Sunday Igboho arrives, urges FG to remove name from wanted list
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has arrived in Nigeria from Germany. Various Yoruba socio-cultural organisations, including the Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Agbekoya Vigilante group and Ifelodun Security Network received him amid cheers. In July 2021, Igboho was arrested with wife, Ropo, in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The embattled Yoruba Nation campaigner had […]
I don’t regret asking Obi for prior notice before visiting Edo – Okpebholo
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo said he has no regret asking former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra to notify him before visiting the state. Okpebholo made the clarification on Tuesday in Benin at the official inauguration of the new Edo Line, a transport company owned by the state government. According to him, the directive to […]
Wike commissions revived Edo line, lauds Okpebholo’s leadership
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday commissioned the newly revived Edo Line Transport Company, a project spearheaded by Governor Monday Okpebholo as part of efforts to rejuvenate moribund state-owned enterprises. Edo Line, originally established in 1968, had been grounded since 2010, with its staff redeployed to the state Ministry of Transport in […]
ADC slams Tinubu administration’s celebration of rebased GDP
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised the Tinubu administration’s celebration of Nigeria’s recently rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP), describing the move as “economic cosmetics” and a deliberate attempt to mask deep-rooted economic failures with superficial statistics. In a press statement released on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the […]
Nasarawa court jails man 21 years for defiling three-month-old baby
The High Court 1 sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, has sentenced one Ahmadu Yaro to 21 years in prison for allegedly defiling a three-month-old baby in the Adogi community of Lafia Local Government Area of the state. The Nasarawa State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps had in May 2020 […]
Lawyer faults Natasha’s way of enforcing judgment
A Senior Lawyer, Ken Harris, has criticised suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for attempting to enforce a judgment she has already appealed, describing her actions as an attempt to “eat her cake and still have it”. Harries made the remarks in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s presence at the National […]
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrives National Assembly, barred from entering chamber
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday made good her intention to resume as she stormed the National Assembly in company of her supporters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, who had earlier vowed to resume legislative activities on Tuesday, arrived at the National Assembly complex at […]
Senate okays Tinubu’s $21bn foreign loan request
The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s external borrowing plan of over $21 billion for the 2025 – 2026 external borrowing plan of the Federal Government. The comprehensive borrowing package includes $21.19billion in direct foreign loans, €4 4billion, ¥15billion, a $65million grant and domestic borrowing through government bonds totalling approximately N757billion. Also included was […]
Amaechi’s wife denies receiving N4bn monthly from NDDC
Dame Judith Amaechi, wife of former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has strongly denied allegations by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that she received N4 billion monthly from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for empowerment programmes. Reacting through a statement issued on Tuesday by her […]
Breaking: Alozie’s late strike sends Nigeria into WAFCON final
Nigeria’s Super Falcons booked their place in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final with a thrilling 2-1 victory over South Africa, thanks to a 94th-minute winner from Michelle Alozie in Tuesday’s semifinal clash in Casablanca. The match began with Nigeria pressing high and forcing early errors, nearly capitalizing on a spilled freekick from […]
