Category: News

The Assistant Director, Media, at the Presidential Villa, Peter Onwubuariri, has died in Kano after a prolonged illness. Onwubuariri, a veteran journalist and staff member of the News Agency of Nigeria, died at the age of 48, according to his wife, Catherine Ezinna Onwubuariri. He reportedly died on Monday after receiving treatment for about a […]

NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Benue State Government has rejected the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi’s, claim that he was blocked by thugs allegedly working for the state government from accessing Yelwata. The government also dismissed claims that it sent state-sponsored thugs to block his convoy along the Gboko Road on […]

The Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the 2027 election, Photo: X | Peter Obi. The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has accused “hired thugs” of obstructing his visit to Yelwata, Benue State, where he had planned to meet families of victims of the June 2025 massacre. Obi, in […]

Benue State Commissioner for Information, Solomon Iorpev, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, is courting trouble with the state government. Iorpev, who was reacting to the blockage of Obi by some youths on Tuesday, said this was not the first time Obi had ignored protocol by failing to […]

President Bola Tinubu By John Dike, Osogbo President Bola Tinubu has approved the disbursement of Nigeria’s long-awaited Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), over two decades after the scheme was established to provide financing for indigenous shipowners. The approval is expected to unlock access to the fund and boost investment in Nigeria’s maritime industry, particularly in […]

Agency Report Some shop owners and residents in Lagos communities have called for stronger enforcement of noise regulations over persistent disturbances. They spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on noise pollution in Amukoko, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, and around Pen Cinema, Agege. NAN reported on Sunday that its correspondent observed that generator noise, vehicle […]

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang. Plateau State Government has directed the immediate temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state as a precautionary measure against suspected cases of diphtheria. It gave the order on Saturday in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap. According to Ramnap, […]

Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed campaigning in Kogi State in 2023 Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has said none of the politicians contesting against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election can improve Nigeria, including his former running mate, Peter Obi. He stated this in an interview on the Mic On Podcast, […]

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the alleged diversion of N33.75bn meant for cash transfers to poor and vulnerable Nigerians. In a statement issued on Sunday, he urged the anti-graft agency to work with the Auditor-General for the Federation to […]

President Bola Tinubu Two support groups for President Bola Tinubu, the Renewed Hope Agenda Continuity Marshals and Tinubu Torch Bearers, have opened discussions on a strategic partnership to deepen grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The groups, in a statement released on Saturday, said the proposed collaboration would focus on mobilising youths, women […]