Category: News

Dame Judith Amaechi, the wife of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed the allegation by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that she and the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) received ₦4 billion monthly from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A rebuttal on Tuesday by her Media Assistant, Dike […]

The Senate on Tuesday rekindled the hope for beneficiaries of the N-Power programme across the country regarding the payment of outstanding N81 billion in monthly allowances by the Federal Government. The intervention came through the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, who brokered an understanding between the federal government, aggrieved beneficiaries of the […]

A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Alhaji Aminu Ringim has said former Kano State governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is the only politician that can replace late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Ringim listed Kwankwaso’s efforts on human and infrastructure […]

Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has appealed to the federal government to lift the restriction labeling him as a wanted person. The self-determination activist made the appeal during a visit to the palace of the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Alao, in Orile Igbon, Oyo State on Tuesday. […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the United States resolve limiting most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to Nigerian citizens to single-entry with a three-month validity period. This followed the adoption of a motion of Urgent Public Importance, moved by Hon. Muhammad Muktar and four others at plenary on Tuesday. The lawmakers called on […]

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Super Falcons’ thrilling victory over South Africa in the semi-final of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), describing it as “nothing short of superlative.” In a post on his X handle shortly after the team’s hard-fought win on Tuesday, President Tinubu praised the players for their grit, […]

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have advanced to the finals of the ongoing 2024 Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a 2-1 victory over their arch-rivals, South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in Casablanca, Morocco, on Tuesday. A late goal from defender Michelle Alozie, struck from long range, propelled the nine-time African champions into the final and kept […]

The 2023 governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, has resigned her membership from the party. Binani’s resignation, effective from July 19, 2025 was contained in a letter she tendered to the Mbamoi Ward party chairman of APC in Yola South local government area […]

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has resolved to reopen Kukareta and Katarko weekly markets, after the attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The decision was arrived at the meeting held to review the security situation in the state at the Government House, Damaturu, the state capital. The Governor who was represented by his deputy, […]

The House of Representatives through its Committee on Finance, has approved the N105.14 billion Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The committee gave the approval on Tuesday at the budget hearing session with the management of RMAFC, led by its Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, at the National Assembly Complex […]