DIEZANI DENIES BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AS DEFENCE OPENS AT LONDON CORRUPTION TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Lawyers representing former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison-Madueke, on...
HOUSE OF REPS APPROVES N58.47TN 2026 BUDGET, SAYS NO NEW NAIRA PRINTED UNDER TINUBU
By: Fasasi Hammad The House of Representatives on Thursday approved President Bola Tinubu’s ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill for second reading. The 2026 budget proposal,...
SENATE PROBES INSECURITY, OPERATIONAL FAILURES IN NIGERIAN RAILWAY SYSTEM
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Senate has launched an investigation into operational inefficiencies and rising insecurity within Nigeria’s railway system amid growing concerns over declining...
IGP EGBETOKUN, TARABA GOVERNOR HOLD TALKS ON REGIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
By: Fasasi Hammad The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has received the Executive Governor of Taraba State, His Excellency, Dr. Agbu...
LAGOS WILL SUPPORT NCC TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH – SANWO-OLU
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of the state government’s continued support...
FAYEMI REFUTES CLAIMS OF ONE ON ONE MEETING WITH KWANKWASO
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the former governor of Ekiti State, has refuted rumors that he met behind closed doors at his Abuja home with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State. In a statement sent on Thursday by Ahmad Sajoh, the head of his media office, Fayemi, the immediate former chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, rejected the news, calling it untrue and advising people to ignore it. Several social media accounts published the report, which went viral on X (previously Twitter) on Wednesday, along with an old video clip of Fayemi welcoming Kwankwaso at his home. The statement said that the former governor of Ekiti had only seen Kwankwaso once in the previous year, and that meeting had not taken place in a private political environment. “Dr Fayemi has only met Senator Kwankwaso once in the last year, and that occasion was at the...
TURKISH OFFICIALS WERE STUNNED TINUBU’S FALL MADE HEADLINES IN NIGERIA
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Turkish officials dismissed the debate in Nigeria over President Bola Tinubu’s brief stumble...
HEAVY GUNFIRE ERUPTS NEAR NIAMEY’S AIRPORT IN NIGER
[caption id="attachment_104826" align="alignnone" width="300"] The Federal Government has repatriated 150 Nigerians who were trapped in Niamey, Niger Republic.[/caption] A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions...
APC NWC, GOVERNORS HOLD CRUCIAL CLOSED-DOOR MEETING AHEAD OF 2026 NATIONAL CONVENTION
Ahead of the commencement of congresses and the party’s National Convention, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is holding a...
SENATE TO HOLD EXECUTIVE BRIEFING ON U.S. AIR STRIKES IN SOKOTO FOLLOWING LAWMAKER CONCERNS
The Nigerian Senate has announced plans to hold a closed-door briefing on the December 25, 2025, U.S. air strikes on terrorist camps in Sokoto State,...