Olu of Warri Hails Christ Embassy As Free School Opens in Warri
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has commended Christ Embassy for fulfilling its promise to establish an InnerCity Missions nursery and primary school under the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, in Warri to provide free quality education for indigent children. The monarch, who spoke through Chief Mene Brown during the commissioning of the school in […]
Shettima receives ex-Katsina ADC leader back to APC
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday formally received the former Secretary to the Katsina State Government and ex-leader of the African Democratic Congress in the state, Mustapha Inuwa, into the All Progressives Congress. Inuwa, a former APC chieftain and prominent political figure in Katsina, had earlier resigned from the ADC and directed his supporters to […]
I’ll dedicate my salary, allowances to widows – Rivers NDC gov candidate
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, has pledged to donate his salary and allowances to widows across Rivers State if elected governor in the 2027 general elections. Lulu-Briggs made the pledge during a media chat in Buguma, his country home in the Asari-Toru Local Government Area of the state, on Monday, […]
Dickson won’t betray Obi, Kwankwaso — NDC
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has dismissed allegations that its National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, is secretly working with the ruling All Progressives Congress to undermine the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party described the allegation as false and malicious, insisting that Dickson […]
NURTW member shot dead at Lagos bus stop
A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, identified as Kamoru Omokoye, has been shot dead by suspected cultists at Abijo Bus Stop in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. Omokoye was attacked and shot in the head by the assailants on Sunday morning. It was gathered that the suspects arrived at the […]
2027: Over 103m Nigerians eligible to vote – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said Nigeria’s national voters register had risen to over 103 million following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise and final biometric cleanup. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this in his keynote address at a one-day strategic workshop for editors, organised by the Nigerian Guild […]
ISWAP commander’s killing: S’West states fortify borders, forests
Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun and Oyo states have intensified security operations, intelligence-sharing and border surveillance following the killing of suspected Islamic State West Africa Province commander, Abdussamad Ohida, in the Owo forest, amid growing concerns over the use of forests and inter-state corridors by terrorists, kidnappers and other criminal groups. The development has triggered renewed security […]
Dangote stops petrol sales to fuel importers
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has finally stopped the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to major marketers importing petroleum products into Nigeria. An official of the refinery confirmed this to our correspondent, saying the refinery would no longer sell petrol to those blending Dangote fuel with imported grades. “We are not selling petrol to those […]
Ondo air crash: NAF plane vanished from radar shortly after take-off
Olasunkanmi Akinlotan, Solomon Odeniyi, Princess Etuk and Samuel Omotere A military aircraft that crashed on Monday had disappeared from radar shortly after take-off, according to a senior Air Traffic Controller familiar with the aircraft’s final journey. The aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, was travelling from Benin City, the Edo State capital, to Lagos when […]
