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The Nigerian military on Friday inaugurated a General Court-Martial to try officers accused of plotting a coup to remove the President Bola Tinubu government from office unconstitutionally. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the accused officers were brought to the venue of the sitting, the Guards Brigade Scorpion Mess, Asokoro, at about 8:53 […]

Michael Eneramo. Photo: Klasspor Former Super Eagles striker, Michael Eneramo, is dead. According to a report by SCORENigeria on Friday, Eneramo reportedly slumped and died while playing a football match in Kaduna State. The 40-year-old was said to be featuring at the Angwan Yelwa pitch in the Television area of Kaduna when the incident occurred. […]

The media aide to Sen Gbenga Daniel, Steve Oliyide, Gen Olumuyiwa Okunowo rtd and Akogun Kola Onadipe during BATOGD Movement press briefing held to reject the recent adoption of Gov Dapo Abiodun as the APC consensus candidate for Ogun East Senate race. Photo: Oliyide Loyalists of former Ogun State Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and economists have raised concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s request for Senate approval of a fresh $516million external loan to fund sections of the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway. The President had written to the Senate seeking approval for a $516,333,070 external loan to finance parts of […]

President Bola Tinubu has rebuffed lobbying efforts by the leadership of the Senate to secure automatic return tickets for the ruling party’s sitting legislators ahead of the 2027 general elections, instead reaffirming the authority of state governors over the selection of candidates in their respective states. This was as he formally empowered governors to drive […]

Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack The Federal Government has approved a sweeping increase in peculiar allowances and other welfare benefits for civil servants, in a move aimed at improving take-home pay and boosting morale across the public service. The announcement was made on Friday by the Head of the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called for greater unity, enhanced security collaboration, and sustained regional development among traditional institutions in Southern Nigeria. He made the call while presiding over a high-level meeting of the Southern Nigerian Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC) held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Speaking […]

By Azu Ishiekwene The short answer is yes – but there’s a long answer. There is, in fact, more than one inside story about why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. The online newspaper Premium Times published multiple likely versions in a single story. […]

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, initially scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Council Chamber, began at approximately 5 p.m. after the venue was moved to the Conference Room of the President’s Office. Governors […]

Departed Akran opf Badagry, Oba Aholu Menu-Toyi I Agency Report Commercial activities at Agbalata International Market, Badagry, were halted on Thursday as Lagos State began burial rites for the late Akran, Aholu Menu-Toyi I. The traditional ruler died on January 12, prompting a state-backed programme to honour his life and traditional authority in the Badagry […]