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,...
OBASANJO MOURNS OTUNBA ADEKUNLE OJORA, HAILS BUSINESS TYCOON AS LEGACY OF INTEGRITY, SERVICE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of business mogul and industrialist Otunba Adekunle Ojora, describing...
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS PASSING OF RENOWNED BUSINESS TYCOON OTUNBA ADEKUNLE OJORA
By Aishat Momoh. O. President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the government and people of Lagos State over the death of Otunba Adekunle Ojora,...
SCSN CALLS FOR REMOVAL, PROSECUTION OF INEC CHAIR, REJECTS POLICIES THAT IMPOSE HARDSHIP ON NIGERIANS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has called for the immediate removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the...
SHETTIMA CALLS FOR TOLERANCE, PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE DURING VISIT TO PLATEAU TRADITIONAL RULER
By Aishat Momoh. O. Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to embrace tolerance and peaceful coexistence, stressing that the nation’s unity and shared heritage...