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•APC courts four PDP govs, 10 A’Ibom NASS members to join Eno, two Edo, Nasarawa senators to quit SDP, LP Ten National Assembly members from Akwa Ibom State elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Young Peoples Party have resolved to join Governor Umo Eno in the All Progressives Congress. They […]

A storage facility for unexploded ordnance located within a United States military base in Okinawa, exploded on Monday, wounding four Japanese soldiers. Local and defence officials confirmed the accident, according to AP. It reported that the injuries are not considered life-threatening. The incident occurred at a facility managed by the Okinawa prefectural government, located within […]

Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to partner with the 36 states of the federation as well as the private sector to achieve its target of hitting a $100bn economy. […]

Lawal Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has insisted he will remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from where he was elected as the fifth civilian governor of the state. The decision was in response to overtures from former governor and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, urging the governor to join the All […]

Thirty-four embassies in Abuja risk being closed down by the Federal Capital Territory Administration over unpaid ground rents spanning 11 years. It was, however, learnt that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Federal Inland Revenue Service and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, who were also listed as defaulters, had settled their […]

The Federal Government has stated that the removal of the petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu ended a historic financial drain that cost Nigeria over $84bn and has helped finance 40 critical road projects across the country in two years. This was disclosed in a policy explainer published by the National Orientation Agency and titled […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery should sell Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) below the current N825 per litre price being sold by the Lekki-based plant. IPMAN Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Udadike, in an interview with our correspondent, stated that the refinery had the necessary enabling factors to sell petrol […]

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed sadness over the deaths of two patriots Justice Muhammed Wais and Prof Jubril Aminu. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi on Sunday, the former President described the late duo as two patriots who distinguished themselves in their respective fields and served the […]

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, June 12, 2025 as public holiday in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Sunday in Abuja. June 12 of every year is set aside for the celebration of […]

Former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, has described the Nigerian Civil War as the most difficult period of his life, stating that the decisions he took during that time were driven by necessity and not hatred. He spoke on Saturday in Abuja while receiving the Lifetime Integrity and Achievement Award at the 5th Convention […]