAKING: Aiyedatiwa appoints ex-NASS clerk as deputy gov
The Ondo State Governor Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has picked a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Olaide Adelami, as the deputy governor of the…
Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu departs Abuja for France on ‘private visit’
President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris, France, on a ‘private visit’. This was disclosed in a statement by Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday.…
Japa: 32,462 Nigerians apply for passports in two weeks
The rush by Nigerians to leave the country for greener pasture reached its crescendo in the new year as 32,462 persons have so far applied for…
Security
BREAKING: Gunmen defy Gov Muftuang’s 24 hour curfew, kill 30 in fresh Plateau attack
About 30 persons have been killed in Plateau State by gunmen who attacked Kwahaslalek village, Mangu Local Government Area of the state. The incident happened in…