Author: PNN Editor

There is tension at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja as local contractors staged a protest that blocked the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, from entering the complex. Members of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) had this Monday, gathered at the ministry’s gate to demand payment of debts owed […]
Shots fired as protesting contractors block Finance Minister in Abuja

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has mocked Moroccan players and fans over their loss to Senegal in the AFCON final. Morocco lost the AFCON final 1-0, following Pape Gueye’s goal. But clips from the match showed Moroccan players and stadium officials snatching towels meant to keep Edouard Mendy’s gloves dry. They took the towels and […]
AFCON: Wipe your tears with my towels – Nigeria’s Nwabali to Moroccans after final defeat

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports alleging that soldiers are threatening mutiny over salaries and allowances, describing the claims as false, misleading and capable of undermining national security. In a statement on Monday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, said the report to that regard in the media, not by DAILY […]
Troop welfare improving under Tinubu – Army dismisses mutiny rumours

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has described the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, as a collective national obligation rather than a political competition. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Mutiu Agboke made this disclosure during an expanded stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday, which was organised to formally brief stakeholders on the rollout of the second […]
CVR collective national duty, not politics — INEC 

A former Minister of State for Education and two-time member of the House of Representatives, Dr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba,has formally declared his interest in contesting the 2027 Presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Nwajiuba, a seasoned lawyer called to the Nigerian Bar in1989 and a former Chairman of the Board of […]
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba Declares for 2027 Presidential race on ADC platform

Aloy Ejimakor, legal consultant to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has described The New York Times report suggesting that United States airstrikes on parts of Sokoto State was based on intelligence provided by a screwdriver seller in Onitsha as a national embarrassment. Ejimakor said the Nigerian government has contradicted itself […]
US Sokoto Bombing: Kanu’s lawyer blasts Nigerian govt for linking intel to Onitsha trader

Nollywood star, Mercy Johnson, has threatened legal action against any online trolls and platforms reporting fake news about her and her family. The actress made the threat on Monday while reacting to the release of a Tiktok content creator and blogger, Eedie Bliss who alleged that Mercy Johnson’s husband bought a mansion for a mistress […]
Defamation: ‘Wont be business as usual – Mercy Johnson threatens online trolls [VIDEO]

Open Forum, a Civil Society Organisation in Akwa Ibom State has made a passionate appeal to Governor Umo Eno to revisit the Ikot-Akpaden, Mkpat Enin Water project that was abandoned over fourteen years ago. The Founder of Open Forum, Citizen Mathew Kofi Okono in a statement in Uyo at the weekend said the call became […]
Group urges Gov Eno to review water project abandoned 14 years in MkpatEnin

Ambassador-designate Femi Fani-Kayode has dismissed as false a report by The New York Times suggesting that United States airstrikes on parts of Sokoto State were based on intelligence provided by a civilian source rather than official Nigerian channels. Posting on X, Fani-Kayode argued that it was implausible for the US government to rely on information […]
US bombing of Sokoto not based on Onitsha screwdriver seller intel – Fani-Kayode