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Gov Nwifuru Restores Dethroned Monarchs, Warns Against Fresh Clashes as Govt Moves to End 100-Year Amasiri-Edda Land War Ebonyi State Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has reinstated two traditional rulers previously dethroned amid violent communal strife, signaling a breakthrough in efforts to resolve a century-old boundary dispute between neighboring communities. The reinstated royal fathers—HRH Ezeogo Onya […]
FG Partners Austria to Sell Bonds on Vienna Stock Exchange to Fund Big Green Energy, Pharma, and Farm Investments The Federal Government has entered into a strategic cross-border financing partnership with Austrian authorities and the Vienna Stock Exchange to float an international bond vehicle aimed at unlocking European private capital for critical sectors of the […]
Reps Hunt NNPCL, 146 Big Marketers as Lawmakers Launch Deep Probe into N432bn Unremitted Oil Revenue The House of Representatives has launched a wide-ranging probe into the non-remittance of over ₦432 billion in statutory oil revenues, summoning the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and more than a hundred major oil marketing firms to account […]
FG Moves to Crush ‘Make-Believe’ Accreditation in Varsities and Polytechnics, Deploys NIN to Catch Hired Staff The Federal Government has moved decisively to dismantle decades of deceptive practices in higher education quality assurance, warning universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education against staging “make-believe” accreditation exercises using rented teaching personnel, borrowed laboratory equipment, and leased library […]
Relief for Senator Adeola as Political Opponents Voluntarily Drop Four Court Cases Challenging His Ogun 2027 Governorship Ticket Legal clouds hovering over the governorship ambitions of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola have cleared after four separate lawsuits seeking to void his candidacy as the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer for the 2027 Ogun State gubernatorial election […]
Army Reshuffles Top Brass, Appoints General Ajose to Lead Boko Haram Fight as Osifo Heads Military Pensions Board In a major tactical real-estate move aimed at revitalizing counter-insurgency campaigns and administrative efficiency, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has approved a sweeping redeployment of senior military officers across critical operational theatres and […]
NAFDAC DG Fumes Over Sachet Alcohol as She Brands It an ‘Uncontrollable Monster’, Shuts Down 3 Big Distillers The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has taken a defiant stance on its sweeping prohibition of alcohol sold in sachets and small PET containers below 200ml, warning that the unregulated circulation of […]
Crude Oil Crosses $100 as Nigeria Eyes Massive Cash Windfall While Citizens Brace for Fresh Fuel Price Hikes Nigeria is standing at an economic crossroads as escalating geopolitical hostilities in the Middle East pushed global crude oil prices beyond $100 per barrel, presenting the Federal Government with an unexpected revenue boom while exposing motorists, households, […]
Peter Obi Vows to Slash Cost of Governance, Crush Oil Cartels, and Back State Police to Rescue Ailing Economy Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has laid out an economic rescue plan centered on slashing the cost of governance and launching an uncompromising war against public […]
Keyamo Slams Blockade on Peter Obi in Benue, Blasts Media for Calling Mob Hostility Against APC ‘Rejection’ While Blaming Opposition Attacks on Thugs The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has condemned the street blockade staged against opposition leader Peter Obi in Benue State, warning that crude intimidation has no place in […]
Outrage as Armed Mob Barricades Gboko Road, Forces Peter Obi’s Convoy to Turn Back During Condolence Visit to Benue A tense confrontation unfolded in Makurdi, Benue State, as a crowd of stick-wielding protesters and suspected political thugs mounted a blockade along Gboko Road, halting the motorcade of opposition figure Peter Obi and preventing his entry […]
Kwankwaso Fumes as Thugs Ambush Peter Obi’s Convoy in Benue, Tells Tinubu to Rein in APC Governors Tensions within the political landscape escalated sharply after suspected political thugs mounted a hostile blockade to intercept the convoy of opposition figure Peter Obi in Benue State, halting his movement into the state capital, Makurdi, and drawing swift […]
Ex-Senator Gobir Backs Fierce Military Push, Warns Bandits and Sabotaging Informants Won’t Dictate Sokoto’s Future Former federal lawmaker, Senator Abdullahi Gobir, has declared that armed bandits and terror syndicates will never be allowed to dictate the future of Sokoto State, throwing his full backing behind the ongoing joint military offensives across the state’s vulnerable rural […]
Chaos in Sokoto as Youths Clash with Police Over Detained Islamic Cleric, 20 Land in Court After Foiled Bid to Free Preacher A tense confrontation between security forces and loyalists of a detained Islamic preacher has led to the arrest and prosecution of about 20 suspects in Sokoto State, following violent demonstrations demanding the cleric’s […]
Former Senator Bello Mandiya Dies at 62 in Abuja as Tributes Pour In for Ex-Governor Masari’s Right-Hand Man Katsina State and the national political community have been plunged into mourning following the demise of former federal lawmaker, Senator Bello Mandiya, who passed away in Abuja at the age of 62. Mandiya, a prominent political figure […]
FG and NYSC Team Up with Direct Digital Link to Catch Certificate Racketeers and Protect Real Graduates In an aggressive push to restore the credibility of Nigeria’s academic credentials, the Federal Government has moved to integrate national education databases directly with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), establishing an automated digital barrier against fake degree […]
Ooni of Ife Welcomes NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown to Ancient Palace, Bestows Royal Yoruba Name ‘Babatunde’ The ancient city of Ile-Ife was bathed in royal pageantry as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, hosted American basketball superstar Jaylen Brown at his palace, formally conferring on him the traditional Yoruba […]
ADC Guber Candidate Dan’iya Slams Gov Aliyu as Bandits Kill 10, Kidnap 40 in Fresh Sokoto Bloodbath The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Sokoto State governorship seat, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, has called for urgent, decisive security intervention following fresh bandit attacks in Rabah Local Government Area that left at least 10 […]
Gov Abba Yusuf Splashes N290m Grants on 5,800 Kano Women Across 44 LGAs to Beat Poverty and Kickstart Small Businesses Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has launched the disbursement of ₦50,000 non-refundable cash grants to 5,800 women drawn from all 44 Local Government Areas of the state, releasing ₦290 million into grassroots communities to […]
Manufacturing Economy Inches Up to N4.13trn as Bosses Turn Optimistic, but Crippling Energy and Loan Costs Threaten Fragile Rebound Nigeria’s manufacturing sector expanded to ₦4.128 trillion in the second quarter of the year, posting a modest 3.3 percent year-on-year increase as business confidence among industrial operators recovered from historic lows. Data released by the National […]