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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari is aware that he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party of which he was a founding member. The former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister announced on his social media page that he has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). […]

The Senate has unanimously passed a vote of confidence in its leadership, defending it against allegations of sexual harassment. This comes barely two days after suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) addressed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York, claiming she was suspended for raising sexual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Senate […]

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved significant amendments to the four tax reform bills sent to the National Assembly in October by President Bola Tinubu. The bills are the Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. The amendments approved by the lower chamber […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, declared that Nigeria faced imminent bankruptcy if his administration had not swiftly ended the fuel subsidy and implemented crucial economic reforms. Receiving a delegation of former National Assembly colleagues from the aborted Third Republic at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu explained that his actions were motivated by the need […]

MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecoms operator, plans to establish its new headquarters in Eko Atlantic, becoming the first telecom company to build in the rapidly expanding coastal city, Chief Executive Officer Karl Toriola said. The move places the telco alongside major corporations such as First Bank, Shell, and TVC, which are among a growing […]

The Presidency has stated that the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is a visionary legacy project with enormous economic potentials. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, stated this on Thursday during an interview on Television Continental. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had described the coastal highway project as […]

A victim Nine days after he was kidnapped, the Catholic Priest of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Ivukwa, in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Peter Ekweli, has been released by his abductors. But the fate of the seminarian who was abducted with him, Peter Andrew, remained unknown. A viral video […]

Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to the All Progressives Congress, stating that he remains a committed member and will do everything within his power to strengthen the party. This is amidst growing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections. In a Thursday statement released by his former spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday, […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025, representing a 2.73 percent increase or 98 prisoners within six months. The NCoS also sought strategic collaboration with the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services (DSS); Economic and […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubura (middle) addressing newsmen in front of Rivers State House of Assembly in Port Harcourt, yesterday. PHOTO: NAN Wike: Heaven will not fall if Fubara is impeached Fubara’ll face impeachment if he fails to resign, APC chair, Okocha insists Opposition lawmakers vow to resist plot to impeach Fubara IYC: We’ll go […]